What are we meant to be doing in a Catholic school anyway…?
Being Catholic approached Dr. Gerard O’Shea, a long time Catholic principal who is now lecturing at the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, and asked him what he thought was...
View ArticleThe Problem with Teaching
Last year, in New South Wales alone teachers made more than 500 mental stress claims. Taking into account the rest of the country the final figure is no doubt quite significant. As a percentage of all...
View ArticleA Crossroads in Catholic Education
Australian Catholic education has undergone significant change over the past forty years. While the various transitions have been relatively smooth, substantial and daring challenges remain. One such...
View Article‘Catholic’ teachers undermining the Church?
What do you seriously think will happen when enough of the staff of any Catholic school are non-Catholic or when enough of the Catholic staff within it either don’t practice their faith or can’t stand...
View Article5 Things Every Catholic Teacher Needs To Know
In the daily battle of Catholic education it’s easy to get lost in the grind. Assessments, assemblies, deadlines and detentions can quickly conspire to make you wonder why you turned down that job in...
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