Scottish Catholic Education Service

Catholic Education Week 2013
Bishop Joseph Devine with pupils of Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral Primary School
Caritas Awards 2012
A number of young people who have gained the Caritas Award dropped in on a rehearsal for the big event taking place on the afternoon of Saturday 2nd June in the Clyde Auditorium Glasgow.
Launch of Catholic Education Week 2012
Pupils of Taylor High School and Our Lady & St Francis School, Carfin
This is Our faith
Launch of This is Our Faith
St John Bosco Primary School, Erskine
Pupils from St John Bosco Primary School, Erskine reading prayers at Mass in St Francis Xavier, Carfin
St Stephen’s Primary, Sighthill, Glasgow
Pupils of St Stephen’s Primary, Sighthill, Glasgow enjoying some out door leasons
Papal Visit - England
The Big Assembly with the Holy Father, Twickenham 17th September
Papal Visit - Scotland
Girls from Taylor High School, Motherwell, singing their own song “Faith” before the Papal Mass at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow on 16th September 2010.
Papal Visit - England
Scottish pupils addressing the Holy Father at the Big Assembly, Twickenham 17th September.
Papal Visit - Scotland
The St Ninian’s Day Parade, Edinburgh, 16th September 2010

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Latest SCES News

Vacancy for Secondary Depute Head Teacher

Depute Head Teacher in St David's High School, Midlothian Details of the post are available on the MyJobScotland website. The closing date for applications is 26th May 2013....

Primary Head Teacher Vacancies

Head Teacher vacancies in 2 Catholic Primary schools have recently been advertised nationally. St Paul's Primary School, Glenrothes, FIFE Details of the post are available on the MyJobScotland website. The closing date for applications is 16th May 20...

Junior Caritas Award

Deus caritas est - God is love. Building on the success of the Caritas Award scheme for final year students in secondary schools, the Junior Caritas Award will open the door of faith for pupils in Primary 6 & 7. The award is being designed to e...

Caritas Award Ceremony Sunday 2nd June 2013

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Planning is well underway for the Caritas Award Ceremony which will take place on Sunday 2nd June (2pm to 5pm) in the Clyde Auditorium Glasgow. This joyful event will celebrate the achievements of over 900 young people who have demonstrated that Ca...

Catholic Head Teachers meet Child 31

At the recent gathering of Catholic secondary Head Teachers in Crieff, Magnus McFarlane Barrow of Mary's Meals showed the excellent Child 31 DVD to an appreciative audience who were reflecting on how Catholic schools were putting "Values into Action"...

Caritas Award Results

The results for this year's Caritas Awards have now been processed and began to arrive in schools on Thursday 2nd May 2013, with almost all school receiving notice of results by Friday 3rd May. A few remaining results will be processed early during...

Liturgical Calendar Wallchart 2013-14

A wallchart of the Liturgical Calendar for 2013-14 is now available for purchase from SCES. This B2 size (520mm x 720mm) wallchart is printed in full colour and displays the major feastdays and seasons in the Catholic Church's year from August 2...

Launch of St Andrew's Foundation

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The St Andrew’s Foundation for Catholic Teacher Education is being established in the University of Glasgow to support the University’s mission to Catholic teacher education in Scotland. It is a venture which carries great significance for bo...

Caritas Award Update 15th April 2013

Final Evidence Submissions Sincere thanks to school and parish co-ordinators for all their efforts to send in final evidence submissions for this year’s Caritas Award. Since 2nd April we have been processing over 900 submissions. On Tuesday 9th A...

Glasgow Caritas Gathering Point

On Monday 25th March Archbishop Philip Tartaglia gathered together Caritas Award students from all secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Glasgow. 150 young people met at the start of Holy Week to reflect on their Caritas Award journey and to beg...

Planning for Assessment in Religious Education

Some resources have been developed to offer teachers guidance on how to plan for the assessment of learning in Religious Education in Catholic schools. You can download a document, with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation, which offers a step-...

CARITAS AWARD UPDATE 19th March 2013

Caritas Award Assessment We send best wishes to all the Caritas Award students and teachers in schools across the country who are presently gathering together evidence for Caritas Award submissions to be received at SCES by 2nd April. We look forwar...