​Acting on behalf of the Archbishop, the DES has the responsibility of directing Catholic schools concerning the development of curriculum provision for Religious Education and strengthening Catholic life. This work is also extended to the recruitment, formation and ongoing training of school leaders and that of foundation governors, representatives and directors of multi academies. Under Section 48 of the Education Act and in accordance with the Code of Canon Law, the DES has the responsibility to inspect the provision of RE and Catholic life.   ​​

DES Services

Services for Schools and Academies
 
As part of our mission and aims the Diocesan Education Service remains committed to providing the best possible service to all of our schools and academies in order that they are able to deliver the best possible Catholic education to all of our children and young people across the diocese. 
 
We are committed to working in partnership with all of our schools and academies and to this end we have compiled a guide which offers an outline summary of the services we aim to provide to schools and academies during the course of this forthcoming year. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list and is under constant review. It can be found at the "DES Services" link above.  
We hope to be able to develop and improve the range and quality of services that we deliver in order to meet the needs of our schools.
 
Annual Charge for DES Services for 2019 onwards
“Acting on behalf of the Archbishop, the DES has the responsibility of directing Catholic schools concerning the development of curriculum provision for Religious Education and strengthening Catholic life. This work is also extended to the recruitment, formation and ongoing training of Catholic school leaders and that of Catholic foundation governors, representatives and directors of multi academies. Under Section 48 of the Education Act and in accordance with the Code of Canon Law, the DES has the responsibility to inspect the provision of RE and Catholic life.”
 
As previously agreed the annual charge to all schools has remained fixed for the past 3 years to allow schools the ability to budget accordingly.
We wish to give all schools advance notice that with effect from next year, September 2019, there will be a modest increase in the annual charge to cover the increase in costs for delivering those services essential for all Catholic schools in the diocese, as explained in the Trustee statement above.
It is our intention to keep the annual charge to schools fixed for the next 3 years, (as we have done for the past 3 years), in order to allow schools to plan financially for the future.
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 PRIMARY SCHOOLS/ACADEMIES:                   £5 per pupil
SECONDARY SCHOOLS/ACADEMIES:              £4 per pupil
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS:                                 £3 per pupil
 
For any further queries please contact Jane Hatton or Sharon Leahy on j.hatton@bdes.org.uk

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