Convenor: Jancintha Bowe
‘Education is a dynamic reality; it is a movement that brings people to light.’ (Pope Francis, Plenary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, February 2020).
As a teacher, Liz Huntley has had extensive experience ‘at the coal face’ on what is currently taught in our schools. But Catholic education is not only about what your child is taught as part of a formal curriculum. Rather it is the whole approach to how we bring up our young people to live in accordance with the gospel. And as adults, we are continually challenged to learn and understand more about our faith and our responsibilities as active Christians.
Pope Francis has stressed the importance of education as an ‘inclusive movement’ and inclusion is an integral part of the Christian saving message. The Education Committee keeps up to date on a wide spectrum of what is occurring in the UK and the wider Catholic world, and gives input and comments as appropriate to various bodies