Abstract
The period since the Second Vatican Council has seen significant changes within the Catholic Community and in national educational policy. Four central concerns for Catholic schools have arisen and been exemplified by an extended process of legislation leading to the Education Reform Act 1988. First, the control and nature of the curriculum; second, the training and appointment of teachers; third, the admission of pupils and finally the control and management of Catholic schools. The central object of the Church's direct participation and provision in education, at least at the level of principle, has been to ensure the existence of a Catholic education (curriculum content) for Catholic children (admissions) taught by Catholic teachers (appointments) in Catholic schools (control). Therefore, the major policy areas for the Church are curriculum, admissions, staffing and the overall control of the Catholic school. This article will deal specifically with the Catholic school and its curriculum in the context...
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