God is not indifferent! God cares about mankind! God does not abandon us! At the beginning of 2016, I would like to share not only this profound conviction but also my cordial good wishes for prosperity, peace and the fulfilment of the hopes of every man read more
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
The National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education sets out the Scottish Government’s vision and priorities for children’s progress in learning. The Framework will be key in driving work to continually improve Scottish education and close read more
The latest issue of SCES News (January 2016) provides information about the Jubilee Year of Mercy and the theme of Catholic Education Week 2016: “Learning to be merciful”. Copies have been sent to schools and parishes. The full document can beread more
ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE Course participants are required to complete and submit the assessment tasks specified in detail in the R.E. Journal, according to the schedule outlined below. All the required reading is provided in the Journal. Assignment Task sheread more
CARITAS AWARD pupils are expected to participate in at least 4 Gathering Points which prompt them to pray and reflect about their own talents and how they are being called to use these for the good of others. Some schools may wish to offer the contentread more
Membership of CHAPS will help you to ensure that you are part of a national network of Catholic Primary Head Teachers in Scotland. This will ensure that you can benefit from opportunities to enhance your professional development in particular ways whichread more
A recent inquiry into the place of religion in modern society has called for public life in Britain to be systematically de-Christianised. It says that the decline of churchgoing and the popularity of other faiths mean that a “new settlement”read more
To highlight the theme of Catholic Education Week 2016 (“Learning to be merciful”) some posters are available for downloading which provide variations on the theme. They are A3 in size and are provided as PDF files.
Stirling Council has advertised a vacancy for a Class Teacher in St Mary’s RC Primary School, Bannockburn. Details can be found here on the MyJobScotland website. The closing date for applications is 31st January 2016. South Lanarkshiread more
