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Key recommendations to continually improve church schools Cathedral statistics show continued recovery in 2023 The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards nearly £5 million for conservation in C of E New report highlights progress on Church of England’s ambition to reach net zero carbon New independent chair for Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel Bishops back...

The Church of England (National Society for Education) has published its latest annual inspection report for Church schools, revealing a transition away from single-word inspection grades to a new framework that emphasises a “more compassionate, contextual approach to accountability”. Under the new framework, over 99 per cent of inspections conducted by SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of...

 The Church of England has been awarded nearly £5 million to fund a “much needed” expansion in work to conserve cultural and historical heritage in parish churches in a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. A further £85 million is expected to be awarded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s National Lottery Grants for...

More than £20 million has been allocated so far to dioceses to help support parishes and schools to reduce their carbon emissions, according to a new report. The first Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report highlights the impact of the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme since it was mobilised last year. The ambitious programme...

The Church of England’s latest cathedral attendance statistics reveal a continued recovery in 2023, with a five per cent increase in weekly service attendance. Attendance at Christmas services was up 20 per cent year on year and the rise was also reflected in Easter services, where attendance was up by 10 per cent. Cathedrals also...

Nazir Afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor, known for his work in the Rochdale grooming gang cases and tackling gender violence, has been appointed as the next independent chair of the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel (NSP) Mr Afzal, a practising Muslim, and founder chair of the Catholic Church’s safeguarding body in England and...

The House of Bishops has given its support to proposed changes to the process of nominating future diocesan bishops to the Crown, to simplify the process and help enable a broad representation. The House, which is made up of the diocesan bishops and other senior bishops in the Church of England – agreed to ask...

Christians Against Poverty “deeply concerned” over latest Ofgem energy price New match funding scheme helps churches cut carbon emissions Persecution continues in Russia Archbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice publishes fifth report  Church of Scotland submits written evidence on Assisted Dying St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh hosts immersive installation ** Christians Against Poverty “deeply concerned” over...

Following Ofgem’s recent announcement that average energy bills are set to rise by 10% from this month (October), Christians Against Poverty’s Chief Executive Officer, Stewart McCulloch has voiced the charity’s concerns. Stewart McCulloch said: ​“Almost half our clients already face the devastating reality of not having enough to pay for their basic needs, including energy costs. “With the...

A new pilot scheme from the Church of England is helping churches double their money for carbon-cutting projects. Give To Go Green is a match-funding pilot project from the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme, working with churches to double locally raised donations, to help pay for carbon reducing projects. The scheme was first piloted over...

In Russia, an outspoken Christian preacher is facing trial for posting a question on social media. And in occupied Ukraine, a Christian woman could be jailed for up to ten years for remarks made in a prayer meeting. ‘Both cases reflect the rising persecution of Christians in Russia and in Russian-occupied Ukraine,’ says Paul Robinson,...

The Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice has released the fifth of its biannual Racial Justice reports. Mandated to drive ‘significant cultural and structural change on issues of racial justice within the Church of England’, the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice (ACRJ), headed by The Rt Hon Lord Paul Boateng, is charged with monitoring, holding to account...