Mr Paget-Tomlinson, Headmaster of Leweston School, explores what intellectual curiosity is and why it is so important for his students. ‘Will this be on the test?’ This is the standard refrain from a student who has been taught not to love learning but to love jumping through hoops, and to focus on gaining pieces of […]
‘Food for Thought and Wisdom to Challenge’ Radical Catholic School Leadership Introduction and Context EducareM is an educational charity that ‘seeks to enable school leaders, teachers and pupils to understand their place in the mission of the Church – the transformation of the person, for the transformation of society’. The vision that inspires EducareM is […]
How are you all? Normally, Antony and I would be asking you this in person, as today, we would be gathering and welcoming you to the 31st CISC Annual Conference. However, this year nothing is normal as we know. Instead, to mark the occasion we have put together two short messages to link with […]
Please find below a message to all of our schools, members and friends.
Following the recent deaths of former CISC colleagues Adrian Aylward and Patrick Tobin, we publish two moving obituaries, both penned by Giles Mercer. May Adrian and Patrick rest in peace. ADRIAN AYLWARD The death of Adrian Aylward on Maundy Thursday from cancer saw the passing of a titan of Catholic education and a wonderful family […]
Please find below a message to all of our schools, members and friends.
I’m very excited to announce that our new Aspiring Leaders’ Programme, ‘The Barnabas Programme’ is now available to CISC deputy and assistant heads. Presented and designed in collaboration with Educarem, it will be an enriching and bespoke formation opportunity for those seeking to lead a Catholic school. Residential 1 Tuesday 12th – Wednesday 13th January, […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHwkhHwe-EI] As we come to the end of a most unusual term and begin the journey into Holy Week, here is a message from Antony, Chair of CISC, to remind us all of the warm, supportive community that we all share as part of CISC.
by Dr Charlotte Goddard, Head of Classics at Ampleforth College There are only two days in the year when education is guaranteed to attract headline attention. On two Thursdays in August, photographs of jubilant teenagers grace the front pages, clutching their exam results. It would appear that the production of qualifications is the sole purpose […]