Staff and students across the Christ the King Sixth Forms responded generously to the Easter Appeal that was launched over the Lent period. The appeal included the following initiatives: selling and collecting of chocolate Easter eggs, including dress-down day charity collection. The CTK community partnered with the Society of St […]
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67%* of parents and carers are concerned about the long-term impact of the coronavirus on their child’s mental health, in a survey by Young Minds. 66% also said that the coronavirus had impacted negatively on their own mental health, with 29% of respondents feeling there was not enough support (information, […]
The staff of St Michael’s RC Primary School in Chatham are delighted to have received the Naace Mark accreditation. This award recognises good practice in all areas of the use of technology from management and professional development to teaching and technical support. Schools assess and benchmark their use of technology […]
Students from Laleham Lea School in Purley have created a stunning Easter Garden of new life and hope as they return to school after lockdown. Every child has planted their own bulbs and seeds, along with colourful windmills, bunting and other decorations to create an eye-catching display. The garden also […]
Monday, 1st March. Local Lewisham school, St Matthew Academy, has been injecting a little fun and laughter into the final weeks of remote learning by introducing visits from the newest, healthy superhero in town, ‘The Awesome Avocado’. His mission? To surprise and reward home-learners whilst promoting healthy minds and bodies! […]
The John Fisher School, Purley began a celebration year for its 90th year of foundation in September 2019. The arrival of Covid-19 “put a spanner in the works” and plans were either put on hold, cancelled or delayed. Despite the setbacks the following was completed. A new School Prayer Book, […]
Amy Ohiomoba nominated for supporting GCSE Maths students during lockdown Amy is an 18-year-old A Level Biology, Psychology and Maths student at CTK Aquinas, a selective A Level Sixth Form in Brockley, who came up with the idea on her own to set up free Maths tuition for Secondary School […]
A Christmas Gift Appeal from Catholic Sixth Form Group, Christ the King Sixth Forms, resulted in over 2,00 items being donated at the sixth forms in Lewisham, Brockley and Sidcup. Christ the King Sixth Forms, alongside College group EKC, launched a joint appeal for Christmas gifts and donations to support […]
On Thursday 15th October there was a virtual celebration the unveiling of Avila Partnership ‘What Makes Great Catholic Schools’ publication. The celebration was hosted by St Philomena’s High School in Carshalton. The book compiles 14 case studies from Catholic schools in south London, Surrey and Kent. The books explores a […]
Ursuline College were very pleased to see the Silver DofE group being able to go out on their practice and assessed expeditions. Despite not being able to camp out due to current restrictions, thanks to the flexibility of DofE with a Difference, they still had a fantastic experience walking their […]
As a challenging year comes to an end, two College Principals have come together to make this year’s Christmas a little more special for young people who are less fortunate across Kent and south London. Wife and husband team Shireen and Graham Razey are both Principals at college groups in […]
To mark 400 years of the Journey of the Mayflower the children enjoyed a whole school project at the start of the academic year last year. Although many of the national celebrations did not take place due to the current situation, a wonderful colour souvenir booklet was published for the […]
This year’s winner of the Education Commission Christmas Card Competition is Ashira Perrera from St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive. Thank you to all who submitted an entry it was a difficult choice as they were all so wonderful. The finalists designs are below
19 schools took part in the inaugural virtual London Youth Games competition. This event ran for four weeks and offered a choice of three challenges per week, which were devised by young people from different London boroughs; tasks varied from specific sports skills, to endurance activities and dance. Some challenges […]
Please follow the link below to view a short video that the Year 6 children in St Anthony’s in Dulwich have created. Link to video We believe the poem is by Paul Hunter and the artwork is inspired by Charlie Mackesy.
Dear Scripture Champions and Influencers, A copy of our new S. Mark’s Gospel and letter went to your bishop(s) earlier this week. As you know, the Standing Committee of Bishops’ Conference agreed at its Spring Meeting to take the Godwhospeaks initiative through to the Sunday of the Word in January […]
Please follow the link below to view the materials to help primary school children experience God speaking to them through the Scripture.
“The Southwark UK Catholic School blessing is beautiful and the children thoroughly enjoyed joining in.” “Thank you for all the organising links to the Thanksgiving mass. Our children in school and at home enjoyed joining in with the celebration. They particularly loved The Blessing hymn.” “We participated in the Mass […]
Below are photos of the schools in the Southwark Diocese enjoying the Mass celebrated by Archbishop John Wilson via YouTube stream. This Mass was held on Wednesday the 15th of July 2020.
Archbishop John visited the pupils in Year 6 at St George’s Cathedral Primary School. This visit was based around work the children had done on ‘no place for racism’
All St Mary’s staff are missing seeing the children, so we wanted to make a video to make them smile and show them how much we are looking forward to seeing them. In March 2020, led by our music teacher Mrs McGarry, St Mary’s students composed our first ever school song. […]
The Virtual London Careers Festival will be hosted by the City of London Corporation between the 29th June – 3rd July 2020. The event is designed to connect students with the world of work, so not only are they introduced to the diverse array of opportunities offered across Greater London […]
Southwark Catholic Youth Service has produced a short mini-series ‘Christ is Alive’.The videos were produced, before the lockdown, alongside 6th form students from St. Gregory’s RC School, Tunbridge Wells. The young people discuss some of the key themes from ‘Christus Vivit’, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation to Young People and the […]
ATCRE are hosting author and exec member Andy Lewis for a Facebook LIVE event where he will introduce the book, share some of the”ideas” before doing a short Q&A (send questions in advance via email). Please add yourself to the Facebook event so you will get a reminder. Please also […]
The ACN Child’s Bible Project launched on Easter Monday and will offer families with young children an RE resource to use at home while schools are closed, but will also transition very easily into a classroom resource for use once things have returned to normal. There are bishops, priests, sisters, […]
Engineering students at St Joseph’s College, in Croydon, have been designing and manufacturing thousands of life saving components for the NHS, since lockdown. While many students are sitting at home, watching Netflix, the senior boys at London’s oldest Catholic College have been working in shifts, 24 hours a day, from […]
Be The Change have created a free download of 18 colouring pages. Please follow his link to download the colouring pages https://www.mccrimmons.com/library/files/BTC-Colouring-v3.pdf
Please follow the link below to find ideas to help you create a prayerful, scriptural and reflective time at home during this difficult period.
Faithful across the world are invited to join Pope Francis spiritually in prayer on Friday 27th March 2020 at 6 pm Rome time (5pm GMT) Please follow this link to view further details: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/pope-prayer-friday-urbietorbi-plenary-indulgence.html
Pupils at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School have created a poster and placed it in there window. Read the article by following this link: https://www.holycross.lewisham.sch.uk/london-stay-safe-together/
On 5 March 2020 schools around the country will celebrate World Book Day. Cardinal Vincent Nichols wants to inspire us all and encourage a love of Scriptures and Bible storytelling out loud. He tells us his favourite Bible story in the new podcast which can be found below.
The Centre for Catholic Formation, our diocesan agency for adult formation, is offering our GCSE and post-16 students the chance to share their favourite Scripture passages in a particularly creative way. Through illustration and typesetting, students involved in graphic design, art and RE, are invited to cooperate in creating works […]
Over 150 people packed in the Waldegrave Dining Room at St Mary’s University for the first Association of Teachers of Catholic RE national conference. It was standing room only as Catholic RE teachers joined Diocesan representatives, Catholic Education Service staff, Catholic university lecturers and clergy to celebrate Catholic education in […]
The Association of Teachers of Catholic Religious Education was formed in March 2018 with the support of the Catholic Education Service (CES) and is now an associate member of the National Board of Religious Inspectors and Advisers (NBRIA). The mission of the organisation was to provide a national representation and […]
Below is a copy of the letter and documents sent to all schools via email on the 18th December 2019 Letter of Notification of New Appointment ProcessAppointment Process for foundation governorsRole of foundation governorDBS Reference for volunteer roles
Missio will be hosting The Good Shepherd Liturgy on Wednesday 20th May 2020 at Aylesford Priory. If your school would like to perform on the day please contact Sheila Isaac on 0207 821 9755. To RSVP please contact Sheila Isaac or Ewa Gorska on 0207 821 9755 or email: missiontogether@missio.org.uk […]
The winner of this year’s Christmas card competition is Lily M from St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Bexley Below are the finalists.
LCVAP We will be starting the LCVAP / SCA bidding process on the 17th of October 2019, this will be sent to all schools via the Headteacher. This document will be in electronic form and will allow all supporting documents to be uploaded. The deadline for bids to be submitted is […]
For the last two years we have been working with various European Partners to build the desire amongst teachers to be lifelong learners to gain the qualities and to prepare the children of the world for the future. To find our more information about the project please visit www.till.org.uk. We […]
Background: The aim of the YEB is to provide young people in the Archdiocese of Southwark with the opportunity to express their views in order to help inform the Education Commission and the Archbishop to assist decision making that affects their education. This enables the Director of Education and the officers at the Education Commission to consult […]
Written by Missio’s Education Coordinator, Sheila Isaac Mission Together’s annual Good Shepherd Liturgy in Southwark Archdiocese took place in May, when over 800 pupils from 29 schools gathered at Aylesford Priory, Kent, to celebrate being ‘children helping children’. Each year schools supporting Mission Together – the Pope’s official children’s charity […]
It was announced on Monday, 10th June 2019, the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from office of Archbishop Peter Smith and duly appointed Bishop John Wilson as his successor and Eleventh Archbishop of Southwark. Upon reaching their 75th year, bishops are […]
On 22nd April, 2019 St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Primary School, Swanley celebrated 50 years since the school was opened in 1969. To celebrate this occasion Archbishop Peter led a Mass in Holy Apostles Church on 2nd April concelebrated with Father Paul, Father Michael, Father Hetherton, Father Glanfield and supported by Deacon […]
Thank you to all that attended this years conference on the 21st and 22nd of March 2019. Below is some of the feedback received so far: “Just to say what a brilliant conference! It provided an oasis for reflection and renewal within my working week. Thank you so much for inviting our […]
“Take the give it up challenge this lent” There is a video promotion available on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGwcWPCh4hE Primary school resources for lent are available https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Primary-teaching-resources/Lent Secondary school resources for lent are available https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Secondary-and-youth-resources/Lent
Missio organizes and runs the Good Shepherd Liturgy for the primary schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark. Every year Missio tries to have a different collection of schools participating through: reading scripture, reading intercessory prayers, sing hymns and interpreting scripture/hymns through dance/mime/sign language. There are a limited amount of schools […]