Why do churchgoers carry palm crosses? Why will there be processions through towns and cities this Sunday? Why will donkeys be seen in churches and cathedrals this week?

 

What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?

Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?

What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?

 

Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner for England, spoke at the National Education Conference 2023.

Address by Lord Boateng, Chair of the Archbishops' Commission on Racial Justice, at the National Education Conference 2023

The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State for Education, spoke at the National Education Conference 2023.

FEATURE / School uniform schemes run from Church of England parishes are reporting growing demand as schools prepare for the start of term.

Analysis for the Trussell Trust shows that nearly 100,000 households sought food aid from its network of food banks for the first time in April and June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

A project that started as tea and toast served by Sheffield Cathedral's congregation in response to rising poverty and unemployment has grown into a charity that has helped at least 10,000 people over the last 30 years.