Welcome to the website of the Peterborough Diocese Board of Education.
The resources and services on this site are designed to support our 102 Church Schools.
Please contact the Diocesan Education Office for further information.		  
Visitors to the site who wish to review the Board's schools should look in the Church Schools section for information such as admissions policies and inspection reports. There are specific sections for School Staff, Governors and Board members. Diocesan Expectations provides an outline of the development agenda for Church Schools in this diocese.    
The Board is committed to its mission to promote
Christian Education excelling in quality, distinctive in sharing God’s love.		    

Useful web sites for Collective worship
Posted Mon 15 February 2010

We recommend the following web sites to you as resources for Collective worship in both primary and secondary schools.

Cafod have ideas for Lent 2010 including Give it up! for Lent 2010. Click here to go to their web site

The Assemblies Website aims to provide high-quality, instant access primary and secondary school assemblies for teachers and others leading collective worship. Click here for their assemblies web site

Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
Posted Wed 2 December 2009

Faraday Institute for Science and Religion

The Faraday Institute is running a short weekend course for teachers working in the sciences, philosophy or RE from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th March 2010 at St Edmund's College,Cambridge. The course is designed to stimulate thinking in the science-religion area, to provide information about resources available to teachers, and to discuss some of the thorny issues arising in the classroom.

To book a place or for further information, please visit the Faraday Institute web site by clicking here.

Toolkit2
Posted Wed 14 October 2009

Toolkit2

Following the success of our Online Toolkit, launched in 2007, and in line with the release of the new version of the National Society's SIAS Self-Evaluation Denominational Inspections Toolkit, we are pleased to announce a new version of the Online Toolkit system, Toolkit2.

We have sent full information regarding the changes to all schools. Please get in touch if you have any queries.

The old system will remain online until Easter 2010, until which time schools have the option of using either system to produce their toolkit, subject to the information currently being sent out. Toolkit2 will also allow users to copy their responses over from the old system.

Collective worship / assembly planning
Posted Tue 22 December 2009

Useful resources for collective worship and assembly planning can be found at teachingexpertise.com in their assembly section.

For secondary teachers In particular, there are topical and ready to use assemblies for KS3-5 focusing on issues important for raising with your pupils on the wider environment and encouraging engagement, reflection and response skills.

Succession planning in schools
Posted Thu 26 November 2009

The Board of Education's School Governing body Model Policy Statement for Leadership and succession planning. To view the policy click here.