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November 15, 2018

St Benedict’s School is set to move onto single site

The Diocese of East Anglia, together with the Governors of St Benedicts School in Bury St Edmunds, have announced that from September 2019, the school will […]
September 21, 2018

Pupils gather at Schools Mass to mark start of year

Around 700 pupils and teachers from Catholic schools across the Diocese of East Anglia gathered at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich today (September 21) to mark […]
July 19, 2018

Norfolk school stages literary extravaganza

For three days the pupils at the Sacred Heart School in Swaffham were released from their normal timetable to take part in a literary extravaganza, reports […]
July 5, 2018

Suffolk pupils learn of different ways to honour Mary

Pupils at The Catholic Primary Schools of the Waveney Valley (St Edmund’s in Bungay and St Benet’s in Beccles) have been learning about different ways of […]
July 3, 2018

Suffolk pupils enjoy a weekend of adventure in Norfolk

Year 4 pupils from federated RC Primary Schools St Edmunds in Bury St Edmunds and St Josephs in Sudbury recently attended a three-day residential trip to […]
June 8, 2018

Cambridge school celebrates its 50th anniversary in style

St Laurences Catholic Primary School in Cambridge has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. History Curriculum Lead and past pupil Rachel Chalklin reports. Ten years after the […]
May 6, 2018

Bishop Alan is welcomed at Moreton Hall School

Bishop Alan Hopes spent the day at Moreton Hall Prep School on April 30 where he celebrated Mass and met with staff, pupils and governors. The […]
April 18, 2018

Swaffham Sacred Heart School pupils just love to sing

Two choirs from Sacred Heart School in Swaffham have been called outstanding at county music festivals in Norfolk. Attending the Norfolk County Music Festival at Springwood […]
April 3, 2018

Norwich school project makes clothes for Malawi children

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School in Norwich has been visited by Andy and Mary Clark who took all the children for an unusual Monday […]
April 3, 2018

Cambridge school marks women’s right to vote victory

St Mary's School, Cambridge, marked the centennial of women gaining the right to vote in the UK, by inviting Classworks Theatre group to perform a special […]
March 9, 2018

New Ipswich headteacher wants school to be the best

The new headteacher of St Alban's Catholic High School has set out a vision of it becoming the best school in Ipswich. Matt Baker, 38, the […]
March 2, 2018

Schools hold hunger lunches to highlight inequality

Two Catholic schools in East Anglia have hosted hunger lunches to draw attention to people across the world who often do not have enough to eat. […]
February 17, 2018

Lowestoft pupils remember the Holocaust with letters

Pupils at St Mary's School in Lowestoft have marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a prayer service and postcards written and sent to a Holocaust survivor. A […]
February 15, 2018

Charitable boost for East Anglia schools’ Mini Vinnies

Pupils at two Diocese of East Anglia schools have been busy with charity activities, a visit from the Ignite team and a maths competition win. The […]
February 2, 2018

Bishop blesses school mission and student chaplaincy

St John Fisher Catholic High School in Peterborough has a new mission statement and a student chaplaincy team following a visit to the school by Bishop […]