• AS this school year comes to its end perhaps the Catholic leadership at the Diocese of Westminster should reflect upon the upset and trouble it has caused since last September in Camden and Islington, as well as in the other five inner-London boroughs included, over their proposals to form Catholic Academy Trusts (CATs) within their schools.

Thankfully, due to solid resistance and informed objections by our councils, parents, governors and unions the diocese has now had to rethink what it outlined.

Most objected to the fact that the diocese simply does not understand the complex needs of catholic inner-London schools. What is to their discredit is the poor tone they have taken towards our elected councils over this matter.

Minimal consideration was shown towards our councils who have done much over many decades to support inner-London catholic education.

MICHAEL COSH
Corinne Road, N19