This article first appeared in the Scottish Catholic Observer on 1st November 2013. You may have noticed in recent weeks that the issue of religion in schools has been featuring fairly regularly in the media. We’ve seen coverage of parental concerns aboread more
As I write this column in the days before Christmas 2013, I am caught up as usual in the last hours of frenzied preparations: buying and wrapping gifts, opening cards from friends and looking forward to Christmas Day spent with the family. The holidaysread more
This article first appeared in the Scottish Catholic Observer in January 2014. As I write this article in the days before Christmas 2013, I am caught up as usual in the last hours of frenzied preparations: buying and wrapping gifts, opening cards from friread more
This article first appeared in the Scottish Catholic Observer on 7th February 2014. Did you know that Catholics in Scotland belong to “an outpost of a foreign power – the Church of Rome”? And did you also realise that the Catholic Church’s legalread more
This article first appeared in the Scottish Catholic Observer on 21st February 2014 to mark the start of Catholic Education Week. Education is all about shedding light on things that we don’t know or understand, making clear and obvious what, until now,read more
One of my clearest school memories was the day in Primary 4 when Mrs Wilson announced the names of those who would be receiving the class prizes for that year. I was astonished when she announced that I was to receive the prize for Religious Education.read more
The Importance of Parent Teachers by Michael McGrath This article first appeared in the Scottish Catholic Observer on 4th April 2014. In almost 40 years of my professional life in Catholic education I have always been aware of the vital role which parentsread more
Pope Francis tells representatives of schools and universities in Ecuador that they must respond to God’s call to cultivate and care for Creation. A university education, says Pope Francis, is not for prestige or to make more money, but rather to learn read more
Target group: Diocese of Motherwell PTs Religious Education Aims: To review a range of relevant issues Presenter: Barbara Coupar Provider Diocese of Motherwell Venue: Motherwell Diocesan Centre Date: 24th September 2015 Cost: Nil Booking contact Bill Doraread more
Target group: Teachers & PTs Religious Education Aims: To explore units and resources created by school colleagues to support the core learning of R.E. at the Senior Phase Presenter: Barbara Coupar Provider Diocese of Motherwell Venue: Motherwell Diocread more
