Catholic Education Service

CAMPAIGN: reverse the cuts to Religious Education (RE) teacher training and protect Catholic RE - by filling in this online form to automatically write to your local MP: cbcew.org.uk/protect-cathol… (image by @StJosephCMAT)

It was a proud moment for our school community today! All 420 of our children took part in the Big Lent Walk around our local area, showing fantastic determination and living out our faith in action. Thank you to everyone who supported us! #BigLentWalk @CAFODSchools

ICYMI: a heartfelt and thought-provoking speech from @michael_merrick, delivered to the @acadofideas youtu.be/q3BGCNAeW7E?si…

Your voice matters. Get involved in our SEND consultation and help us shape a system that supports every child and young person with SEND to achieve, thrive and fulfil their potential. gov.uk/government/con…

Lovely to see some of our children in spontaneous prayer at lunchtime! They told me they were asking Mary to pray that they may have courage!

VACANCY: Headteacher, St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Leeds. Start: September 2026. Closing date: Monday 30th March 2026. Please contact the Trust HR department to discuss the role in more detail or to arrange a visit, hr@sgtgcat.org.uk @StAugCPS

Thank you to all the family members from Beech Class who attended our Lent Workshop! We were reminded of how Jesus carried the cross out of love for us. We made our own crosses to take home, to remind us to follow Him during Lent.✝️🙏🏻💜 #OLOLCatholicLife

There are some great Lent resources for schools this year produced by @CAFODSchools - and you can also find out more about the annual Big Lent Walk! cafod.org.uk/education/scho… @CAFOD

'To bring about even more positive changes within our schools' - Catholic education leaders in the Archdiocese of Southwark have formed a new group to help develop racial justice in the classroom: catholiceducation.org.uk/news/new-black… @rcaoseducation @RC_Southwark @MrsDH8

Tuesday 17 March is the feast of St Patrick. Pupils can discover more about this great missionary in our Five Facts about assembly. Find slides and notes here missiontogether.org.uk/calendar/st-pa… @CathEdService @ATCRE_EW @BhamDES @DOW_Ed_Service @rcaoseducation @lancrcedserv @RCSalfordEd

We should have more of this on the Underground. History is such a driver of our tourism & we could capitalise on it so much more

Today, our Chaplaincy Team led a Celebration of the Word with Year 9. Throughout the week, the students were absolutely fantastic in their reverence and confident delivery. They expertly modelled the gifts of fortitude and piety: they spoke unashamedly of their faith in Christ.

Catholic schools are being invited to join Bishop Gerard Bradley of @RC_Southwark along with the @mark10mission at 11am on Friday 20 March for an online Stations of the Cross - find out more: catholiceducation.org.uk/news/schools-i… @rcaoseducation @GregoryFinn

✝️ 👣 Y2/3 took part in the #BigLentWalk today to help fight global poverty, enabling @CAFOD to provide families with water, emergency food and healthcare. 👣 ✝️

Winners of Columban Schools Media Competition announced columbans.co.uk/justice-peace/…

The Sunday Gospels in Lent can be tricky to explain to children. Our free CotW can help with this: inc global art, hymn links, Gospel reflection and prayers. Find on our #MissionTogether website @CathEdService

Catholic Religious Education (RE) is 10% of curriculum time, studying other religions far longer than most non-denominational RE and contributing to community cohesion. A national curriculum threatening this is a concern amid heightened community tensions: catholiceducation.org.uk/news/campaign-…

Winners of our 2026 Columban Schools Media Competition for young people in Britain and Ireland have been announced. Head over to our website for full details 👉🏽 columbans.co.uk/justice-peace/… #Columbans #Missionaries #ColumbanMission #ColumbanCompetition