The Church has always viewed education as vital to the formation and development of the whole person, it put the setting up of Catholic schools for the Catholic community ahead of building Churches, often using its schools in those early days as the place for worship for the parish.
Write to your MP to ask for the reinstatement of the bursary for trainee RE teachers, and to protect Catholic RE.
A reflection for Education Sunday by Fleur Dorrell, Biblical Apostolate Manager.
Quotes about education which may be of use in preparing homilies for Education Sunday.