Partnership News
News from the Catholic Primary Partnership, including our charitable work in Africa and links with international partnerships.
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...
BCPP Becomes a School Governor Champion
BCPP recognises the importance of the fabulous work that committed governors do across our family of schools. We know that schools are better places because of their willingness to volunteer their time, expertise and passion for the good of our Catholic communities....
BCPP Support SVP
BCPP were proud to support the amazing work of the Redditch Saint Vincent de Paul volunteers through a contribution to their good work supporting the homeless over Christmas. Whilst due to Covid restrictions, the SVP were unable to host their annual festive lunch for...
Vasteras Collaboration
Introduction In 2019, BCPP were proud to begin a new relationship with Vasteras Kommun, welcoming six headteachers to our schools who spent a week job shadowing colleagues across the West Midlands. Once again we are grateful to Erasmus+ for their help and financial...
Rwanda: 2019 Update
Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership are honoured, through the generosity of our partner schools, to be able to support the education of young people in Rwanda through our links with the Sisters of Sainte Marie de Namur. In November 2019 we were able to meet the...
Eskilstuna Collaboration
Introduction In 2006, the first link was established by BCPP schools with Swedish schools in Eskilstuna. Since then there have been many exchanges of visitors between the two cities, allowing international job shadowing and other collaborative works and cooperation.St...
Rwanda: 2018 Update
Letter from Sister Susan McLean – Coordinating BCPP work in Rwanda 22 May 2018 I would like to thank you most sincerely for the donation received from the Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership in December 2017. All students who sat their final examinations in...
Rwanda: 2017 Update
Letter from Sister Auréa - Kiruhura Primary School 19 June 2017 On behalf of Kiruhura Primary school, I would like to thank Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership for the donation you sent to help our Nursery classes. Over the last three years the number of children...
Rwanda: 2017 Lenten Appeal
As we start to move towards Lent, I thought I would write to update you on issues around our Lenten Appeal, for our on-going work in Rwanda. I would like to start by saying a big “thank you” to all those schools that have supported this work in any way over the past...
Rwanda: 2016 Update
Once again the Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership has been active in Rwanda on behalf of the children and school communities that have contributed so generously to our on-going appeal. Through the work of Sister Susan and the Sisters of St Mary of Namur we have...