Catholic Education and the Common Good insights from theory and practice in the UK

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course will integrate the experience of teaching in London Catholic schools with a reflection on practice informed by contemporary scholarship. Students who are successful in applying for placements with Catholic secondary schools in London will spend 10-15 hours per week on-site in their school, working with staff and students in a variety of ways. They will also meet weekly, as a class, to discuss their experiences and to explore the broader context of their experiences. Beginning with an introduction to the English Catholic school, its history and relationship with the State, the course will include: the Catholic school and the common good; teaching and learning in the UK tradition; controversy in the face of religious pluralism, secularisation and the question of the separation of Church and State; Catholic school ethos; spiritual capital and leadership of the Catholic school.