Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life.
Pope Francis
The Catholic Education Partnership's submission on the NCCA's draft SPHE senior-cycle curriculum specification is available to access here. The consultation process remains open until 18th October and details may be found on the NCCA's website: Senior Cycle Social,...
The Catholic Education Partnership (CEP) welcomes the opening of the consultation process of the Social Personal Health Education (SPHE) Senior-Cycle Curriculum Specification by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). The Chief Executive of CEP,...
Catholic Schools Week 2024 – Communities of Service Catholic Schools will take place from Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 January 2024 on the theme of Catholic Schools as Communities of Service. Christian service puts faith into action. In Catholic schools, as we study and...
Dr Amalee Meehan of DCU Institute of Education has written a short paper on mercy as a key element in the Catholic ethos. A brief description of the paper follows: With the reform of the Irish Junior Cycle since 2015, the discourse around school ethos in Ireland is...
The Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education at DCU Institute of Education launches Conversations from the Classroom podcast series. Find further details and links to the podcast here. Selected episodes: Our Chairperson, Dr. Marie Griffin, discussing new structures in...
Catholic Schools will take place on 22-29 January 2023 on the theme of the process of synodality, with three features of synodality being identified as helpful to exploring ‘Walking Together in Faith & Love’: • Communion • Participation • Mission Please find below...
Reflecting on the theme, and on the process of synodality, the writers for Catholic Schools Week 2023 identified three features of synodality helpful to exploring ‘Walking Together in Faith & Love’: • Communion • Participation • Mission The resources will reflect...
The following resources have been prepared for post-primary schools for the month of November. November: Trusting God, Trusting Life, Trusting One Another Samhain: Muinín againn as Dia, as an mBeatha, as a Chéile November: Trusting God, Trusting Life, Trusting One...
Catholic Education Partnership recently made a submission to the NCCA's consultation on the proposed SPHE junior-cycle short-course. It may be accessed here.
The following resources have been prepared for Primary schools for the month of November. November 2022: The Month of the Holy Souls Mí na Samhna 2022: Mí na Marbh
Reflecting on the theme, and on the process of synodality, the writers for Catholic Schools Week 2023 identified three features of synodality helpful to exploring ‘Walking Together in Faith & Love’: • Communion • Participation • Mission The resources will reflect...