Plan for two new Catholic schools in London under threat
Plans for two new Catholic schools in south-west London are under threat after the High Court granted a judicial review of the scheme. In May Richmond Council gave permission for the Diocese of...
View ArticlePaul Barber appointed as director of the CES
The Catholic Education Service (CES) has announced that its new director is Paul Barber, current director of education at the Diocese of Westminster. Bishop Malcolm McMahon of Nottingham, chairman of...
View ArticleBishops’ agency ‘disappointed’ by faith cap for free schools
The Catholic bishops’ education agency has expressed disappointment that the Catholic Church is effectively blocked from opening any free schools despite a Conservative promise to create hundreds more....
View ArticleDiocese of East Anglia plans to open eight new Catholic free schools
The Diocese of East Anglia will be one of the first dioceses to take advantage of the Government’s decision to remove the 50 per cent admissions cap on free schools. In a statement released today, the...
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