Religious Education occupies a curious place in public life. It is endlessly debated, poorly understood and easily sidelined. Although it asks some of the biggest questions pupils will face at school, it is increasingly treated as though it matters least. That neglect is no longer abstract. It is now playing out in courts and classrooms,…
If sacramental preparation moves out of schools, the first and hardest hit will be those on the margins—the children whose families are already struggling with poverty, instability or fractured relationships with the Church writes Roisín Coll My final class of the semester met this week. It was a room full of soon-to-qualify Catholic primary…