CRS4041 - Catholic Education 1: Mission and Ethos

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the mission, historical background, governance and ethos of Catholic schools and of the vision of education that underpins them.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ethos of a Catholic school and identify a range of opportunities for a teacher to support its Mission Statement.
- Demonstrate the ability to make professional decisions regarding the pastoral and educational needs of pupils with reference to the aims and purposes of Catholic education.
- Plan opportunities to contribute to pupils' personal, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development (including world faiths) and understand the leadership process for development and evaluation.

Content:

- Gain an understanding of education in practice, responsibility, accountability and improvement in order to enable them to understand the requirements of teaching in Catholic education.
- Catholic tradition in education; teachings of the Catholic Church in respect of the curriculum; the role of the parents as first educators; working knowledge of: responsibilities in Canon Law, the responsibilities of school governing bodies for the maintenance of the Trust Deed and Instrument, the ethos, and the contract of employment in the Catholic school.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Assessment:

001 Assessed coursework 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Jenny Stuart-Collins
Level - U
Credit Value - 10
Pre-Requisites -
Semester(s) Offered - 4S1

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