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Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural visit to Florence - March 2007
Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural visit to Venice - October 2005
LDBS School Survey - September 2006 (Adobe pdf document)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Leadership and Management of Church of England Schools For further details of courses being run please click on this link or phone Leanne Gowar on 020 7932 1159
The Challenge of Headship For further details of courses being run please click on this link or phone Leanne Gowar on 020 7932 1159
If you would like to train as an Early Years teacher, please follow this link: Early Years PGCE (LDBS SCITT Programme). Also see the 2006-07 Graduation.
"London Community Gospel Choir" The London Community Gospel Choir, which has been established for over 25 years, is offering workshops to schools in gospel choir singing, which will then be followed by a joint concert involving both the Gospel Choir and the school choir. Further details can be obtained from Gemma Miller, on 020 8509 7288 or email gemma@choirconnexion.co.uk
"LDBS SMSC Conference in Normandy 2008 via Eurostar" Following on from previous trips to Venice and Florence, we are planning a trip to Rouen/Normandy from 2 - 5 October 2008. Invoices have been sent out and an outline programme will be sent out later in the Summer term with a follow-up pack of the trip being sent out early September.
"LDBS Headteachers Conference ~ 11 - 13th March 2009" The next Heads conference will be held at the Sandbanks Hotel in Poole, more details will be sent out in the Autumn term.
"2009: The Year of the Child" 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations International Year of the Child. The church is taking this opportunity to celebrate children and childhood, by reviewing the work done with children and young people, celebrating their contribution in the life of the church and of wider society and challenging the church to fresh vision and expression, inspired by the spirit of the child. Further information and a starter pack is available on the website www.yearofthechild2009.co.uk .
"London 2012" As part of hosting the 2012 Olympics, volunteers are being sought by Timeline to help with a range of activities. Skills being asked for include languages, first aid, stewards etc. Volunteers must be over 17 years of age by 2012. All that is needed at the moment is an expression of interest; closer to the event a commitment to be involved will be requested. Information can be found in the BBC website, www.bbc.co.uk , under the link 'Do Your Bit' (12/05)
"Bishops in Action!" The website www.bishopsinaction.com has been produced by SEER, South-Eastern Education and RE Diocesan Advisers. It contains useful resources for RE, particularly for KS2, and facts, posters and photos about Bishops and their role in the Church. It also includes 5 acts of Collective Worship for Primary Schools. The website encourages multi-cultural, global perspectives in teaching about Christianity. (05.08)
"Race Equality Policy" All schools are now required to have a Race Equality Policy. Most if not all LA's will have sent guidance on the formulation of such a policy, probably based on the guidance produced by the Commission for Racial Equality. For Guidance towards developing a Race Equality Policy - please follow this link.
"Leaflets for parents" The Mothers' Union has produced a series of four leaflets aimed at parents who want to know more about the church in their children's lives. However, schools will find much in these leaflets that will help with parents' enquiries. One deals with children and bereavement and gives very practical advice for parents and other adults on how to respond to children's questions and how to help children come to terms with death. Another deals with children's spirituality and how parents can help children to grow spiritually. 'Taking Children Seriously' explores the place of children in the church while 'Children in Church' offers suggestions to parents on how to support children during services.
These leaflets are available from the Mothers' Union at Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, SW1P 3RB (020 7222 5533) or may be downloaded from the MU website: www.themothersunion.org
"A Culture of Hope? Priorities and Vision in Church Schools" An address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to headteachers of Church of England Secondary Schools at their annual conference - September 2003. Please follow this link.
"The Royal Society of Arts focus on food campaign" is designed to raise the profile and importance of food education in schools. Please follow this link to learn more.
"Eco-Schools" The Eco-Schools scheme is 'rooted in a genuine desire to help children become more effective citizens by encouraging them to take responsibility for the future of their environment'. The scheme encourages schools to start to look at how they impact on the environment, how this is decided upon and how it can be managed. There is a high emphasis on the involvement of learners in both primary and secondary settings. As well as obvious curriculum links, the Eco-Schools scheme can form part of PSHE programmes. An award scheme is available (Bronze, Silver and Green Flag) and the scheme is supported by a variety of partners such as Healthy Schools , Learning Through Landscapes, The National Trust and the RSPB. Several LDBS schools already participate. Details of the scheme are available at www.eco-schools.org.uk (02/06)
"Advice on managing death and bereavement" Please follow this link to learn more.
"Seeds of Hope" Harvest Help is a charity which supports work to improve the lives of families in rural Zambia, Malawi, Ghana and Togo . The charity encourages local communities to work towards self sufficiency and self-reliance, by introducing sustainable farming and small business schemes as well as working to improve clean water supplies and HIV/AIDS awareness. They have produced a free Seeds of Hope pack containing everything a school needs to celebrate Harvest and introduce children to the work of Harvest Help. You can obtain this by contacting them on 01952 260699, or email infor@harvesthelp.org . The pack can also be downloaded from www.harvesthelp.org .
"Bibles for School Leavers" Lord Wharton's Charity distributes Bibles specifically for children under 18. Applications are welcomed on behalf of school leavers from clergy or Headteachers, but the charity is not permitted to issue Bible for general church or school use and therefore concentrates on individual school leavers. It will issue up to 20 Bibles per application. For further details, contact the Clerk to the Trustees, Mrs RJF Edwards, 30 Prentiss Road , London , SW16 1QD.
Twyford High, Ealing Gospel Choir, which was only formed a year ago, was a runner-up in the finals of the BBC Songs of Praise School Choirs 2008 competition. Congratulations to all choir members and the choir director! (05.08)
Sian Davies, Head of St John and St James (Hackney) won the Primary Leadership of the Year award. Kate Sowter (also St John & St James) won Primary teacher of the Year award. Two other teachers from the same school were finalists; Teresa Bolter (SEN teacher), Sonia Eames (Teaching Assistant). (05/08)
St Michael’s (Camden Town) has been awarded Healthy School status. (03/08)
Supriya Gurung, Lucy El-Dandrawy, Ayotunde Ayeni, Connor Nkuni and Ryva Collaki from St Matthew’s (Westminster) were awarded prizes at the Westminster Faith Exchange meeting in December for the Children and Young Person’s Art Competition. (03/08)
St Mary’s High (Hendon) The school’s Abayewaa Choir gave an excellent performance at the London Performance Collaborative event ‘Celebrating Success’ at the QEII Centre on October 9th. (03/08)
St Mary Magdalene Primary (Islington), now part of the St Mary Magdalene Academy; Christ Church (Tower Hamlets) and The Green Secondary (Hounslow) have been awarded The Quality Mark. (11/07)
Christ Church Bentinck (Westminster) has been awarded The Financial Standards Award. (11/07)
St George the Martyr (Camden) has won the Camden in Bloom competition. (11/07)
Bishop Perrin (Richmond) and St George the Martyr (Camden) performed at the prestigious Prathan Gala Dinner, which is a big fund raiser for education in India. (11/07)
"The LDBS Schools Newsletter" If any of our schools would like to send us pieces of work i.e. outstanding poems; newspaper cuttings, news items i.e. details of retirements, births & marriages, or pictures/photo's which illustrate a particular event or on-going project for our next issue (these will be returned to you), please post, e-mail or fax by 31 July for the September 2008 issue to: Mitch, LDBS, 36 Causton Street, SW1P 4AU, fax 020 7932 1111, e-mail: mitch and keep them coming for future issues.
"SUMMER SPECIAL": I would like to do a centre spread on Summer fetes held across all LDBS schools. Could you please choose ONE photo per school of a scene/event/stall/programme etc and send to Mitch with the name of your school and Year group by 31st July for the September issue.
If you would like a further printed copy of any of the Newsletters, please contact Mitch on 020 7932 1160 or email: mitch or you can download the pdf document below:
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| Issue 4 - September 2007 |
ST MARY MAGDALENE ACADEMY (N19) - Islington
To follow the progress on St Mary Magdalene please click on the links below:
Website: www.smmacademy.org
SMMA completes first phase of construction (adobe pdf)
SMMA facilities - 03.07 (adobe pdf)
New funding ~ donation from the Sir John Cass Foundation - 07.07 (adobe pdf)
Down Memory Lane - 07.07 (adobe pdf)
THE WREN ACADEMY (A31) - Barnet
To follow the progress on The Wren Academy please click on the links below:
Website: www.wrenacademy.org
Wren given greenlight - 06.07 (adobe pdf)
Plans unveiled for Wren - 09.07 (adobe pdf)
CHELSEA ACADEMY (P15) - Kensington & Chelsea
To follow the progress on the Chelsea Academy please click on the link below:
Website: http://www.chelsea-academy.co.uk/
Campaign for a Secondary School in Camden
Following the support shown at the Lent Talks on Education, the LDBS is seeking to open a Church of England Secondary School in Camden . We are in discussion with the Council about their plans for a new school on a site in Adelaide Road , Swiss Cottage. This school may be subject to an open competition in which interested organisation may bid to run the school. If so, the LDBS will enter this open competition.
campaign has been started by local parents and churches to gather support for the new school to be a C of E school. Details of their campaign can be found on http://cssc.squarespace.com . There is likely to be much opposition from those in Camden who do not believe in faith schools. However, we believe that the existence of so many popular and successful C of E primary schools indicates that there is demand for a C of E secondary school. Please support this campaign.
LDBS proposals for a new secondary school in Camden - 07.07 (adobe pdf)
LDBS response to Council report on proposals for a new school - 07.07 (adobe pdf)
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