Partnership News
News from the Catholic Primary Partnership, including our charitable work in Africa and links with international partnerships.
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Supporting St. Chad’s Sanctuary
In March 2023 the Catholic Primary Partnership welcomed its 100th school. To commemorate this, we presented a cheque for £100 to St Chad’s Sanctuary. St Chad’s Sanctuary is a place of welcome for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the heart of Birmingham; making people...
Working in Partnership with Educarem
In November 2022 we were delighted to work alongside our professional partners at Educarem. We welcomed a group of Catholic leaders from schools across the country and toured them around Fatima House and St Chad’s Sanctuary as part of the National School of Formation...
Festive Gift Giving
In November 2022 we presented Christmas gifts to the residents Fatima House. Fatima House is a partnership project that offers safe shelter to female asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute and homeless. The gifts were presented on behalf of all of our...
Mass of Remembrance and Welcome
In November 2022 we welcomed retired, serving and new headteachers from the Catholic Primary Partnership, to join the celebration of Holy Mass at St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham. We were delighted to also welcome a Deputy Director from the Birmingham Diocesan...
Continuing Support in Rwanda
We would like to thank all schools for their support of the Catholic Primary Partnership work in Catholic schools in Rwanda. We are aware that this support may have been carried out by others, before some of our schools joined the partnership, and indeed, when some of...
Supporting the new Library in Kiruhura, Rwanda
Thanks to our member schools, we were able to contribute £2,750 to the Sisters working in the Primary School in Kiruhura, Rwanda. The funds have contributed to the construction of a small library for the children. We have also contributed to the school fees of several...
Welcoming Pope Francis MAC, Oxford, to our Family
In December 2021 we were delighted to welcome the primary schools within the Pope Francis MAC in Oxford into the Catholic Primary Partnership family. We look forward to working with St John Fisher, Our Lady’s, St Thomas More, Our Lady of Lourdes, St Joseph’s (Thame),...
Welcome to Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Westhoughton
We welcome our first school outside the Archdiocese of Birmingham In November 2021 we were delighted to welcome Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Westhoughton, from the Diocese of Salford to our family of schools. Sacred Heart RC Primary has a track record of excellence...
A New Chapter for the Partnership
As the Catholic Primary Partnership enters a new chapter, under new leadership, it was essential to revisit the vision and mission of the organisation. The partnership was set up by Catholic headteachers, to support and serve Catholic headteachers. It became clear...