1. CANTERBURY CONFERENCE 2016 Colin Powell Diocesan Director of Education
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2. Ecclesiastes 1 v 2-11 What do you think?
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Developing Church of England Education

3. Is this passage Positive? Life-affirming? Deeply pessimistic?
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4. Can you remember the themes for the last 3 years?
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Developing Church of England Education

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

6. 2nd Year Loving the Organisation Loving People
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Developing Church of England Education

7. 3rd Year Criteria for Ordination Headship Standards
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Developing Church of England Education

8. What do you think my focus will be this year?
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Developing Church of England Education

9. The SDBE - Developing Church of England Education
The Numbers again! 35 94
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Developing Church of England Education

10. 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
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Developing Church of England Education

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

12. 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
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Developing Church of England Education

13. 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.
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