{"id":5798,"date":"2018-10-23T15:42:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CardinalNewmanWebsite\/?page_id=5798"},"modified":"2024-05-31T09:34:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:34:14","slug":"charter-for-catholic-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CardinalNewmanWebsite\/charter-for-catholic-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Charter for Catholic Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A CHARTER FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN SCOTLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The mission of the Catholic school is to develop as a community of faith and learning, providing the highest quality of education, and offering formation through the promotion of Gospel values, through celebration and worship, and service to the common good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>All Catholic Schools in Scotland,<\/strong> in honouring Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth and the Life, will feature the following characteristics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>a commitment to the integrated education and formation of the whole person, in close partnership with parents as the first educators of their children;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>an inclusive ethos which aims to honour the life, dignity and voice of each person, made in the image of God;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>a commitment to the search for wisdom in life and to the pursuit of excellence, through the development of each person\u2019s unique God-given talents;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>a commitment to the spiritual formation of the school community, through the shared experience of prayer and liturgy, and in partnership with local parishes.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>the provision of religious education programmes which will enable young people to develop their understanding of Gospel values and how to apply them to life;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>a commitment to uphold the moral teaching, faith tradition and sacramental life of the Catholic Church;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>a commitment to communicate Catholic social teaching and thereby promote social justice and opportunity for all;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>a commitment to ecumenical action and the unity of Christians;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>the promotion of respect for different beliefs and cultures and for inter-faith dialogue;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><em><strong>a commitment to support the continuing professional and spiritual development of staff.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>All staff appointed to a Catholic school<\/strong> are expected to support and promote the aims, mission, values and ethos of the school, as illustrated in this charter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CHARTER FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN SCOTLAND The mission of the Catholic school is to develop as a community of faith and learning, providing the highest quality of education, and offering formation through the promotion of Gospel values, through celebration and worship, and service to the common good. 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