6-684: The Catholic Education Service (CES) is an agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), whose object is the advancement of the Christian religion, primarily through education. 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
12-826: Is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales . The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the permanent assembly of Catholic Bishops and Personal Ordinaries in the two member countries. The membership of the Conference comprises the Archbishops, Bishops and Auxiliary Bishops of the 22 Dioceses within England and Wales , the Bishop of the Forces (Military Ordinariate),
18-908: The Apostolic Eparch of the Ukrainian Church in Great Britain, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, and the Apostolic Prefect of the Falkland Islands. The conference is divided into departments each dealing with specific topic matters. There are seven departments, these being: Each department consists of bishops and staff, and is chaired by one bishop. Other bishops contribute as episcopal staff, and there are
24-877: 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 programme, because schools created under that scheme could not prioritise 100% of their places for Catholic children . Trustees: Management Committee : Chairman : The Right Reverend Marcus Stock , Bishop of Leeds , elected in May 2019. Director : Paul Barber Deputy Director : Mr Greg Pope (2010–2017) Catholic Bishops%E2%80%99 Conference of England and Wales The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales ( CBCEW )
30-474: 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. Former CES director, Oona Stannard, 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
36-502: 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
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