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There are 2,087 Catholic schools in England and 82 Catholic schools in Wales. Catholic schools make up 9% of the national total of state funded schools. The Catholic Church is the largest provider of secondary education and the second largest provider of primary education in the country.
Feb 1, 2019 · Based on my own experience and advice from other parents, here are some pros and cons about giving your children an education through Catholic schools.
Catholic schools and colleges, the principles on which they are based and the ethos they seek to engender, are an expression of what is true about the human person and about life lived in community. Education must be based on an understanding and expression of truth.
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In practice, most Catholic schools would spend approximately one half term per year on the teaching of religions other than Catholic Christianity. The requirement in the revised GCSE that 25% of the study should cover a second religion is not incompatible with this practice.
This is the Mass to begin our school year. In it we pray for each other and for the whole school family. We ask God to help us with our learning, our friendships, our sport, our music, our hobbies and with everything that is part of our school. Journey with us throughout this year. Give us hope as we look forward with anticipation and enthusiasm.
The Religious Education Curriculum Directory (3-19) for Catholic Schools and Colleges is designed to provide guidance for the RE classroom curriculum in Catholic schools. To Know You More Clearly is the new Religious Education Directory, which is to be used from 2025.
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The Catholic school is a community of faith, and religious education is where that faith seeks understanding, where pupils learn to love God with all their minds, where they learn to ‘know their creed so well that they can give an account of it’.
