All Schools

All Church of England Schools have much in common. On the links below are areas which are relevant to both voluntary aided and voluntary controlled schools.

The ethos of a school is very important. For support in how this can be developed, click here.
Ian McDougall has produced some very practical suggestions. To download these, click here.

Ian has also produced some very helpful suggestions for raising the profile of your school. To see these, click here.

SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) has become very popular in schools. To download a document produced by Jane Brooke about using it in Christian schools, click here.

The duty to promote community cohesion came into force on 1 September 2007 and will be inspected by Ofsted from September 2008. For advice on this, click here. For aspects of community cohesion in church schools, click here.

For information about extended schools and extended services, click here. For more detailed information about having extended services on Church school sites, click here.

Our colleagues in DBE Services from Blackburn Diocese have produced some very useful resource designed to support church schools seeking to define,evaluate, develop, express and celebrate their distinctive Christian approach to the delivery of the ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda.; To download it click here.

Governing Bodies

Being a governor is a vital Christian ministry. It involves time, energy and a willingness to become involved in the life of the school on a regular basis. For information on appointing Foundation Governors, click here.

To understand the different types of governor, or if you need to change your governing body see "The Constitution of Governing Bodies."

For information about the role of governors, click here.

Staffing Support

Governing bodies have considerable responsibilities for the staff they employ and should adopt policies for appointing and developing teaching and support staff in their schools.

For advice on inducting new staff, click here.

For advice on professional development, click here.

For advice on dealing with staff when they leave, click here.

To download a commissioning service for a new headteacher, click here.