Students’ engagement with school, the belief that they can achieve at high levels, and their ability and willingness to do what it takes to reach their goals not only play a central role in shaping students’ ability to master academic subjects, they aread more
NB This is an opinion piece offered by David Istance Senior Analyst, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD. This is a watershed moment for Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence, say some of the country’s education stakeholders. They’re talking read more
In recent weeks and months some of us may felt disturbed by some of the things we have read and heard being said about our faith and about the Church. On occasions we may have felt bewildered by claims and accusations, by negative and hostile voices andread more
Catholic education in Scotland is secure for as long as parents understand and are committed to the particular form of education which Catholic schools offer. Head Teachers of Catholic schools have been encouraged by the Church for many years now to read more
“Education, Education, Education”. We all remember Tony Blair’s famous mantra which proclaimed the three main priorities of his government in May 2007. As we approach the elections to the Scottish Parliament in May 2011, we can reflect on how faread more
A full version of an article written by UK Education Secretary Michael Gove can be found in The Catholic Herald of w/b 20th February 2011. Catholic schools can avoid “unsympathetic meddling” by secularists if they take up the Government’s offer of aread more
“The most dangerous consequence of an undiscerning application of the principle of inclusion is the loss of the sense that not everything is true – truth being ultimately the object of all intelligent searching, not beholding to opinion, but tread more
The choice of theme for Catholic Education Week in 2009 – Bringing Values to Life – could not be more appropriate at this time. For, as we look around the world, we see overwhelming evidence that society’s awareness of values is significaread more
In this article, Leonard Franchi reminds us of the importance of the great riches and traditions bequeathed to the Church to help us to understand various aspects of Church life and teaching. He highlights the importance of various Church documents on tread more
Catholic schools are a concrete manifestation of the right to freedom of education, says Benedict XVI. The Pope expressed this conviction on 25th September 2008 during an address in the apostolic palace at Castel Gandolfo to representatives of Italread more
In this article which appeared in the Independent on Suday 31st August 2008, Melanie McDonagh argues that Faith schools work – untill you take the faith away. Attached files SCESNews_Jan 13_final.pdf (9.9 MB)
This is the text of Cardinal O’Brien’s speech to Catholic Secondary Head Teachers on 1 May 2008. Attached files SCESNews_Aug 2012_lowres.pdf (9.9 MB)
First Minister Alex SalmondCardinal Winning Education LectureUniversity of Glasgow, Saturday, February 2, 2008 Your Eminence, Your Grace, My Lords, Reverend Fathers, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honour to be invited to deliver this year’s Cread more
Catholic Education Week (26th January to 2nd February 2008) As we enter Catholic Education Week 2008, we celebrate what is distinctive and excellent about Catholic Education in Scotland. We look forward to the continuing development of Catholic schools, tread more
When I was representing the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland at a recent conference attended by colleagues from across Europe, I was struck by the significant variations in the ways that Catholic education is provided in many European countries. read more
The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education is convinced that the experience in Catholic schools should be understood as an experience of communion. This is expressed in a newly-released document “Educating Together in Catholic Schools: A Shread more
LifeSiteNews.com reported on 4th April 2007 that the UK’s secularists and homosexual activist groups are demanding the curtailing of Christian influence in British society. Terry Sanderson, head of the National Secularist Society, has produced an editorread more
Do faith schools promote cohesion and help with integration or are they a force for division in society? In this New Statesman article of 27th November 2007, Paul Donovan argues for diversity and choice, arguing that a lack of faith schools would leread more
ZENIT reports that State funding of Catholic schools has been a hotly debated topic in the lead-up to Oct. 10 legislative elections in the Canadian province of Ontario. John Tory, leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, raised the issue whread more
The Faith School Debate: Catholic Schooling in Scotland by Stephen J McKinney (This article was originally published in The Pastoral Review, July/August 2007. For more details, see www.thepastoralreview.org) read more
HMIe in Scotland has published a report intended to help teachers tackle sectarianism in the classroom. The report, entitled ‘Count Us In: Promoting Understanding and Combating Sectarianism’, outlines initiatives from schools across the counread more
New Guidance has been issued by the Scottish Executive to help education authorities and schools understand their obligations under on the Equality Act 2006. SCES has produced this briefing to highlight the key aspects of the Act and how it affects schread more
On the 25th anniversary of the Papal visit to Scotland in June 1982, it is appropriate to reflect upon the prescient words spoken by Pope John Paul II at that time. This article provides the text of his speech to staff and students of St Andrew’s read more
New Guidance has been issued by the Scottish Executive to help education authorities and schools understand their obligations under on the Equality Act 2006. Education authorities and schools are expected to have regard to this guidance in exercising anread more
The Scottish Executive has published a Welcome Pack for members of new Parent Councils. The leaflets in this pack are designed to answer some of the questions members may have about Parent Councils and help them make their Parent Council work well. The paread more
Most people are “for” the environment.We are in favour a range of initiatives which are designed to reduce the disastrous effects of global warming on our planet.For many people, I suspect, “Green” is good and Green politicians andread more
