I’m very excited to introduce our CISC lenten retreat, led for us by David Wells who will, of course, be a keynote speaker at the CISC virtual Conference ‘To Grow is to Change….In the Spirit of St John Henry Newman’. Each week, David will lead us in a reflection on the gospel of the preceding […]
CISC Headmaster Matthew Burke, St Edward’s Senior School, Cheltenham, is drawing upon his professional wisdom to host a series of conversations with some of the country’s leading headteachers and educationalists, in his Podcast – ‘Heads Up’. The conversations centre upon some of the key topics and questions that currently preoccupy our thinking and provide an […]
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 […]
We are thrilled to help promote the series of expert seminars, focusing on leadership in Catholic schools and organised by the Saint Andrew’s Foundation for Catholic Teacher Education. To register, please click here: education-st-andrews-foundation@glasgow.ac.uk Full information can be downloaded here.
CISC was delighted to hear the news that Faith Hagerty, currently Deputy Head at St Augustine’s Priory, has been appointed as Head of More House School. Faith will take up her new role in March so in the meantime we wish her all the very best of luck as she transitions into her new role. […]
Dear colleagues, Happy New Year! Despite the constant ‘noises off’ and your resilience being severely tested already this term, I hope that you managed a break over the Christmas and that you remain safe and well with your humour intact as we edge towards the weekend. We’re scheduling a Reach Out! meeting for Thursday, 14th […]
Firstly, may I wish you all a very happy new year – I hope it brings you health and happiness and joy….And may I also wish you a joyous Epiphany. A day when we are called to recognise the Christ child in our midst and respond to that presence with love. Secondly, it’s the frantic […]