10th July 2025
School News
Fosse MAT Jamboree
On Friday 27th June, 70 year-6 children and 15 staff from across the Fosse MAT gathered for the annual sleepover Jamboree at Tredington. iSingPOP had worked across all the schools the previous week and then on the day the children came together in song and dance for a main event concert.
They then participated in intra school sports competitions followed by a pizza and salad dinner with doughnuts. Finally they all toasted marshmallows on a camp fire before a very late bedtime!
Ann Fawcett – Celebrating 50 Years as Foundation Governor at Barford St Peter’s
Helen Gibson, the DBE’s Governance Officer had privilege to attend the tea party held at Barford St Peter’s CofE Primary School on Friday 4 July to celebrate Ann Fawcett’s amazing 50 years’ service as Foundation Governor at the school.
We are in awe of the time and commitment Ann has given to the school over the years. She has been extremely dedicated in ensuring strong links between the school and the church and in the absence of a vicar, leads school services held in church. Her Christian vision for the school has never faltered.
SIAMS News
Congratulations to staff and governors at St Gabriel’s CofE Academy, Houlton on their recent SIAMS inspection. They were found to be living up to their foundation as a Church school, enabling pupils and adults to flourish. You can read the report here.
Pupil Voice Summer Term 2025 – Results
A big thank you to the schools that contributed to the DBE pupil voice exercise using the easy ‘smart school council’ link. Back in April the DBE asked the question:
What does it Feel Like to Pray?
These were the voting results from both primary and secondary groups:
Question Options
- It’s just you and God – 6 votes
- A peaceful time – 9 votes – the winning vote
- Like listening to yourself – 5 votes
- I’m not sure, I don’t really do it – 7 votes
- Other – share your own answer to this question – 1 vote
These children associate prayer with a peaceful time and a time to connect with both themselves and also God. The DBE will be using this insight to develop resources to suport spritiual developement and the development of reflective spaces.
Coventry DBE Officially Partners with Christian Aid
Coventry Diocese has become one of the first in the country to partner with Christian Aid as an official Global Neighbours Partner Diocese. This formalises the already close working relationship between the Diocesan Board of Education and Christian Aid.
Global Neighbours is an accreditation scheme developed by Christian Aid and the Church of England Education Office (National Society for Education), awarding schools for outstanding global citizenship education. Tim Burdon, Global Neighbours Development Coordinator at Christian Aid, said ‘We are really excited to be in partnership with Coventry Diocese. By working together in this way we will be able to enhance opportunities for children and young people across the diocese to become active global citizens and courageous advocates for justice’.
iSingPOP Pop Box Training for Your KS2 Worship Team
If you would like some support in using your POP Box with your worship team, or would like to start a worship team but don’t know where to begin, then Emma from iSingPOP can offer some training sessions for children, staff and clergy using your POP Box.
Contact Emma Kenyon iSingPOP Coventry Diocese Project Leader to discuss the options Emma.Kenyon@isingpop.com
For the full Headlines newsletter contact joanne.evans@coventrydbe.org