education | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

Inspiring schools to transform communities

Submitted by john-carter on Sat, 17/03/2018 - 09:12

‘Schools have the power to transform communities’. That was the message of an inspiring Church Schools conference in Leeds with teachers and governors from many of the Diocese of Leeds’ 242 Church...

Celebrating our Mums project for newest church in diocese

Submitted by jane-bower on Mon, 05/03/2018 - 16:19

Newest school in the diocese of Leeds Trinity Lighthouse

Celebrating our mums is the latest project for the newest church in our diocese - Trinity Lighthouse After School Church. Trinity Lighthouse is open to all children at Holy Trinity CoE Primary school...

Education Conference to spotlight RE, the Cinderella subject

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 05/03/2018 - 15:45

At a time when religious education, (RE), is being seen as the Cinderella subject in schools, the annual Leeds Diocesan Education Conference of head teachers and school governors this month will...

Top marks for young minds on Ash Wednesday

Submitted by chris.tate on Thu, 15/02/2018 - 16:19

Some 200 pupils engaged with the start of Lent during a special communion and ashing service at St Michael and All Angels CE Primary School, Shelf, in the Bradford Episcopal Area. Revd Andy Greiff...

Pupils win funding to grow their own kitchen garden

Submitted by jane-bower on Tue, 23/01/2018 - 16:42

Pupils at Cathedral Academy School in Wakefield are winners in the Aviva Community Awards after being given £1,000 to develop their own kitchen garden. The bid for the award is part of an initiative...

12000 mile half-term school trip to Thailand for North Yorks pupils

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 22/01/2018 - 15:04

Pupils from a North Yorkshire church primary school are to make a round trip of nearly 12000 miles this February half-term when they visit pupils at their link-school in Thailand. Eleven lucky...

A poem of hope to start the new year from Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by jane-bower on Thu, 04/01/2018 - 16:46

God knows, God loves, God Cares: 2018 message from Wakefield Cathedral

A poem of hope to start 2018 is the New Year message from Wakefield Cathedral's Acting Dean, the Canon Tony Macpherson. Writing his first column in the local newspaper, the Wakefield Express, Canon...

MBE for St Aidan’s teacher

Submitted by john-carter on Tue, 02/01/2018 - 17:40

After more than thirty years teaching at St Aidan's Church of England High School, Harrogate, Tim Pocock, 58, says he is humbled to have been awarded an MBE for ‘doing something that I love’. Mr...

Bishop renews appeal for Sri Lanka flood victims

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 04/12/2017 - 07:48

Bishop Paul Slater, the Bishop of Richmond and responsible for the Leeds Episcopal Area, has made a renewed appeal for support after meeting families who have lost their homes and livelihoods in the...

Top marks for St Aidan’s pupils from Director of Education

Submitted by john-carter on Thu, 30/11/2017 - 15:14

Diocesan Director of Education, Richard Noake, has congratulated pupils at St Aidan’s Harrogate after outstanding set of GCSE results. Richard presented pupils with the awards at St Aidan’s GCSE...