The Catholic Education Service (CES) is an agency of the
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Overview
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the permanent assembly of Catholic Bishops ...
(CBCEW), whose object is the advancement of the Christian religion, primarily through education.
History
The CES has its roots in the Catholic Poor School Committee founded in 1847.
At this time with the
restoration of the Catholic hierarchy the work of the committee focused on primary education and there was an expectation among the clergy that where finances would not permit the building of both a church and a school, building a school should take precedence, thus serving as the focal point and place of worship for the local Catholic community until a church could also be built.
The Secondary Education Council was added and in 1905 the Catholic Education Council (CEC) for England and Wales was established. Although the responsibilities did not change with the CEC's development into CES in 1991, the ways in which these would be achieved did change and continue to evolve in order to respond to contemporary needs.
Controversy
Former CES director, Oona Stannard,
[Catholic education chief steps down]
Catholic Herald
The ''Catholic Herald'' is a London-based Roman Catholic monthly newspaper and starting December 2014 a magazine, published in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and, formerly, the United States. It reports a total circulation of ab ...
, 20 January 2012 described the sex relationships education (SRE) bill as a '' 'positive step forward' '' despite the then Education Secretary, Ed Balls, when asked about the any opt out for faith schools in the bill, stating '' 'there is no watering down and also there is no opt out for any faith school from teaching the full, broad, balanced curriculum on sex relationship education.' ''
The Catholic Education Service declined to participate in the
Coalition Government's flagship
Free School
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* Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
* Emancipate, to procure ...
programme, because schools created under that scheme
could not prioritise 100% of their places for Catholic children.
Governance
Trustees:
:The Most Reverend
Malcolm McMahon OP,
Archbishop of Liverpool
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The archdiocese covers an area of of the west of the Co ...
;
:The Right Reverend
John Sherrington,
Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster
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* Auxiliary language (disambiguation)
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* Auxiliary police
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.
Management Committee:
:The Most Reverend
Malcolm McMahon OP,
Archbishop of Liverpool
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The archdiocese covers an area of of the west of the Co ...
;
:The Right Reverend
Peter Doyle,
Bishop of Northampton
The Bishop of Northampton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton in the Province of Westminster, England.
The see is in the town of Northampton where the bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady and S ...
;
:The Right Reverend John Sherrington, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster;
:The Reverend Monsignor Marcus Stock;
:The Reverend Father John Weatherill;
:Mrs Kate Griffin;
Chairman: The Right Reverend
Marcus Stock
Marcus Stock (born 27 August 1961) is an English bishop of the Catholic Church who has been the tenth Bishop of Leeds since 2014.
Early life
Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock was born on 27 August 1961 in London, England. He attended Oxford Univers ...
,
Bishop of Leeds, elected in May 2019.
Director:
, ''Catholic Education Service'', November 2010
References
External links
Catholic Education Service
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Catholic Church in England and Wales
1847 establishments in the United Kingdom
Religious organisations based in England
Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom
Religious organizations established in 1847