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July 8, 2020

School plans marked down as ludicrous by Catholic head

A Catholic headteacher has condemned Government plans to issue fines to parents if they do not send their children back to school in September as “ludicrous” . The criticism comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said parents will be forced by law to send their children back to school in September, while the Education Secretary... Read More
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June 24, 2020

Catholic school heads unite to oppose RE changes

The headteacher of every Catholic school in Wales has written to the First Minister asking him to rethink his Government’s proposed changes to Religious Education. The headteachers of more than 80 Welsh Catholic schools have signed a joint letter asking the Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, to stop the proposed legislation surrounding RE which specifically... Read More
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May 11, 2020

Catholic school turns classrooms into workshops to make visors

Staff and students of a Catholic secondary school are making thousands of visors to equip front-line health service staff in the battle against the coronavirus. With more than 30,000 deaths from Covid-19, the UK has the highest mortality rate in Europe from the global pandemic. At the same time, it is facing huge shortages of... Read More
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May 10, 2020

Catholic headteacher warns politicians social distancing may not be possible in schools

A Catholic headteacher has warned politicians that social distancing may not be possible in schools. Michael Ferry, the head of St Wilfrid’s Catholic school in Crawley, West Sussex, pointed out that the UK has the highest density in terms of student population in some of the smallest buildings in Europe. “You can’t do social distancing,”... Read More
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