Inspections for Church of England and Methodist schools will be paused to allow schools to focus on Covid-19 mitigations and for safety reasons

The Church of England has made two new senior appointments within its National Education Team to lead the new framework for Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) which comes into effect from September 2021.

NEWS / An Abuse of Faith, the independent report by Dame Moira Gibb into the Church's handling of the Bishop Peter Ball case, has been published today.  

Dr Margaret James, National SIAMS Director, explains why the new framework will be 'radically different, radically the same'.

NEWS / Statement on the sentencing of Peter Ball.

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

The BBC has confirmed it is screening a documentary on the Peter Ball case.

NEWS / Archbishop Commissions Independent Review of Peter Ball Case

NEWS / Church of England schools line up for awards as vlogging, eBay, and green fingers catch judges’ eye

The Church of England’s Chief Education Officer outlines how Church Schools will flourish as the Academies programme increases momentum