‘INITIAL AND ON-GOING FORMATION: THE MA IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

EDUCATING TODAY AND TOMORROW: A RENEWING PASSION

CENTRO MARIAPOLI CASTELGANDOLFO

FRIDAY 20^th NOVEMBER 2015

Dr John Lydon KCHS FHEA
Programme Director
MA in Catholic School Leadership
St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London UK

John.Lydon@stmarys.ac.uk

‘INITIAL AND ON-GOING FORMATION: THEMA IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

                                          A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE UK’

Before outlining my presentation I would like to thank most sincerely Cardinal Grocholewski the former Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and Archbishop Zani Secretary of the Congregation for inviting me to present a paper at this World Congress celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis the foundational document on Christian education of the Second Vatican Council.

 OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

- To explore the nature of the MA in Catholic School Leadership Programme at St Mary’s Catholic University London

- To highlight the demonstrable focus on Formation

 - To underline contemporary challenges and suggest ways in which Catholic school leaders may respond to the challenges

THE NATURE OF THE MA IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

AT ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY LONDON

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