A continuing community of formation
Experienced leaders serving Catholic education
EducareM Associates are formed Catholic educational leaders who contribute their experience, insight and service to the ongoing work of EducareM and the National School of Formation.
Our purpose
Formation that becomes accompaniment and service
Associates help EducareM respond to the changing needs of Catholic education. They accompany leaders, support formation programmes and help shape future provision—drawing on successful leadership experience and a deep commitment to the mission of the Church in education.
Formation
Continue to deepen personal vocation, Catholic identity and understanding of educational mission.
Accompaniment
Walk alongside Catholic leaders through listening, professional dialogue, coaching and mentoring.
Service
Contribute experience and expertise to programmes that strengthen Catholic leadership and governance.
Becoming an Associate
Who is the role for?
An EducareM Associate will normally be an experienced and successful Catholic educational leader who has completed the National School of Formation’s Christ the Teacher Programme and participated in its study visits.
The Associate role
How Associates contribute
Associates work as part of a team or through individual deployment, according to the needs of a programme, school or leader.
Develop provision
Help develop, promote, sustain and review EducareM and National School of Formation programmes.
Support programmes
Contribute as a team member, facilitator, coach, mentor or programme leader.
Lead well
Lead assigned activity and help ensure effective planning, administration and evaluation.
Build relationships
Work with dioceses, schools and Catholic multi-academy trusts to identify needs and widen participation.
Champion formation
Promote the Christ the Teacher and Tabor Programmes and the wider work of the National School of Formation.
Strengthen communication
Share insight, stories and opportunities through EducareM’s website, networks and communications.
Continue learning
Attend the annual Associates briefing and training session and contribute to collective reflection.
Accompany leaders
Offer thoughtful, mission-focused support shaped around the context and needs of each Catholic leader.
A continuing journey
From formation to shared service
The Associates network enables the gifts developed through formation and leadership to serve the wider Catholic educational community.
Be formed
Complete a substantial journey of Catholic leadership formation.
Reconnect
Remain part of the NSF community through reflection and accompaniment.
Contribute
Share leadership expertise through EducareM programmes and partnerships.
Accompany
Help other Catholic leaders grow in confidence, clarity and hope.
“Being an association is a value and a responsibility… With the help of God and the pastors of the Church, you are called to make this talent that has been placed in your hands bear fruit.”Pope Francis, Address to the Italian Catholic Primary School Teachers’ Association, 5 January 2018
Could you contribute as an EducareM Associate?
Contact EducareM for an initial conversation about the role, current priorities and opportunities to serve.
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