We are delighted to have Cardinal O’Brien here with us today. His elevation to Cardinal by Pope John Paul II was fulsome recognition of his spiritual leadership. And together with the elevation of his predecessors, Cardinals Gray and Winning ̵read more
1. The CATHOLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION – SCOTLAND is a body constituted by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland to advise and assist the Bishops in all matters pertaining to education and, on its behalf, to promote development in this field. 2. FULL read more
Catholic schools welcome all their students as members of the school community. This is evident in the way that all are valued, treated with respect and encouraged to participate fully in the life of the school. This includes appropriate participationread more
Catholic schools are communities of faith and learning whose educational vision is based upon the central teachings and values of the Catholic Church. This vision sees the world as God’s creation and humans as the image of God: God as Father who drawsread more
The central purpose of religious education in the Catholic school is to assist learners to make an informed, mature response to God’s call to relationship. Religious education is designed to engage learners in an educational process which, showing read more
Religious education in the Catholic school is distinctive because of its focus on the faith development of children and young people within the context of a faith community. the faith community The Catholic Church, founded on the faith of the Apostles, reread more
Faith is the response to the Father’s invitation to communion with God which, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, people make to the revelation of the Word embodied in the Church’s teaching and practice. It involves a free and conscious assent oread more
Let me move on to discuss Catholic education directly. I want to look first at the origins of the current framework – the 1918 Act. And of course I want to go on to consider the modern place and relevance of Catholic education and values in Scotlandread more
I believe, like you, that the record of Catholic schools in Scotland is second to none. For confirmation, one only has to look at the reports by Her Majesty’s Inspectors and at what former pupils go on to achieve. So it is a pleasure to pay tribute read more
Classroom intrusion Recently some newspapers have given considerable coverage to demonstrating how relativism’s intrusion into the classroom as post-modernism or “critical literacy” affect education at both secondary and university levelread more
