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Promoting life in all its fullness through education across Essex and East London

Welcome to Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Education

Our 138 Church of England schools educate thousands of pupils each day. It's our priviledge to lead, equip and encourage them as we serve and support education across our diverse diocese in Essex and East London.

Our commitment is for children and young people to flourish and have a life-enhancing encounter with the Christian faith and Jesus Christ.

The Chelmsford Diocese Board of Education is dedicated to providing excellent training, advice and resources to our whole family of schools and their leaders, teachers, support staff, governors and chaplains.

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Our Schools

We support 139 richly diverse Church Schools across the diocese. From the inner-city boroughs of East London, to rural villages within the Essex countryside.

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Training and Events

Our training is carefully designed to support many areas of school life including school improvement, Christian distinctiveness, Governance and SIAMs preparation.

We offer course relevant to headteachers, subject leaders, teaching staff and governors working in schools across the Diocese.

See all our training and events

  • Governance
    Leadership

    Coping with Bereavement in the school setting

    Calendar5 June 2025

    This 2 hour course, in real life, aims to help teachers, staff and leaders to cope, when supporting all the school community during and after a bereavement. It will also look at supporting the wellbeing of the staff, so that they are resilient when supporting others, over a long period of time.  

    Events

    School Leaders Reflection Day: ‘Truth & Love in Leadership’

    Calendar24 June 2025

    On the 24th June 2025, we are hosting this reflection day designed to support Church leaders in sustaining a leadership that embodies both truth and love.

  • Events

    Ministers Conference Strengthening Church School Partnerships for Flourishing Communities

    Calendar26 June 2025

    Join us for an inspiring day of learning, collaboration and practical insights to enhance relationships with schools. Experience the power of child-led worship with I-Sing POP, explore the Church of England’s ‘Flourishing for All’ anti-bullying guidance, and gain valuable lessons from the Diocese of Guildford on nurturing spiritual development in children. 

    Governance

    Ofsted for Church School Governors

    Calendar22 May 2025

    This course will enable governors to understand the Ofsted process, think about how to be prepared and more importantly focus on their role in school improvement.

  • Events

    Year 6 Leavers Services 2025

    Calendar9 June 2025 | 9 June 2025 | 10 June 2025 | 10 June 2025

    On 9 and 10 June 2025 , we are hosting four services to bring pupils together as part of our family of Church schools and to celebrate their time at Primary school as they look forward to what comes next in their education journey.

    RE

    RE Professional Conversations

    Calendar20 November 2024 | 5 March 2025 | 3 June 2025

    The purpose of these sessions is to enable those engaged with RE to gain knowledge and understanding of areas of current interest.  Exploring implications for individual school contexts and engage in lively discussion with RE colleagues.  The session will balance direct input from the RE Adviser, the posing of questions, opportunity for discussion and identifying collaborative working opportunities across the Diocese.

  • Governance
    Leadership

    Coping with Bereavement in the school setting

    Calendar5 June 2025

    This 2 hour course, in real life, aims to help teachers, staff and leaders to cope, when supporting all the school community during and after a bereavement. It will also look at supporting the wellbeing of the staff, so that they are resilient when supporting others, over a long period of time.  

  • Events

    School Leaders Reflection Day: ‘Truth & Love in Leadership’

    Calendar24 June 2025

    On the 24th June 2025, we are hosting this reflection day designed to support Church leaders in sustaining a leadership that embodies both truth and love.

  • Events

    Ministers Conference Strengthening Church School Partnerships for Flourishing Communities

    Calendar26 June 2025

    Join us for an inspiring day of learning, collaboration and practical insights to enhance relationships with schools. Experience the power of child-led worship with I-Sing POP, explore the Church of England’s ‘Flourishing for All’ anti-bullying guidance, and gain valuable lessons from the Diocese of Guildford on nurturing spiritual development in children. 

  • Governance

    Ofsted for Church School Governors

    Calendar22 May 2025

    This course will enable governors to understand the Ofsted process, think about how to be prepared and more importantly focus on their role in school improvement.