Welcome to The Cloisters, the blog of the St Andrew’s Foundation, the home of Catholic Teacher Education in Scotland.
The aim of The Cloisters is to stimulate reflection, discussion and scholarship in the field of Catholic Education and Catholic Religious Education both in Scotland and further afield.
Much as the monastic cloisters once did, this blog hopes to provide a space of meeting, encounter, and dialogue. It seeks to provide a forum for staff, students, and alumni, as well as teachers, parents and clergy to articulate a vision of Catholic Education, and to circulate fresh ideas, good practice and areas for growth.
We warmly invite and encourage contributions as well as comment and discussion. Please be respectful and constructive in your comments. Comments that are offensive or inappropriate will be deleted by the moderators.
Latest from the Blog
Emergence
Tom Shields (Vicar Episcopal Education, Dunkeld Diocese) “All these things entered you As if they were both the door and what came through it.” ‘Markings’, Seamus Heaney As younger pupils return to school, and the process of resuming face to face learning begins, we may experience that dazzled feeling of stepping into the light from a … Read more Emergence
Using the Compendium in Catholic Education 1: The Value of Questions
Dr Leonardo Franchi (Lecturer, School of Education, University of Glasgow) Catholics schools best fulfil their mission with teachers who are committed heart and soul to their own faith tradition.
Using the Compendium in Catholic Education 3: Prayer
Dr Leonardo Franchi (Lecturer, School of Education, University of Glasgow) Prayer But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret (Matthew 6:6). Catholic educators will appreciate that to know Jesus involves both study and prayer. The Compendium recognises this by its inclusion of … Read more Using the Compendium in Catholic Education 3: Prayer
