Welcome to our January 2017 Bulletin Dear Colleague in Catholic Education, On behalf of the Education Service may I take this opportunity to wish you and all your school community a Happy New Year and every happiness, good health and witness to faith for 2017. We are going to need it with all we face…

Welcome to our November 2016 Bulletin Dear Colleague in Catholic Education, This month witnesses the closure of the Year of Mercy on the Feast of Christ the King on 20th November. What an extraordinary year it has been for the Church and our school communities. In our diocese thousands of students have actively been involved…

Welcome to our September 2016 Bulletin Welcome to the start of a new academic term and wishing all staff, governors and students a highly successful year ahead. May Christ be continually at the centre of everything you do. The academic performance of our schools has again witnessed outstanding results this summer and on behalf of…

Welcome to our June 2016 Bulletin Catholic education plays a significant and important role in our society. As a result of what happened in the European Referendum we must reaffirm our values and our role for the benefit of all. Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ statement calling for renewed purpose must be shared with our school community.…

Welcome to our May 2016 Bulletin Dear Colleague in Catholic Education, On behalf of the Education Service I would like to take this opportunity to wish every success to every student about to undertake a public examination this term. We are very proud of the way in which our staff and students work together to…

Welcome to our March 2016 Bulletin Dear Colleague in Catholic Education, The Spring term often brings with it new hope, new opportunities and new resolutions. The word “Lent” has its etymological roots in an Old English word meaning “spring.” Lent allows us to find hope in the risen Christ; a new life in our relationship…