|
Dear Colleague,
It is a General Election that was widely predicted but one thing now seems sure as the campaigning and debating gets underway, the result is difficult to call. We long for greater humility and reflection with more listening than pronouncing, but it seems instead that the level of public debate has become increasingly binary and confrontational. Our schools provide an opportunity to model a different approach. One of the core strands of our Vision is educating for community and living well together: ensuring a core focus on relationships, participation in communities and the qualities of character that enable people to flourish together. This offers a timely theme which we would do well to focus on over the coming weeks as we aspire to an education that goes beyond the short term soundbites or point scoring and offers real hope for our children and communities. Such an approach is one we can be proud of, so do please take the opportunity to invite prospective parliamentary candidates into your schools to see the quality of education Church of England schools provide and the vital role they play at the heart of communities the length and breadth of the country.
Warmest greetings.
Nigel
Revd Nigel Genders
Chief Education Officer
The Church of England Education Office
|
