CANTERBURY CONFERENCE 2016 Colin Powell Diocesan Director of Education The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

Ecclesiastes 1 v 2-11 What do you think? The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

Is this passage Positive? Life-affirming? Deeply pessimistic? The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

Can you remember the themes for the last 3 years? The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education 1st year Ambition Drive My thinking Targets Have we got there? So much to celebrate The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

2nd Year Loving the Organisation Loving People The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

3rd Year Criteria for Ordination Headship Standards The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

What do you think my focus will be this year? The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education The Numbers again! 1 72 35 94 78 12 98 75 49 The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Clear sense of direction – Yes Diocesan strategy Performance Our Offer MAT Building strong leaders Mutual love and support New initiatives (DSIP) 37,000 doing Church every day The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Clear sense of direction – maybe Green paper White paper ‘Playing the game’ Truth The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Clear sense of direction – challenges Funding Pace of change Historic drivers Good house-keeping (stuff coming out of the wood work) Growing at the right speed Securing the best staff Attracting leaders at all levels The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education

The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Back to Ecclesiastes Our actions are not ‘futile’ Enjoy your work Take comfort in cycles of events We will remain ultimately reliable Thank you. The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education Developing Church of England Education