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Let us go to God’s House
Robert O’Brien, Principal of Blanchelande College in Guernsey shares news of a new Ascension Day tradition… Due to the reopening of our Sixth Form (after a decade of closure) and the rise in numbers of pupils that we have been blessed with (we now have 435 boys and girls), this year we have had the […]


CISC Lenten Retreat with David Wells – Week Five
Welcome to the last of our CISC lenten retreats, led for us by David Wells. Each week, David has provided a reflection on the gospel of the preceding Sunday in his unique, disarming and engaging style which is at once, unassuming and profound. I hope you have enjoyed them as much as I have. Mo […]


CISC Lenten Retreat with David Wells – week four
I hope that you managed to engage with our Lenten retreat last week. If not, it’s never too late to join in – all of the previous weeks can be found in the ‘News’ area of the CISC website. Please find below the link to our fourth ‘engagement’ with David Wells as he reflects on […]


CISC Lenten Retreat with David Wells – week three
I hope that you managed to engage with our Lenten retreat last week. If not, it’s never too late to join in – all of the previous weeks can be found in the ‘News’ area of the CISC website. Please find below the link to our third ‘engagement’ with David Wells as he reflects on […]


CISC Lenten Retreat with David Wells – week two
I hope that you managed to engage with the first part of out Lenten retreat last week. If not, it’s never too late to join in! Please find below the link to our second ‘engagement’ with David Wells as he reflects on last Sunday’s gospel. Mo Glackin General Secretary
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CISC Poetry Competition – ‘Growing Up’
Whilst the quantity of schools entering the competition was disappointingly low, the quality of the poetry was outstanding and so we have worthy winners in both the Junior and Senior sections. Thank you to Katie Hilder, St Teresa’s Prep, and Joanna Cottingham, St Mary’s Cambridge, for featuring the competition with their students and co-ordinating the […]


Laleham Lea Catholic Independent School Awarded Highest Possible Rating by ISI
Laleham Lea School, on Peaks Hill in Purley, is delighted to announce that it was recently awarded the highest possible rating of ‘Excellent’ across Focused Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection including Academic Achievement following a full inspection from the Independent Schools Inspectorate. The Inspection, which took place in February, reported that ‘The quality of the […]


Bishop David visits Thornton College
Thornton College was thrilled to receive and welcome The Right Reverend David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton for a school visit. Bishop David is new in his role as Bishop for the Northamptonshire Diocese and is busy visiting schools in the Diocese. Bishop David arrived in the morning and met with Chair of Governors, Sr Helen […]

