1. Church Schools now and in the Future
Tower Hamlets chapter meeting
23 January 2013

2. Key issues for Church schools
What are we dealing with?
Academies
School performance and inspection
RE and Church school distinctiveness
Round up of Chadwick recommendations

3. Academies Changing attitude? Policy: neutral
Local Authority developments
Numbers
Structures and organisation
Dioceses and chains

4. Inspection and school performance
How well are Church schools doing?
New inspection framework
Ofsted and LAs – and dioceses?
Church school performance
Diocesan support

5. RE and Church school distinctiveness
Keeping the patient alive?
Threats to the health of the subject
APPG on teacher supply and support
Statement of Entitlement
Christianity project
Church school curriculum

6. Future developments? Re-imagining DBEs
Streamlining governance and structures
Building capacity; increasing resources
Integration into diocesan mission
Quality assurance of DBEs