News from the Schools Team

The Schools Team is delighted to welcome our newest church school, Marston Moreteyne VC School, who obtained their religious designation on 3 July 2019.

St Albans Cathedral will be hosting a talk on “Destructive Creation in ‘Frankenstein'”, which may be of interest to secondary school pupils, particularly if they are currently studying the Mary Shelley novel.

This year, the Bishop of St Albans’ Harvest Appeal, ‘Lighting Up Tanzania’, will see around 2,500 family households improved by the installation of a solar panel providing them with electricity. Solar panels are cheap to run, create clean, renewable energy, and have zero emissions!   

Have you seen the Diocese of St Albans’ brilliant new short film for Christmas, which was launched 27/11/2018

On 21st June 2018, the Schools Team held their annual Senior Leaders’ Conference. It was a fantastic day, with Mary Myatt speaking on the theme of ‘educating for hope’. Caroline Sledge the Headteacher Designate of Meppershall Academy, has written about her experience of the day.

The Cross and death of Jesus is not easy to explore with young children, but what is Easter without it? This useful resource makes the Easter story accessible to young children.

On September 11 October, people from across the Diocese gathered to celebrate the installation of Revd Ruth Pyke, Revd Stephen Liley, Revd Michael Trodden, Susan Pope and David Morton as Honorary Canons of St Albans Cathedral.