In Methodist Central Hall in Westminster on Thursday, hundreds of teachers, students, church leaders and educational professionals gathered to talk about the future of education and specifically how to build character and confidence among pupils from every background.
After a congregational rendition of Be Thou My Vision, the Education Secretary delivered his speech, saying: “The Church of England obviously knows a thing or two about character – it’s one of the reasons your schools get such good results, why 88% of them are rated good or outstanding. Yours is one of the biggest names in education in the country – the single biggest name in primary education in particular. There have been church schools even longer, of course, than there have been state schools.
“Now we’re seeing a further development of distinctive diocesan church multi academy trusts and I want to see more people, I hope, coming through from parishes to join in with that as governors and trustees.”
Damian Hinds, who went to a Catholic school himself, went on to say that he wants ‘public school confidence’ to be a term of the past but the attribute to be available to students of every background, through greater access to creative, voluntary and performance-based activities.
When asked by Premier Christian Radio whether this was something churches could help with, as they’ve been providing youth…
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