School Chaplaincy Ministry for Mission

“at the heart of the church’s mission to the nation”

Research: A theology of Church Schools  History  Which theology? – Radical Orthodoxy – Millbank –Zizioulas - person

Why education?  19 th Century –Utilitarianism –Romanticism

Why education?  Child Centred –Piaget –Vygotsky

Why church schools?  Educate the poor in the teachings of the Established Church

Why church schools?  French revolution  Napoleonic wars  SOCIAL COHESION

Change  Durham report 1970: service of the community  Dearing: mission

Why church schools?  Chaplaincy must serve the school’s core aims  Church distinctiveness not an ‘add- on’

Church Schools  Different to ‘faith schools’  Dearing: –Nourish –Encourage –Challenge

“Education with character”  Christian Culture  Anglican distinctiveness

Church School Distinctiveness  Section 48 –SIAS Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools –SIAS Toolkit (SEF) –School Development Plan

Four types of chaplaincy?  Counsellor / Pastoral Care  Youth Worker  Worship Leader / Liturgist  Spiritual Director – Soul Friend –Christian leadership – resident theologian

A theology of ordained ministry?  Iconic nature of priesthood ‘in persona Christi’  Servant leader  Person of prayer  Sacramental ministry  Relating to parish clergy and diocesan structures

School leadership  Leadership at all levels  Distributed leadership

Chaplain as leader  Member of the leadership team  Understanding the culture

Chaplaincy  Relationships with staff –Pub –Staff room –Play ground –End of the day

Chaplaincy  Relationships with students / learners –Sports –Corridors –Celebrations –Lessons

Chaplaincy  Collective worship –Christian worship NOT ‘broadly’ –ritualised: ‘procedures’ –Singing –Worship of the Father, through in the Son in the power of the Spirit –Bible –Liturgical: NOT themes

Chaplaincy  Pastoral Care –No secrets –Location –Realistic –Recorded –School systems - referrals –Not therapeutic –Advertised

Chaplaincy  Key issues –Family breakdown –Bullying –Friendships/relationships in school –Teacher relationships –Other pressures outside of school (drugs/gangs/alcohol) –Sex: fear of pregnancy –Sexual identity

Chaplaincy  Parents –Familiarity –Prayer groups –Review days/ parent’s evenings

Chaplaincy  Sacramental life –Eucharistic –Related to parishes –Anointing –Prayer: intercession: book, net, wall, water

Chaplaincy  School leadership –Theological –Ethical –Personal / relationship –SIAS inspection framework

Chaplaincy  Wider Church –Deanery chapter –PCCs –Synod –Education Sunday –National International

Chaplaincy  Wider Community –Public face of the school –Existing links

Fling wide the doors