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Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education consists of a multi-disciplinary team working throughout Wiltshire and Dorset providing services to all schools and parishes.
The Diocese of Salisbury extends over 2000 square miles, with a population of just under 860,000 and covers most of Dorset, including the unitary authority of Poole, three-quarters of Wiltshire and small parts of Hampshire and Devon. It is mainly rural with many small villages and a few areas of urban development. There are 4 Archdeaconries, 19 Deaneries, 158 Benefices and 459 parishes with 108 Voluntary Aided, 97 Voluntary Controlled and 2 Foundation Schools.
SDBE is concerned to serve God in all aspects of the Church's educational work and, thereby, to enable people to develop spiritually, morally, socially and intellectually according to the beliefs of the Christian faith. Church schools, children’s and youth work are seen as central to the church’s mission, along with those in continuing education. SDBE seeks not only to fulfil its statutory duties, and monitor standards, but also to nurture and develop all involved in the life of its schools and parishes.
SDBE Offers:
Support and advice
- Support and advice on developing children and young people’s spirituality, personal, social, cultural and moral education
- Resources for teachers and governors, children and youth workers
- Training, centrally and locally, and sometimes in conjunction with LEAs and other Dioceses
- Guidance on developing a Christian ethos and a Christian perspective on all aspects of school and parish life for young people
- Pastoral and professional support for church schools in all aspects of school leadership, management and governance
- Pastoral and professional support for all those involved with children and youth work
- Support and advice on Religious Education, Collective Worship and Inspection
- Advice on buildings and trusts (Voluntary Aided)
