Catholic Education Service Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/agencies/catholic-education-service/ England and Wales Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:27:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Catholic Education Service Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/agencies/catholic-education-service/ 32 32 174395915 Government funding for Catholic and Jewish organisations to produce new teaching tools on antisemitism https://www.cbcew.org.uk/government-funding-for-catholic-and-jewish-organisations-to-produce-new-teaching-tools-on-antisemitism/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/government-funding-for-catholic-and-jewish-organisations-to-produce-new-teaching-tools-on-antisemitism/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:10:20 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119546 Secondary school teachers in the Archdiocese of Birmingham are to deliver lessons to help pupils recognise and challenge antisemitism, as part of a government-funded project.   Secondary schools across the Archdiocese will take part in a scheme to give teachers the confidence to tackle the issue in class, and pupils the skills to identify antisemitism […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/government-funding-for-catholic-and-jewish-organisations-to-produce-new-teaching-tools-on-antisemitism/feed/ 0 119546 Reverse the cuts to Religious Education (RE) teacher training https://www.cbcew.org.uk/protect-catholic-religious-education/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:28:07 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=115003 In October, 2025, the Department for Education announced that bursaries for trainee RE teachers were to be cut to zero, despite failing to meet its own recruitment targets for most of the past decade. This comes just when the tide was turning, as when the bursary was introduced last year there was an increase in […]

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]]> 115003 Catholic Church welcomes additional Free School Meals for children in poverty https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-church-welcomes-additional-free-school-meals-for-children-in-poverty/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-church-welcomes-additional-free-school-meals-for-children-in-poverty/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:52:51 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=105903 The Catholic community has responded in support of the Government’s announcement yesterday (4 June) to increase the entitlement of Free Schools Meals to children in households that receive universal credit.  Paul Barber, Director of the Catholic Education Service, said: “Our schools serve some of the most deprived communities in the country, with school staff going […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-church-welcomes-additional-free-school-meals-for-children-in-poverty/feed/ 0 105903 Education Bishop announces Jubilee date for schools https://www.cbcew.org.uk/education-bishop-announces-jubilee-date-for-schools/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/education-bishop-announces-jubilee-date-for-schools/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:37:25 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=93918 Bishop Marcus Stock, Chair of the Catholic Education Service (CES), has written to diocesan schools commissions informing them that Friday 24 January will be the launch day for schools to mark the year of Jubilee in 2025. On that date, Catholic schools and colleges can come together to celebrate the launch of the Jubilee. They […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/education-bishop-announces-jubilee-date-for-schools/feed/ 0 93918 Bishop Stock welcomes Government decision to lift cap on Faith School places https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-stock-welcomes-government-decision-to-lift-cap-on-faith-school-places/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-stock-welcomes-government-decision-to-lift-cap-on-faith-school-places/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 07:40:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=91450 Bishop Marcus Stock, Bishop Chair of the Catholic Education Service (CES), has welcomed the decision by the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, to lift the faith-based admissions cap on new free schools in England. The decision paves the way for Catholic free schools to open, having previously been excluded under the 50 percent cap or ‘rule’ which […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-stock-welcomes-government-decision-to-lift-cap-on-faith-school-places/feed/ 0 91450 “Proud to call you my partner” – Education Secretary tells Catholic Educators https://www.cbcew.org.uk/proud-to-call-you-my-partner-education-secretary-tells-catholic-educators/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/proud-to-call-you-my-partner-education-secretary-tells-catholic-educators/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:51:22 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=62741 Speaking to a gathering of Catholic educators in Parliament on Wednesday, 23 February, the Secretary of State for Education, the Right Honourable Nadim Zahawi MP said he was “proud to call” the Catholic Church a “partner” in the provision of education. The event was hosted by Conservative MP Mary Robinson and was celebrating the 175th anniversary […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/proud-to-call-you-my-partner-education-secretary-tells-catholic-educators/feed/ 0 62741 COP26: Catholic schools and colleges forming the next generation of stewards of God’s creation https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cop26-catholic-schools-and-colleges-forming-the-next-generation-of-stewards-of-gods-creation/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cop26-catholic-schools-and-colleges-forming-the-next-generation-of-stewards-of-gods-creation/#respond Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:25:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=59618 As we near the end of the first week of the COP26 UN climate summit, two Catholic bishops have issued a statement lauding the action and commitment of Catholic school pupils in their response to the ecological crisis. Bishop Marcus Stock, Chair of the Catholic Education Service, and Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cop26-catholic-schools-and-colleges-forming-the-next-generation-of-stewards-of-gods-creation/feed/ 0 59618 Bishop Chair of the Catholic Education Service on COVID-19 and Schools https://www.cbcew.org.uk/message-from-the-rt-rev-marcus-stock-bishop-of-leeds-and-chairman-of-the-catholic-education-service/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/message-from-the-rt-rev-marcus-stock-bishop-of-leeds-and-chairman-of-the-catholic-education-service/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:43:39 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=44092 To all teachers, parents, support staff, governors and pupils in Catholic schools Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, At this time, we are living through an unparalleled global crisis. When faced with national emergencies in the past, the people of our country have overcome adversity by relying on their families and local communities for comfort, […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/message-from-the-rt-rev-marcus-stock-bishop-of-leeds-and-chairman-of-the-catholic-education-service/feed/ 0 44092 Why Catholic Schools matter at this General Election https://www.cbcew.org.uk/why-catholic-schools-matter-at-this-general-election/ Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:21:11 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=41254 As a religious community we value our partnership with the government in the provision of Catholic education. It is a partnership which has flourished over the last 170 years. The fruit of this partnership is the network of more than 2,200 Catholic schools across England and Wales, making the Church the second-largest provider of education […]

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]]> 41254 Mater Ecclesiae College – Ecclesiastical Faculties at St Mary’s University https://www.cbcew.org.uk/mater-ecclesiae-college-ecclesiastical-faculties-at-st-marys-university/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:00:32 +0000 http://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=39733 The Theological and Philosophical faculties, to be known as Mater Ecclesiae College, will open on the 1 October 2019 in its new home at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. Prior to this move, the Institute was based at Heythrop College which, on the 31 January 2019, ceased to be a college of the University of London. […]

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