These are extraordinary days for the Catholic Church, for the faithful and for the world. “Historic” is an overused word, mostly misused to describe contemporary events. These days provide an invaluable and grace-filled opportunity to learread more
Clackmannanshire Council has advertised the post of Head Teacher in St Mungo’s RC Primary School, ALLOA. Details of the post are avialable on the MyJobScotland website. The role of the Headteacher is, within the resources available, to conduct the affairead more
In St. Martin of Tours RCPS Tranent, East Lothian all classes spent time in the week prior to Catholic Education Week reflecting on the theme ‘Opening hearts and minds to God’. Primary 1, 2 and 3 used the stories of some of the miracles of Jesus to coread more
Dear Colleague I am sure that, like me, you will have been shocked by recent revelations which have given rise to stern criticism of the Church in Scotland. The authenticity of our Church leadership has been questioned and we are having to face up toread more
As the Catholic Church has been making arrangements for the Papal Conclave to elect a new Pope, pupils in schools around the world have been learning about what is involved in a Conclave – its procedures and rituals. In some classrooms pupils haveread more
Our new Holy Father Pope Francis has asked us to pray for him at the start of his Pontificate. All the signs are that this is a fresh start – a South American Pope and a Jesuit. How will you mark this great event with prayer? Can you manage to gread more
Habemus Papam: resources for schools These resources can be used with classes to help them learn about how Pope Francis was elected. Included are resources on Pope Francis, a PowerPoint, short video and details about how the Pope is elected. You can clickread more
The start of the Papacy of Pope Francis provides an opportunity to explore the early signs of what kind of Pope he will be, his priorities for the Church and his personal manner and style. Even in these very early days, there is excitement about how he read more
Caritas Award Assessment We send best wishes to all the Caritas Award students and teachers in schools across the country who are presently gathering together evidence for Caritas Award submissions to be received at SCES by 2nd April. We look forward to rread more
