Ahead of the ‘Under five and flourishing’ conference on 18 March, Sarah Major, Education Administrator for Jumping Fish Ltd at the Diocese of Gloucester, shares her calling to work with schools and churches to support children in their spiritual growth and development. She will be leading a workshop at the event.
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Using nature to reduce flood risk at Cam Hopton School
Expert 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 above
Shoebox gifts to show Ukraine we care
Children 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 donating
Primrose Hill Primary Church of England Academy celebrates Ofsted report
Primrose 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 at
Field Court Infants plot against plastic pollution
Children 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 world
Local and National Updates – March Diocesan Education News
Congratulations 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,
Carbon Reduction and Eco News
All 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 Primary
Clearwater celebrates first Ofsted inspection
Clearwater 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 judged
RE and Art Competition reminder, 2021 – 2022
Glimpses 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 things
Think Pray Do Together
The 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 method
Young people share how Covid has impacted their lives
Over 100 people took part in a special Youth Forum hosted by Bishop Rachel. Young people from across Gloucestershire spoke honestly about how Covid-19 has impacted their lives and asked
Bishop Rachel raises concerns in the House of Lords
Bishop Rachel has been active this week in the House of Lords, asking questions on how the Government were enabling local communities (including faith communities) to invest and rebuild their
A special Christmas in schools: stories from the Diocesan Education News
Thank you to all the schools who worked so hard to make Christmas really special in their schools. We really appreciated you sharing your Nativities and carol concerts with us
Sponsored toilet block supports Tanzanian school children
The congregation at St Philp’s and St James Church, Hucclecote has sponsored a new toilet block for Murubona school, in Western Tanganyika. Murubona School which is in our partner Diocese
Message from Bishop Robert and Bishop Rachel for 1 September
Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert share their message for all those returning to school in the coming days.
This week’s message from Bishop Rachel
Mary Magdalene knew about life’s turbulence and living with the unexpected. She had experienced Christ’s healing, travelled with him, was at his crucifixion and then …
This week’s message from Bishop Rachel
The opportunity for rest and ‘letting go’ is finally appearing on the horizon for Headteachers and staff of schools across the Diocese, and Bishop Robert and …
Bishop Robert meets with staff from Lydney Church of England Primary School
Bishop Robert met with staff from Lydney Church of England Primary School recently, to hear about how life has been for primary schools faced with such a huge amount of
Mar 24: A letter to all school staff
Bishops Rachel and Robert have written to all school staff. Download/read the letter here Text of the letter: 24 March 2020 To Headteachers, Teachers and School Support Staff. Dear Colleagues
Work starts on the new building for Clearwater Academy
Building works have begun on the long-awaited permanent site for the Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy this week. The 67 children on roll at Clearwater are currently attending school
The Real Me
Working in partnership to create ways of helping children and young people explore their real value and identity. The Real Me: Messy Church resources now available
Clergy Day: Learning to think and pray the Gospel of John
This week, Professor David Ford, Emeritus Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, spoke at our Clergy Day on his specialist subject; the Gospel of John. Asking the
Proposal to amend the religious designation of All Saints’ Academy to a CofE school
Formal Consultation A proposal to amend the religious designation of All Saints’ Academy to a Church of England School as a result of the proposed withdrawal of the Roman Catholic


