Click here to view and download the JMB Guidelines on the Inclusion of Students of Other Faiths in Catholic Secondary Schools which were written by Aiveen Mullally of SchoolEthos.ie. 

These guidelines offer practical suggestions to Catholic secondary schools on how to welcome and facilitate students of different faiths and no faith, while remaining true to the characteristic spirit of the school.  The guidelines seek to address some of the challenges faced by Catholic schools in a 21st Century diverse Ireland and to encourage schools to be truly Catholic in its approach to hospitablity and inclusiveness of all faiths and none in their schools. 

A number of copies were sent to all voluntary secondary schools in June and you are can also download them here. We hope you find the guidelines useful!

These guidelines seek to address some of the issues arising in schools, including:

• Enrolement Policies
• Withdrawal from Religious Education Class
• The Liturgical Calendar and Other Religious Festivals
• Sacred Space
• Faith Formation and Prayer
• Uniform
• Curriculum Difficulties
• How Different Faiths Bury and Commemorate their Dead

The guidelines were launched on April 30th 2010, at the JMB/AMCSS annual conference for principals. 

 (L-R) Noel Merrick (President JMB/AMCSS), Aiveen Mullally (SchoolEthos.ie), Ferdia Kelly (JMB), Michael Redmond (JMB).