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National School of Formation
Deep personal, spiritual and professional formation for those called to lead and govern Catholic education.
Promoting the vision and voice of Catholic leadersOur purpose
Formation for mission
As Catholic educators pursue their true mission and core purpose, many encounter a growing tension between national education policy and their aspirations for children and young people.
The National School of Formation was established to help leaders and governors realise the mission of the Church in education with clarity, confidence and hope.
Two formation pathways
Find the programme for your stage of leadership
Christ the Teacher and Tabor are distinct yet related programmes of deep leadership formation within the National School of Formation.
Tabor Programme
For middle and senior leaders, and those new to governance in a Catholic school
Tabor develops confident, mission-led Catholic leadership through formation, reflection, professional dialogue and practical application.
Programme Lead: Martin Johnson
Explore Tabor
Christ the Teacher
For headteachers, directors and chairs of governors
The established National School of Formation programme for those carrying significant responsibility for the strategic and spiritual leadership of Catholic education.
Programme Lead: Brendan Duffy
Explore Christ the TeacherA continuing journey
Formation that grows with leadership
The National School of Formation supports leaders before, during and beyond a particular role or programme.
Form
Deepen personal vocation, Catholic identity and understanding of mission.
Lead
Translate formation into courageous, hope-filled leadership and governance.
Reconnect
Continue to reflect, be accompanied and contribute as part of the NSF community.
Graduate accompaniment
Reconnect
Graduates are invited to annual accompaniment events where they can reconnect, reflect and be accompanied. Graduates may also become NSF Associates, contributing more deeply to the wider work of EducareM and the National School of Formation.
Discover Reconnect“The mission of the Church is to evangelize, for the interior transformation and the renewal of humanity. For young people, the school is one of the ways for this evangelization to take place.” The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School (1988), §66
Ready to explore your next step?
View forthcoming dates or contact EducareM for guidance about the right pathway.