Thank you to school leaders and staff upon whose professionalism their communities are relying in the face of extraordinary challenges. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.

The Board has revised it’s policy statement on British Values in Church of England schools. This can be found on the policy statements section of our website.

The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education is holding a meeting of its full board this evening. The full board meets three times a year.

The next module of the Bishop’s Certificate in Church School Governance takes place this evening. The topic is effective governance.

Today we welcome our new Headteachers back to Union Street for our series of New Leadership Seminars. The session will cover Admissions and Appeals in Church of England schools.

The SDBE’s guidance and model policy on school complaints is now available on our website.

Today SDBE MAT is inviting in all its school business managers as part of a cycle of collaboration and updates.

Today SDBE MAT is inviting in all its school business managers as part of a cycle of collaboration and updates

This afternoon we have a meeting on Chaplaincy development in the diocese. One of our strategic objectives is to look for new opportunities and models in the school chaplaincy and grow links with diocesan clergy.

Two fascinating RE training sessions are taking place at Union Street today led jointly by our Primary RE Advisor and a trainer from Barnabas in Schools. The morning training will explore ‘Christianity Around the World’ whilst the afternoon session looks at ‘Art & Spirituality’.

This evening our Primary Religious Education Adviser is leading a governor training session on the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist schools (SIAMS) evaluation schedule. This will be useful preparation for schools prior to inspection.

This week we have a number of courses taking place at the SDBE, starting with Safer Recruitment training tomorrow.