Education Provision

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Diocesan Director of Education

Church of England Schools and Academies are a vital part of the work and ministry of the Diocese.

They provide education for the children and young people of South Yorkshire and a part of East Riding. There are currently 38 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Diocese of Sheffield educating about 8,300 students. 

The Diocese of Sheffield Board of Education (DBE) is committed to the development of effective collaboration with, and between, our Church Schools; to the celebration of the excellent work that has been, and will be, carried out in our Church Schools; and to the supporting and enrichment of Church Schools’ distinctive offering of teaching and learning within a Christian context. 

We have five areas of mission in relation to schools: 

Cultivation of Christian distinctiveness in the ethos and practice of our schools 
Securing of excellence for all children, with schools meeting and, in time, exceeding, core expectations 
Strong leadership and capacity to improve within our service 
Networking leading to excellence through the sharing of school-to-school development across the Diocese 
Offer of service beyond the Diocese through schools affiliating and drawing upon our provision, in the wider community