Education & National Society
Welcome to the Education Division and National Society
webpages
An introduction to our work with Schools, Children and Young
People, Adult Education, Further Education and Higher Education can
be found below. For more details, please follow the links or
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Latest news
Education the focus of the Bishop of Winchester's maiden
speech in the House of Lords
The Rt Revd Timothy Dakin, Bishop of
Winchester, has given his Maiden Speech in the House of Lords.
Speaking on 14 May 2013, he highlighted the important role played
by Higher Education, including the Colleges and Universities of the
Anglican Communion. He also urged the Department for Education to
review the arrangements for RE qualifications, assessment and
teacher education and stressed that education needed to prepare
students for both cooperation and competition.
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Schools
The CofE is a major provider of statutory education, the
largest provider of schools in England. There are nearly 4,500
Church of England primary and middle schools and more than 190
secondary schools, including more than 220 primary and secondary
academies. Nearly one in five primary school children are
educated in Church of England primary schools by 19% of all primary
teachers.
Church School of the Future: read the full report
here: protecting and developing our schools
for the next decade
Celebrating 200 years of church schools on
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Voluntary Activities
The Church of England is also a major provider of voluntary
activities and training for those working with children and young people
within the Church and the wider community.
Adult Education
Adult
Education offered by the church aims to grow God's people, and
to encourage all to develop as disciples of Christ.
All God's people are on a Lifelong Journey. The church can
offer informal and formal opportunities for Lifelong Learning.
Further Education
Chaplaincy in Further Education is a growing
ministry and the church promotes involvement in this important
work, meeting the needs of young people 16-19 and many adults.
There are also opportunities for the Church to work in
partnership with local FE colleges.
Higher Education
The Education Division's work in Higher Education is
concentrated on supporting Chaplaincy in universities, Higher
Education policy issues and Anglican Universities and University
colleges.