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Message from Bishop Robert, 9 April 2024
Tuesday 09 AprilIt was over two decades ago that Lord Deering described our church schools as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the Church of England. It is a sentiment with which I wholeheartedly agree and of which I am reminded at every opportunity I get to spend time in one of our 116 church schools in this diocese.
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Could you provide pastoral support to C of E schools?
Monday 08 AprilBishop Robert and Bishop Rachel are looking for special people with a background in education who can take on the role of Bishop’s Visitor to Schools. This is a voluntaryContinue reading
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Outstanding Ofsted judgement for Christ Church C of E Primary School
Monday 29 JanuaryChrist Church CofE Primary in Cheltenham is celebrating having been awarded an Outstanding rating in all five areas of effectiveness in an inspection last month. The glowing report states that,Continue reading
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Children grow their own food at St John’s Academy gardening club
Tuesday 23 JanuaryPupils at St John’s Primary Academy in Coleford have been getting their hands dirty and growing plants and vegetables at a new after school gardening club. The club was setContinue reading
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Water dispensers at All Saints’ dramatically cut plastic waste
Monday 22 JanuaryAll Saints’ Academy in Cheltenham has prevented the use of 37,271 plastic bottles since September, by installing water bottle refilling stations around the school. From November, the academy stopped sellingContinue reading
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Experience Easter Outside: popular teaching resource relaunched
Wednesday 10 JanuaryRosie of Hartpury CofE Primary School has been using the Experience Easter Outside teaching resource; “It’s been so easy to setup, it’s all there, and the kids are getting soContinue reading
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A Christmas message for schools, from Bishop Robert
Wednesday 13 DecemberA Christmas message for schools, from the Bishop of Tewkesbury, the Rt Revd Robert Springett. Transcript I want to say huge thank you to everybody who makes up the lifeContinue reading
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The Big Mission Weekend with the Archbishop of Canterbury: 24 to 26 May 2024
Tuesday 05 DecemberWe are delighted to announce that the Archbishop of Canterbury will be with us in this diocese for the weekend of Friday 24 May to Sunday 26 May 2024. This is part of his programme of evangelistic weekends in different dioceses.
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Bishop Emmanuel shares stories of Tanzania with Clearwater Academy pupils
Tuesday 21 NovemberBishop Emmanuel Bwatta, from the Diocese of Western Tanganyika, Tanzania, visited Clearwater Academy to find out about the school and meet the children and staff. Clearwater Academy is linked withContinue reading
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Message from Jane Borgeaud, 5 September 2023
Tuesday 05 SeptemberThis week’s message is written by Jane Borgeaud who joined the Diocese of Gloucester on 1 September as the Director of Education.
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Celebrating God’s story through stained glass windows
Tuesday 25 JulyThis July and August, the Church of England is running #StainedGlassSummer, a campaign which brings an opportunity for churches to share more about their beautiful buildings and encourage people toContinue reading
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Bishop of Gloucester brings young voices to Parliament
Wednesday 28 JuneThe Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Revd Rachel Treweek, is holding an event in the House of Lords to call for strengthened protections in the Online Safety Bill.
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Celebrating with our church school leavers at the Cathedral
Tuesday 20 JuneOver the past week, over 2,500 Year 2 and Year 6 children from 102 Church of England schools across the Diocese of Gloucester have attended Leavers’ Services at Gloucester CathedralContinue reading
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Pupils sowing seeds of hope at Oak Hill CoE Primary
Monday 17 AprilAs part of the Big Seed Sow, pupils from a Church of England school in Tewkesbury have been planting sunflowers to show support for the people of Ukraine. The BigContinue reading
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‘Excellent’ SIAMS report for Clearwater C of E Primary Academy
Monday 20 MarchA primary academy in Quedgeley has been praised for its highly effective Christian leadership and offering an engaging curriculum through which all its pupils can flourish. Clearwater C of EContinue reading
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Using nature to reduce flood risk at Cam Hopton School
Tuesday 31 JanuaryExpert engineers have created an innovative water management system to tackle a flooding problem at Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School. The hillside position of the school, situated aboveContinue reading
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Eco campaigner Josie lights up her school
Tuesday 04 OctoberPV panels have been fitted to the roof of Bussage Church of England Primary School after a 10-year-old schoolgirl inspired her local community to take action on the environment. JosieContinue reading
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Shoebox gifts to show Ukraine we care
Tuesday 27 SeptemberChildren leaving church primary school across the Diocese of Gloucester collected and sent over 500 shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in Ukraine over the summer, as well as donatingContinue reading
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Primrose Hill Primary Church of England Academy celebrates Ofsted report
Tuesday 20 SeptemberPrimrose Hill Primary C of E Academy in Lydney has been awarded an Ofsted ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ judgements in two of the five areas inspected. Inspectors visited the school atContinue reading
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Field Court Infants plot against plastic pollution
Monday 28 MarchChildren in year 2 at Field Court Infant Academy have been learning all about plastic pollution in the world’s oceans as part of their topic “He’s got the whole worldContinue reading
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Local and National Updates – March Diocesan Education News
Friday 25 MarchCongratulations and welcome to the following leaders who are joining us this Spring term or changing their role: Steph Matthews – interim executive headteacher at Holy Trinity CofE Primary School,Continue reading
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Carbon Reduction and Eco News
Friday 25 MarchAll schools, please sign up today! Come and join: St Mark’s C.E Junior School, Sapperton C.E Primary School, Miserden C.E Primary School, St Andrew’s C.E Chedworth, Old Sodbury C.E PrimaryContinue reading
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Clearwater celebrates first Ofsted inspection
Thursday 24 MarchClearwater Church of England Primary Academy is celebrating a glowing Ofsted report in its first inspection since it opened in 2017. Behaviour and attitudes, and personal development, have been judgedContinue reading
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RE and Art Competition reminder, 2021 – 2022
Tuesday 22 MarchGlimpses of Belief The Education Team is running its annual RE and art competition, for our family of schools, on the theme Glimpses of Belief. This year, to make thingsContinue reading
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God asked me to adopt on Mothering Sunday
Tuesday 22 MarchOn Mothering Sunday 2020, Katherine heard God calling her to adoption. She shares her story. “I was 35 and had been praying for a husband and family. It hadn’t happenedContinue reading
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Minchinhampton School brings power to solar project
Monday 31 JanuaryMinchinhampton School is powering towards net-zero with an innovative project to help plug the gap between its finances and its eco-friendly aspirations.
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The Pop Box – developed with the team at the Diocese of Gloucester.
Thursday 13 JanuaryiSingPop presents the Pop Box, developed with the team at the Diocese of Gloucester.
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Think Pray Do Together
Friday 26 NovemberThe Education Team at the Diocese of Gloucester is inviting schools, alongside families and worshipping communities, to consider what can be done to help our world, using the simple methodContinue reading
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Pioneer Ministry Blog: Bible and Big Bang – can they go together?
Thursday 04 NovemberEngaging schools and congregations with big questions around science and faith Psalm 111:2 ESV: Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. This yearContinue reading
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Baptisms moving outdoors in Thornbury and Oldbury
Monday 25 OctoberThe Revd Joy Ludlow, Priest-in-charge, United Benefice of Thornbury and Oldbury with Shepperdine blogs about how the pandemic has changed their approach to baptism. “Like many of our communities, inContinue reading
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A comic strip pointed me to my true calling
Friday 22 OctoberExhausted primary school teacher Joanne Wykes was spending her life pushing herself to excel at work and also had tried to give everything to her previous church. But when lockdownContinue reading
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Harriet’s hair is a lifeline for the rainforest
Monday 11 OctoberA seven-year-old from Barnwood is on a mission to save the rainforest and she’s prepared to do whatever it takes to make a difference.
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School and church come together to celebrate St Matthew’s Day
Wednesday 06 OctoberTo celebrate the feast of St Matthew on 21 September, members of the congregation of the church in Cainscross ran a whole day with their church school. St Matthew’s CofEContinue reading
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Ken uses locust sandwiches and tennis to bring faith to life
Monday 04 October40 years after he came to faith in Jesus, Ken Spensley tells us about how his calling to a life of ministry has played out, and his hunger to doContinue reading
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The Real Advent Calendar, special offer for schools and churches
Tuesday 21 SeptemberA fair way to Christmas To mark the launch of the 2021 Real Advent Calendar the Meaningful Chocolate Company is offering free delivery to churches and schools if they buyContinue reading
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Serve And Share building community in Gloucester
Tuesday 21 SeptemberA food sharing initiative in central Gloucester has led to friendships and a better sense of community
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