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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... (1833 words)Key recommendations to continually improve church schools
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... (371 words)The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards nearly £5 million for conservation in C of E
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... (282 words)New report highlights progress on Church of England’s ambition to reach net zero carbon
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... (298 words)Cathedral statistics show continued recovery in 2023
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... (247 words)New independent chair for Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel
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... (204 words)Bishops back proposals to simplify nomination process for diocesan bishops
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... (231 words)
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