Events

Attendance each term is strongly encouraged as the team will share essential updates and other significant information; please note, delegates need only attend one briefing per term.

Attendance each term is strongly encouraged as the team will share essential updates and other significant information; please note, delegates need only attend one briefing per term.

A chance for members of the Church Council, who are not involved with the finances, to find out what they need to know about their church finances to ensure your trustee duties are fulfilled and help better plan for mission and ministry.

This course is mandatory for all foundation governor roles where you are new or have been reappointed to a church school board. It is also encouraged for those who wish to refresh their knowledge and understanding.

New for this year: separate sessions will be offered for foundation governors in maintained schools, foundation directors on academy trust boards, and foundation governors serving at local school board level within an academy trust.

This course is mandatory for all foundation governor roles where you are new or have been reappointed to a church school board. It is also encouraged for those who wish to refresh their knowledge and understanding.

New for this year: separate sessions will be offered for foundation governors in maintained schools, foundation directors on academy trust boards, and foundation governors serving at local school board level within an academy trust.

SIAMS inspection works on the expectation that schools will carry out ongoing self-evaluation of their effectiveness as a church school. The session will include input on principles of good self-evaluation and time for schools to work on their own self-evaluation with support from the course facilitator.

The Church of England and Community Security Trust (CST) are offering briefing webinars on Martyn’s Law, with an emphasis on Standard Duty Premises.

Attendance each term is strongly encouraged as the team will share essential updates and other significant information; please note, delegates need only attend one briefing per term.

The Bible Course is delivered over eight sessions; this course explores what the Bible is, what story it tells, and how it relates to your work in a church school.

Farmers' Harvest Festival service organised by the Chaplaincy for Agriculture and Rural Life. Preacher: Bishop Hugh. All welcome.

Attendance each term is strongly encouraged as the team will share essential updates and other significant information; please note, delegates need only attend one briefing per term.

This course will provide the guidance, support, ideas, knowledge and confidence required to be an effective and inspirational leader of RE in school.

In this session, we will cover what’s involved in basic care of the building, health and safety issues, and insurance, and outline the faculty system which is the legal framework for making any alterations or repairs, and mainly replaces planning permission.

An afternoon for new treasurers to look at the peculiarities of church finances within the Diocese of Worcester.

My name is Jenna Burne and I use mixed media art journaling as a form of prayer, praise and prophetic expression.

This course is aimed at all teachers who are already using the UC materials within school, especially ECTs and those new to teaching in a church school. and who would like to further develop the key messages of Understanding Christianity including a chance to discuss best practice with other leaders using the resource.

Attendance each term is strongly encouraged as the team will share essential updates and other significant information; please note, delegates need only attend one briefing per term.

This is a joint Holland House/Evesham Festival of Words event.

In this first second of the series, Doug Chaplin will lead us in thinking about how the New Testament came together.

This course focuses on inspection question 3. High quality Collective Worship has always been at the heart of an effective church school and this expectation is built into the SIAMS Framework.

Following charity law, PCCs account for their money through funds. This session will explore the different types of funds, what they mean and how you can utilise them.

Discover how WhatsApp Communities can help your church communicate more effectively, organise groups, share updates, and strengthen connections within your congregation.

A morning exploring the history, theological roots, and practice of a way of praying known as “the Jesus Prayer”.

This workshop is put on as part of the continuing development programme for Readers / LLMs, but is also open to clergy.

This session will look at the unique role of the clergy Ex-officio or approved Bishop’s Representative on the governing board of a church school. We will review their responsibilities and provide an understanding of their position within the governing board.

SIAMS inspectors request that schools send them a brief summary of their ongoing self-evaluation for the purposes of inspection. This session looks at possible formats for this summary document and suggests how schools can make the most of their summary to give inspectors pertinent knowledge of their school’s strengths as a church school.

This is a joint Holland House/Evesham Festival of Words event.

This training is with Heather Ford, Church Support Manager with Ecclesiastical Insurance. Heather will lead the session, explaining why managing health and safety effectively is important, providing an overview of health & legislation relevant to churches, and offering a step-by-step guide and the tools to enable churches to feel more confident in managing their health and safety responsibilities.

This training is with Heather Ford, Church Support Manager with Ecclesiastical Insurance. All churches need to complete a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment to comply with legislation. Heather will lead this session and take you through the specialist resources Ecclesiastical have, in order to enable you to meet your fire risk management obligations.