The main organisers used to identify CLPL opportunities which appropriately meet the needs of teachers in Catholic schools at various career stages are the 6 Catholic School CLPL Areas  which cover a range of personal, spiritual and religious needs, as defined below.  When planning to take advantage of the CLPL opportunities which will appropriately meet their needs throughout their professional careers, teachers in Catholic schools should consider the types of experiences and activities which can be ‘matched’ to the GTCS Professional Standards – for Provisional Registration, Full Registration, Career-long Professional Learning, Middle Leadership  and Headship . So, when auditing or planning Catholic School CLPL provision, these Standards can be used to ‘frame’ different CLPL opportunities which will be available to teachers at different career stages.

Personal Spiritual Development

• experiences which provide opportunities for personal reflection and prayer, leading to growth of self-awareness, beliefs, values and commitments

Vocation of the Teacher

• exploration of a personal response to being called to teach, called to evangelise, called to catechise, called to witness, called to lead, called to accompany young people

Catholic School Mission and Identity

• opportunities to understand the vision and values of Catholic education, to reflect on how these affect the mission of the Catholic school and to explore how they are addressed in school evaluation and planning

• working in partnership with the Church, with parents and the wider faith community to address Catholic school mission

Religious Education

• knowledge of Scripture, Church teaching and of world religions

• learning about the purpose and nature of Religious Education in a Catholic school

• experience of using ‘This Is Our Faith’ to plan lessons, units and programmes

Catholic Curriculum issues

• familiarisation with range of moral, social, ethical and spiritual aspects of some curriculum topics e.g., Life issues in Science; education for loving relationships; War, Peace, Environment, Hunger etc.; Learning about Rights, Social Justice etc

Catholic School Leadership

• discernment of personal call to leadership roles at various career stages

• knowledge of statutory arrangements affecting Catholic schools

• knowledge of Church teaching which offers guidance on a range of ethical practices required of school leaders

• familiarisation with Catholic school systems internationally