This leaflet has been written to introduce parents to THIS IS OUR FAITH – the guidance which teachers in Catholic schools follow when planning and teaching programmes of Religious Education. Further resources are being planned to provide moreread more
The Catholic school loses its purpose without constant reference to the Gospel and a frequent encounter with Christ. (The Catholic School, Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, 1977, n55). The Catholic Church, in various documents published over maread more
The Charter for Catholic Schools in Scotland summarizes the key characteristics which all Catholic schools in Scotland strive to feature through the experiences and the service which they offer. It provides a useful set of reference points for school stafread more
From the Charter for Catholic Schools, the following main THEMES can be identified as summarising the Church’s expectations of a Catholic school. Click on a THEME to find its related CHARACTERISTIC(S). [xa_acc style=”xa-blue” ][xa_slide tread more
Setting Out on the Road is an introductory course run by the University of Glasgow on teaching Religious Education in Catholic schools, leading to the award of the Catholic Teacher Certificate. It will be of interest to: Teachers who have not obtained read more
The Moray Council has advertised a vacancy for this post: Depute Head Teacher in St Sylvester’s R.C. Primary School, Elgin. Closing date for applications is 4th March 2016 South Lanarkshire Council has advertised a vacancy for two posts: Depread more
There was a very positive response to all the contributions made on the theme of ‘Faithful Discipleship’ at this year’s CHAPS conference for Catholic Primary Head Teachers. Almost 200 delegates heard from Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archbiread more
Links to further details on the MyJobScotland website are provided for each of the following posts. City of Edinburgh Council is recruiting for permanent (full-time and part-time) Primary Teachers in Catholic schools across Edinburgh. Closing date for read more
Those attending the largest gathering of Primary Head Teachers in Scotland in 2015 were inspired by various speakers who addressed the conference theme “Renewing Our Vocation”. An audience of over 200 responded very positively to the addresses given bread more
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has announced that Michael McGrath will retire on 1st August 2016, following 13 years’ service as the first Director of the Scottish Catholic Education Service, and 41 years’ service to Catholic edread more
