The National Society for Education is deeply committed to education through developing school leaders, shaping policy, and growing faith.

News of a new look for the royal-charter charity which oversees schools in England and Wales.

National Society advocates for long-term, inclusive education reform blending equity, aspiration, and sustainable pathways for all learners.

The Fabian Society recently launched a consultation on social care with responses to the consultation being used to help ‘develop a roadmap to a national care service for England’

Our community guidelines have been created to encourage conversations that reflect our values. They apply to all content posted on the national social media accounts run by the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York. 

Anglicans, including Jeremy Morris and Tim Norwood from the ecumenical team at Lambeth Palace, were present at Westminster Abbey for Evensong and a reception with the Anglican-Lutheran Society. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Great Britain is a close ecumenical partner, through the Porvoo agreement, and it was lovely to have a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones.

The whole country is invited to join The Children’s Society’s first ever online National Christingle Service in partnership with the Church of England.

The service will include Royal President of The Children’s Society, HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, along with the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is sharing a message of support along with the charity’s Vice-Chair of Trustees, the Bishop of Derby, Libby Lane. Mark Russell, CEO of the The Children’s Society, shares the address.

NEWS / A framework for how Church of England schools will work with the Department for Education following the Education and Adoption Act 2016 has been published.

Guidelines for the Professional Conduct of the Clergy - Appendix 1

Article for Civil Society magazine by lead safeguarding bishop Joanne Woolway Grenfell on safeguarding governance in the Church of England.