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St Augi ustne's schoo l: Diocese goes it alone As the Roman Catholics withdraw from the partnership at Oxford's combined school, the Anglicans are sad but determined to set up their own secondary school in the City
DROP THE DEBT DAY IN OXFORD
Frank Blackwell
Oxford felt like Africa on Saturday 12 May when a multi-national gathering filled the sundrenched city centre for Drop the Debt Day. Christian Aid supporters were out in force and so was Aallee Owoo (pictured) and his fellow Kakatsitsi drummers from Ghana. FULL STORY PAGE 2
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THE DIOCESE of Oxford serve in the local community to met in the joint school. plans to set up a new Church meet the needs of Christians ODBE has a long history of of England secondary school and those of other faiths who providing secondary education in the City of Oxford. The pro- seek a Church of England sec- in Oxford City. 'Its preferred posal in an informal consulta- ondary school,' says Danny option was to retain St tion document, follows the Sullivan, Oxford Diocesan Augustine's as a joint school', decision of the Roman Director of Education, himself says Danny Sullivan. 'However, Catholic Archdiocese of a practising Roman Catholic. in the absence of its partner, the Birmingham to withdraw from The Bishop of Oxford has Archdiocese of Birmingham, the partnership which set up St been personally involved. He we believe that the proposal for Augustine's as a combined has written three times in the a Church of England Aided Roman Catholic Anglican past two months to the Roman Secondary School is within the School. Catholic Archbishop offering spirit of the reorganisation of Left with no choice, the ways forward to allow the joint the City', he said. school's governors met on 21 school to continue. 'With the 'Given Oxford's religious hisMay and decided they could Board of Education I am proud tory St Augustine's has been a not continue with their propos- of the achievements of St distinctive example of collaboal to keep St Augustine's as a Augustine's. However, with ration between Roman joint school. In effect this will pain and regret we accept that Catholics and Anglicans. Our lead to the school's closure in all our efforts to persuade the Diocese's continuing commit2003. Archdiocese to remain a part- ment to the school has reflect'To have to vote in this day ner with us have failed. It is a ed other ecumenical initiatives and age to close a school that is successful and developing between the two Churches a shining ecumenical light is the school, and had the potential to such as Toronto 2000 when saddest thing I have had to take continue to be a distinctive wit- Church leaders agreed to work part in' said John Morrison, ness to collaboration between together locally wherever posArchdeacon of Oxford and a the Anglican and Roman sible,' said Danny Sullivan. foundation governor. Catholic Churches,' the Bishop 'In July I will be attending the Faced with the loss of the joint of Oxford said. opening of the first joint secschool the Oxford Diocesan The reorganisation of educa- ondary school between the Board of Education (ODBE) is tion in Oxford City from a Roman Catholic Diocese of proposing to set up a new three-tier with first, middle and Hallam and the Anglican Church of England Aided upper schools to a two-tier sys- Diocese of Wakefield. This Secondary School. The ODBE tem led the Archdiocese of school in Barnsley is the result proposal is to have the new Birmingham to propose a sep- of prayer and planning school on their Cricket Road arate Catholic secondary between the two Churches. It premises on the old Cowley St school drawing from a far reflects an ecumenical vision John school site. 'The school wider catchment area than to which the ODBE is comwill be distinctive because it Oxford City. ODBE's argu- mitted and which underwill be part of the rich Anglican ment has always been that the pinned its wish to retain St tradition of service in education needs of the Roman Catholic Augustine's as a joint school', and inclusive because it will community can continue to be concluded Danny Sullivan.
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