As Catholic educators pursue their true mission and core purpose in schools, many are encountering a growing tension between national education policy and their intentions and aspiration for children and young people.

The National School of Formation was established to support the call for more effective and appropriate provision for Headteachers and Governors to realise the true mission of the Church in education.

The National School of Formation is a programme and vehicle to:

• support the personal and spiritual development of leaders in education for the renewal of society;
• explore ways of developing the vision and mission for Catholic education;
• be a powerful voice for Catholic educators in local and national forums.

“The mission of the Church is to evangelize, for the interior transformation and the renewal of humanity.  For young people, the school is one of the ways for this evangelization to take place.”

The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School, 1988 #66