{"id":5042,"date":"2024-03-08T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2024-03-08T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:47:18","slug":"friday-focus-our-catholic-ethos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2024\/03\/08\/friday-focus-our-catholic-ethos\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Focus: our Catholic ethos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4028\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/files\/2024\/01\/EEB9CB1A-0E65-4E64-B5FE-795BE5490EA7-1024x230.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"139\" \/>As we continue to look ahead to our inspection from HMIe, which is likely to take place between now and the summer holidays, this week\u2019s Friday Focus is on our Catholic ethos, which is central to the life and work of Cathedral Primary School.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral Primary School has educated the children of the parish since 1895 and we are justifiably proud of our long history and rich heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span class=\"s2\">\u2018From the first moment that a student sets foot in a Catholic school, he or she ought to have the impression of entering a new environment, one illumined by the light of faith and having its own unique characteristics.\u2019<br \/>\n<\/span>(Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">As a Catholic school, faith is the bedrock of <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2023\/09\/04\/stones-relocated-to-create-outdoor-prayer-space\/07e115f9-2bf4-41fb-8ee9-a3b3cba53462\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/09\/04170131\/07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/09\/04170131\/07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/09\/04170131\/07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3349\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/09\/04170131\/07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/09\/04170131\/07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/09\/04170131\/07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/09\/04170131\/07E115F9-2BF4-41FB-8EE9-A3B3CBA53462-rotated.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Cathedral Primary and permeates the school\u2019s day-to-day activities and routines, no matter how\u00a0ordinary\u00a0or apparently \u2018unspiritual\u2019 these may be. We constantly strive to ensure Gospel values inform and underpin everything we do, for only in doing so can Cathedral Primary successfully fulfil its call to be an authentic Christian community where faith is not only taught and spoken about, but lived and experienced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">All teaching staff, both current and prospective, are required to subscribe to the <em>Charter for Catholic Schools in Scotland<\/em> and must be granted approval from the Diocese of Motherwell before taking up post in Cathedral Primary School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Of course, Cathedral welcomes pupils and families of other faiths, and of no faith at all, and this diversity makes a valuable contribution to our school community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Please take the opportunity to explore the various pages in the \u2018Faith\u2019 section of our website.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2023\/11\/19\/school-and-parish-community-celebrate-education-sunday\/c6d7e9d8-e7e0-4a04-b24a-d8628a11e7ab\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3707\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2023\/11\/19114609\/C6D7E9D8-E7E0-4A04-B24A-D8628A11E7AB.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we continue to look ahead to our inspection from HMIe, which is likely to take place between now and the summer holidays, this week\u2019s Friday Focus is on our Catholic ethos, which is central to the life and work &hellip; 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