Education
The Bridge is the monthly newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark.
Printed copies are available from all Southwark parish churches or from Communications & Resources at the Diocesan Office.
General Information
Southwark Diocesan Board of Education
Supporting Christian Education
Our vision: to promote Christian education and enable church schools and education chaplaincy to be at the heart of the mission and ministry of the Diocese of Southwark in the 21st Century.
Our Mission: Supporting Christian Education by:
- Promoting and nurturing effective, distinctive and inclusive church schools;
- Developing and supporting education chaplaincy in further and higher education; and
- Building effective partnerships across our Diocese and with those involved in local and national education.
Board Structure
The SDBE is a charity and company limited by guarantee. It has a Board, chaired by the Bishop of Kingston, the Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham, which meets three times a year to consider strategy and policy matters. The Board is currently made up of approximately 30 members, the majority of whom are representatives appointed to the Board by the six archdeaconries in the Diocese.
The Board's committees each meet three times a year.
Schools Committee
The Schools Committee deals with all school policy matters, monitors inspection reports for all its schools, receives an annual report on the work of the twelve Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education (SACRE) in the Diocese, monitors the appointment of senior staff in schools and appoints Diocesan foundation governors where vacancies arise for Diocesan nominees on governing bodies.
Finance & Development Committee
This Committee deals with all financial matters relating to the Board's work, receives reports on the Board's investments and sets the annual maintenance charge for the Board's External Maintenance Scheme for schools.
Further & Higher Education Committee
This committee supports and develops the work of chaplaincy in both these sectors in education. It receives annual reports from the education chaplains in the Diocese.
Trustees' Report
The Board produces an Trustees' Report which summaries the work of the Board.