BISHOP’S FOREWORD

Since my arrival in Portsmouth last September as Diocesan Bishop I have greatly enjoyed getting to know the people and parishes here and finding out more about the amazing variety that is embraced in this compact and friendly place. It has also been uplifting to discover how dynamic and focussed the structures and central teams here are.

Inevitably, coming with fresh eyes and with the benefit of experience in several other dioceses, there are areas where I shall, over time, wish to propose and guide changes. But my first heartfelt response is both to acknowledge and also to celebrate the evident vitality of discipleship present here, in the deaneries and parishes and in the good natured teamwork I have witnessed among the small central staff of the Mission teams. Together as a diocese all respond both creatively and positively to the needs of the communities we serve in the name of Jesus Christ.

You may notice that this report booklet is a little slimmer than previous versions. This is not due to a reduction in activity, but to the Bishop’s Council’s decision to provide the key information in a more succinct form, both to improve accessibility and to reduce costs. The Bishop’s Council has also expressed a view that a form of annual report should be included in the diocesan Pompey Chimes newspaper to ensure a wider audience for some of this important information.

I hope you will find much to inform and interest you here, and I am glad to be able to commend these annual reports to you.

+Christopher

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DIOCESAN SYNOD__________________________________________________________

Synod met twice in 2010. The full minutes of Synod meetings and several other key papers are available on the Diocesan website at http://portsmouth.anglican.org/who_we_are/diocese/diocesan_synod/

BISHOP’S COUNCIL___________________________________________________________________

The Bishop’s Council is the Standing Committee of Synod. Members are also Directors of the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF), fulfil the functions of the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee (DMPC). The same members are also Trustees of the Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility (DCSR) and the Portsmouth Diocesan Education Trust (PDET) and business for all these bodies may be conducted within the context of any meeting of the Council.

The Council elected for the new triennium met 8 times in 2010. They ensured the membership of all related committees and groups was appropriately overseen and received reports from each committee, forum, and Archdeaconry, and reports on the in year financial position. They received and adopted the DBF statutory accounts for 2009 (http://portsmouth.anglican.org/who_we_are/diocese/diocesan_finance/) and produced the 2011 budget in the light of advice from the Diocesan Finance Committee and the results of deanery consultations.

Of particular note in the annual business was the Council’s response to Synod’s directive to develop the materials and direction of Ministry for Mission. The Council also reaffirmed commitment to deploying the indicative Sheffield clergy share numbers in 2011, and rejected a proposal to pay a housing allowance in place of providing housing for Title curates.

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Financial performance against 2010 budget was:

2010 actual (£)

2010 budgeted (£)

+/- impact on planned outturn (£)

Budgeted expenditure 6,244,935 6,573,887 328,952Restricted income 1,822,754 1,814,740 8,014

Unrestricted income 182,874 155,626 27,248

Parish share 4,350,082 (= 98.3%) 4,426,699 -76,617

Transition Fund withdrawal(use of designated reserves) 6,210 176,822 -170,612

Balance 116,985 0 116,985 Actual parish share collected was 4,351,021. The difference of 939 relates to the amount transferred to designated mission fund which falls outside the budgeted expenditure.

Wendy Kennedy

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DIOCESAN SECRETARYDIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE__________________________________________________________

“ FAIRER SHARES” 2010

DeaneryApportionment

Shortfall brought forward

2010 TotalShortfall carried forward

£ £ £ £Fareham  692,335 8,871  701,206 0Gosport 285,640 40,197  325,837 26,292

Bishops Waltham 464,606 0  464,606 20,238

Havant  912,375 4  912,379 (46)

Petersfield  433,225 3,815  437,040 349

Portsmouth  666,663 56,304  722,967 31,619

East Wight  515,438 46,043  561,481 43,666

West Wight 456,415 54,670  511,085 99,877Total 4,426,697 209,904 4,636,601 221,995

The total sum collected, £4,351,021 represents 98.3% of the 2010 Fairer Shares apportionment.

“FAIRER SHARES” 2011

Deanery

Apportionment

Shortfall brought forward

2010 Total

£ £ £Fareham 719,720 0 719,720Gosport 295,499 26,292 321,791Bishops Waltham 483,341 20,238 503,579Havant 939,674 (46) 939,628Petersfield 450,719 349 451,068Portsmouth 670,650 31,619 702,269East Wight 530,934 43,666 574,600West Wight 464.601 99,877 564,478Total 4,555,138 221,995 4,777,133

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MISSION AND RESOURCES

GENERAL

The Mission and Resources Section supports the business and governance of the Diocese and also plays a significant role in supporting parishes. The section directs its efforts towards:

Supporting all those working in the parishes throughout the diocese, especially:

o Support for parishes undertaking pastoral reorganisation

o Support for parishes embarking on major property developments

o Support for parish treasurers and deanery finance committee chairmen

o Ensuring the protection of the vulnerable through the work of the Child Protection staff , criminal records bureau checking and the introduction of measures in respect of vulnerable adults

o Support for parishes with regard to employment matters; promoting good working practice, especially in the area of human resources

Supporting the sections of Mission and Discipleship; Mission and Education; Mission and Society

Ensuring compliance with legislation that governs the core work areas within our diocese

Ensuring financial stability

Supporting the work of the Diocesan Synod and the Bishop’s Council

These broad areas of work fell within the section’s remit:

Central Services (including Synodical Government, Diocesan Advisory Committee, Pastoral Measure and general admin support)

Safeguarding: Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults

Human Resources

Information Technology

Legal (coordinating the interface between the central organisation and the Diocesan Registrar and contracting other legal services as required)

Parish Finance Adviser (especially support for parish treasurers)

Property (including facilities management)

The Head of Section also deputises for the Diocesan Secretary, undertaking some of her responsibilities in her absence.

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Suspension of Right of Presentation

The Bishop’s Council keeps under review (and advises the Bishop when required on) the suspension of the right of presentation to livings. Benefices currently affected by this procedure are below (the dates indicate when the suspension will lapse if no scheme is made):

Lake with Shanklin 20 September 2011

Blendworth with Chalton with Idsworth 14 December 2011*

St Lawrence, St Lawrence 14 December 2011

Wymering St Peter & St Paul 16 May 2012

Soberton & Newtown 16 May 2012

Hambledon 07 October 2012

Brighstone and Brook with Mottistone inPlurality with Shorwell & Kingston with Chale 01 December 2013

Gatcombe 01 December 2013

Southsea St Peter 27 March 2013

Bridgemary St Matthew 01 September 2013

Southsea St Luke 01 April 2014

Wroxall St John the Evangelist 14 May 2014

Purbrook St John the Baptist 01 June 2014

Fareham St Peter & St Paul 01 September 2014

West Meon and Warnford 07 October 2014

Titchfield St Peter 01 March 2015

Fareham Holy Trinity with St Columba 01 April 2015

Ryde Holy Trinity in Plurality with SwanmoreSt Michael and All Angels 01 April 2015

Carisbrooke St Mary in Plurality with

St Nicholas-in-Castro 12 May 2015

Portsmouth The Ascension North End 12 May 2015

Binstead in Plurality with Havenstreet St Peter 01 July 2015

Bramshott and Liphook 01 July 2015

Petersfield in Plurality with Buriton 01 July 2015

Shanklin St Blasius 31 October 2015

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Sandown Christ Church & St John 31 October 2015

Cosham St Philip 31 October 2015

West Leigh St Alban                                             01 March 2016

Whippingham in Plurality with East Cowes           01 March 2016

* Intended to revise within two years

Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC)

The committee is chaired by the Dean, David Brindley. The DAC met 10 times in 2010 and 82 new cases were submitted for consideration and recommendation.  Of these new cases 25 were sufficiently straightforward to be approved through the Archdeacons under Schedule B, while 57 involved Faculty Applications. The DAC also discussed a further 12 cases which had come to the Committee in previous years for advice which were ongoing or being submitted for final approval and members undertook 13 site visits.

The constitution of the DAC requires that the membership be reviewed every 6 years. Such a review was undertaken in 2010. As a result, the existing members were reappointed or co-opted as advisers and 6 new members were appointed by the Bishop’s Council. The Committee now has the expertise of 2 Local Authority Representatives, together with its architects, clergy and lay members. Areas of expertise include archaeology, engineering and organs.

Safeguarding

New Safeguarding policy and procedures were rolled out across the Diocese during 2010. Emphasis on the provision of a good support service to parishes continues to be a key focus. In 2010 every parish had a Child Protection Representative in place.

The regular newsletter – Safeguarding Matters – produced by the team to highlight key priorities and raise awareness of pertinent safeguarding issues, is distributed to all Child Protection Representatives and Incumbents. This continues to be much appreciated.

The team maintains good working relationships with key personnel within local authorities and agencies across Hampshire, including the police, probation, children services, etc, and the Safeguarding Advisers are members of various boards and forums which enable the department to keep abreast of new developments as they arise.

During 2010, 1218 CRB checks were processed.

The 13 Safeguarding Children in Church workshops provided were attended by 228 delegates, and 3 training events on Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults attracted 95 attendees overall.

The team received 20 new referrals for safeguarding action in total from all sources. These were sensitively handled, and appropriate pastoral care was also arranged.

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Clergy Terms of Service

Preparation for the new Clergy Terms of Service which will effect the majority of licensed clergy immediately, and the remainder over time, continued throughout the year in order to have everything in place in advance of the formal introduction date of 31 January 2011. Information was delivered to clergy and churchwardens in a number of ways and a dedicated section has been created on the diocesan website. A new clergy handbook and new policies were produced reflecting all relevant changes and Statements of Particulars were prepared for clergy.

Property

The Property Department is responsible for the management and maintenance of parsonages, glebe and freehold properties. 2010 saw the appointment of a fully qualified Chartered Surveyor to the Board’s staff as Property Manager. Property and land management across the board now benefits greatly from this added professional expertise. Quinquennial inspections for 2010 were completed ‘in house’ and a number of significant structural defects were identified and remedied. Some important improvements were also made to a number of parsonages.

The Property Sub Committee benefitted from the expertise of its members, who in addition to general oversight of the property portfolio, advised on glebe and other development opportunities.

Accounts services

Since 2009 Portsmouth, Guildford and Winchester have shared 1 accounts team. Each Diocese’s financial accounts are separate but the main advantages of this arrangement are that expertise can be shared across dioceses and that cover during staff absence is better assured; the collaboration has been facilitated in that the 3 dioceses use the same IT and accounting systems. During 2010, work to streamline Portsmouth management accounts and accounting procedures continued. For the first time in Portsmouth an element of formal in year forecasting of outturn against budget was introduced and this will be further developed to support the Board’s decision making processes. 

Wendy Kennedy

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MISSION & DISCIPLESHIP__________________________________________________________

Continuing Ministerial Development

Ministerial Development support is available to all in licensed ministry, with a range of opportunities being offered, for spiritual, intellectual and organizational development. The key to effective personal and professional development is the regular process of review of ministry, during which short and long term training needs can be identified.

11 participants are currently undertaking degree courses, at various stages of completion

9 incumbents new to the diocese or to their role attended induction days 16 ministers took up the opportunity of engaging in other forms of continued

learning 2 clergy were sponsored to share in the extended programme of leadership

development provided by Winchester Diocese 1 person undertook Extended Ministerial Development Leave

Initial Ministerial Education (years 4 – 7)

55 participants are currently in the programme, including 19 readers, 22 self supporting clergy and 15 stipendiary clergy.

Major new work was initiated on developing a framework for formal Assessment at End of Curacy

A training placement scheme is now in place for those in their 3rd year of the programme

An orientation programme has been developed for incumbents about to receive curates in training, including briefing about the creation of a portfolio record to assist with final assessment

Southern Region Institute (SRI) – training for transitions

3 couples were sponsored to attend Pre-Retirement courses 3 people attended the Consultation for new Area Deans 4 new incumbents took part in the First Responsibility course 2 persons attended a course on Working with the Newly Ordained 2 clergy were sponsored to attend Renaissance, a new provision for those in

mid-career 13 others were offered the opportunity to participate in the SRI programme

Regional Training Partnership - RTP

The regional group has produced a Theology of Continuing Ministerial Development

To ensure that the requirements of Clergy Terms of Service can be met, work is in progress to ensure that clergy training needs identified during Ministerial Development Reviews are able to be met adequately

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Ordained Ministry – vocation, selection and trainingVocations to all sorts of ministry will continue to be needed, both to meet our present demands and also to respond to the opportunities that the Mission for Ministry programme will bring. We also need clergy and people with the discernment and grace to recognise and encourage this call in others.

42 people are in the process of exploring ordination, with many more enquirers

18 candidates are currently in training, including 6 for stipendiary ministry, with 2 other candidates being imported from other dioceses in 2011

9 candidates were sent for selection to Bishops’ Advisory Panels, of whom 7 were recommended for training

7 candidates began training in 2010, with up to 10 more in prospect for 2011 Vocations presentations were given to 7 deanery synods The Young Vocations team worked with several young people in the diocese

on clarifying their vocation and the way ahead A new integrated pattern for the discernment of vocation was introduced, for

both ordained and lay licensed ministry

Licensed Lay Ministry (Readers)

In response to feedback from students and from parishes, the Readers’ Board initiated the review of the processes of selection and training for licensed lay ministry.

The annual training conference was led by the Bishop of Sodor and Man, chair of the Central Readers’ Council

7 new Readers were admitted and licensed during the year 7 students are currently in training At the end of 2010 there were 90 licensed Readers and a further 42 with

permission to officiate Annual returns record that during the year Readers undertook the following

duties: 416 sermons, 75 funerals, 262 pastoral visits, 127 home communions, 521 Sunday services and 332 weekday offices

Lay Discipleship

The local community of faith, by challenging and moulding individual spirituality, is the place where discipleship is effectively deepened and developed. Throughout the year parishes were provided with advice and information about resources.

35 students completed the Bishop’s Foundation Course in Christian Studies. 59 PCC members attended training events focused on their role 29 churchwardens took part in induction training 7 churchwardens engaged in second phase ‘advanced’ training to develop

their role in parish development

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Liturgy and Worship

Over 300 people took part in the major programme event of the year, 24 Hours of Worship, bringing together a variety of groups and styles of worship from across the diocese.

Youth and Children’s Ministry

In 2010 the pattern of taking training, support and resources in to local parishes, clusters and deaneries has become firmly established. It is in the local setting that young people and children meet with the church - and so consultation, development work and training are best delivered there. Achievements across the year have included:  

107 people attended D:Factor youth leader training on discipleship amongst young people, in 7 locations

the diocesan-wide children's and youth leader course The Key was developed and launched in 3 deaneries with over 60 participants

DOPCANDY, the children's and youth work website, continued to grow in its impact with an average 3500 individual hits per month and a weekly digest is sent to 688 users across the diocese

23 participants attended the IME 4-7 course on “Working with children” 30 people took part in Messy Fiesta, a skills day and celebration for

children's leaders in Cowplain Advice was provided for 4 churches and groups wishing to employ a

worker. 2 young representatives from the diocese were sponsored to attend the

Church of England Youth Council. From the diocesan resource bank, PA equipment was issued on loan to

parishes at least once a month The Adviser made 38 parish visits to give advice on youth and children's

matters or to run training events 42 individual support meetings were arranged for full and part-time

workers across all eight deaneries There were 51 parish, project and regional development meetings for

youth and children's ministry  The young vocations groups met 5 times with an average of 5 young

people attending. Co-ordination of the 24 Hours of Worship event, with over 300 attending,

was provided by the Adviser There were 3 new parish youth worker appointments during the year,

bringing the total to 21, of whom 8 are full-time

Resources for Mission

170 participants attended the launch events for Giving for Life, the nationally produced programme to inspire and support parishes in increasing their resources, personal and financial, for mission.

Regular updates and briefings for parish treasurers and PCC’s were issued throughout the year

Spirituality

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A many-faceted programme of support for individuals, high-quality provision for spiritual direction, training for parish ministers, and events to support the broadening of spiritual horizons was provided, with heavy reliance on the energy and commitment of a large network of volunteers.

Spiritual Direction: 40 directors are currently operating in the diocese, being supported by10 supervision groups with 9 supervisors. This programme continues to expand. The Adviser undertook supervision training (2009), and took part in 66 supervision groups.

The Diocesan Foundation Course in Christian Spirituality and Spiritual Direction, Inspire, provided opportunity for in-depth learning about spirituality

41 ‘graduates’ of the Spirituality Foundation course were trained as prayer companions for Weeks of Accompanied Prayer

Support was provided for Gosport Deanery’s Week of Accompanied Prayer Cathedral Spirituality Days were arranged on the following themes: Quiet Day

for Lent, Passiontide Quiet Day, Spirituality Fair Be Still, Silence, Ancient Future, Mysticism

The Adviser contributed to the Diocesan Oberammergau Pilgrimage and visited the Ghana Retreat House in support of the newly-appointed Warden

Parish Quiet days and events were arranged for St Jude’s Southsea Pastoral Team, St John’s RC Cathedral Prayer Workshop, Bembridge, West Meon Cluster, Bramshott and Liphook, Gosport Deanery Chapter, Portsmouth Inner-City Cluster Lent Course

David Isaac

MISSION AND SOCIETY __________________________________________________________

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The Mission and Society section is the part of the diocese’s work that tends to engage more with the world outside the immediate door of the church. It is involved in helping the church to understand the world better and the world to understand the church and its values better.

2010 was an interesting year with the issues around a General Election which saw a change of government, and the effects of some immediate cuts in public expenditure following the crisis in financial and world markets.

Council for Social Responsibility

The austerity cuts here and still to come have been a cause for concern amongst many organisations, and especially those in the voluntary and community sector. The CSR is approaching this by trying to see the positive opportunities it offers, as well as challenge in areas which are not justified. The particular work of CSR over the year has focussed on 4 main areas:

1. Good Neighbours Support Service 2010 was the final full year of a 3 year funding agreement with the Adult Services department of Hampshire County Council and Hampshire Primary Care Trust. This runs until March 2011 after which a new agreement will be negotiated.

The dedicated staff with the co-ordinator, Mary Mitchell at the helm, have continued to offer a professional package of support including how to set up a group, recruit volunteers, polices and procedures, CRB/ISA checks, grants, training etc. Much of this can be accessed on the website: www.goodneighbours.org.uk.

Following on from last year’s Impact Assessment, and in preparation for the new contract, a Service review was undertaken, which highlighted where the service’s limited resources should be focussed in the years to come. Demand for the work continues to increase, which is a positive sign that it is valued and makes a useful impact.

• GNSS groups provided 143,741 tasks through 118 groups in 2009-10 • Number of volunteers involved in GNSS groups throughout Hampshire – 3,269

Following a long application process, the service was successful in gaining a grant from NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts) for a Prescribing Volunteering Project. This started in April and is based in Petersfield. The work programme for this involves engaging GPs and practice managers in the delivery of a new service, which with the changes in the NHS are proving challenging, but the ultimate goal should make it worthwhile.

GNSS was successful at applying for a one off grant from NHS Portsmouth to return to working across the city of Portsmouth. Longer term funding options and ideas are being considered including the possibility of a social franchise.

2. Rapid Parish Development Programme (RPDP)

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Work has been completed with 11 parishes. The work was presented at several national conferences which has generated interest in the programme from other dioceses. This could be a significant area of development for CSR, working with the Church Urban Fund, and enable it to bring together a mutually supportive network of like minded practitioners. Sales to other dioceses are being negotiated for 2011.

As part of the continuing work with the University of Portsmouth on the South East Coastal Communities (SECC) project, students from the School of Architecture have supported several more parishes with their design ideas. This work which over the 3 years is valued at over £100,000 has come to those parishes for no cost. We are looking at ways in which this might be continued on a more sustainable basis as the original grant funding ends.

3. Joint VentureA number of projects have been developed through the RPDP and work with the University of Portsmouth. It became apparent that there is a gap in the market for a trusted organisation that can help groups without any experience of developing their projects, to deliver them in professional, innovative, and positive ways, using panels of trusted professionals. Working with a local community development finance institution, plans have been put in place to develop this as a joint venture, which allows the risk to be shared but also brings with it the possibility of a wider range of clients. Any resulting joint venture organisation, which was developed in 2010, would not be established until 2011.

4. Leadership and InnovationAs a result of the SECC programme, the Social Responsibility Adviser was invited to take part in a visit to the Kaospilots social enterprise school in Aarhus, Denmark, courtesy of the University of Portsmouth, along with a group of local social entrepreneurs. This valuable experience reinforced the importance of passion, energy, commitment and innovation. These are key elements in making projects successful alongside leadership. The possibility of developing further links with the school as a way of encouraging and mentoring parish leaders, both lay and ordained, is being explored if it can be achieved on a sustainable basis. A first step is that CSR has been contracted to deliver the Kaospilots link programme for the University in 2011.

Other Mission and Society work

IDWAL (led by Canon Terry Louden)The work of IDWAL continues to thrive with many deanery and parish connections which are mainly with parishes in Ghana. The Kumasi retreat and renewal centre gratefully received 50% of the proceeds of the Bishop’s Lent Appeal enabling it to upgrade its buildings. The Archbishop of West Africa, the Most Revd Dr Justice Akrofi was able to come to Portsmouth for Bishop Christopher’s installation at the Cathedral. A variety of projects have been supported by parishes from ‘Build a bog’ to ‘train a catechist’.

Urban Ministry Group (led by Canon Bob White)The Urban Ministry Group brings together clergy and layworkers from areas of disadvantage in the diocese. It allows issues of joint care and concern to be raised and offers opportunity for mutual support, encouragement and the sharing of good practice and good ideas.

Disability (led by the Revd Mary Tillman)

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The Disability Working Group meets to support both the work of the relevant advisers and to support the growing network of parish disability contacts. Regular briefings are sent to the contacts with information advice and guidance as well as details of special services. The Revd Robert Sanday (chaplain to the deaf and hard of hearing), shared with Winchester is now also running the parish of Lordshill in Southampton and his work in Portsmouth Diocese is therefore now one day a month. He supports deaf communities around Portsmouth and on the Isle of Wight.

Environment (led by the Revd Andy Norris) In accordance with the Diocesan Environmental policy, a meeting was held at the beginning of the year to explore the possibility of working with an organisation called ‘Ecotricity’ on the use of renewable electricity supplies by parishes. Discussions were also held about the use of the new ‘Feed-in tariffs’ for solar PV panels. There are opportunities for parishes to make real savings and even to earn some income. The adviser continues to support parishes which are interested in raising issues around the environment and has spoken to several deanery chapters.

Ecumenism (led by the Revd Simon Sayers, and for Porvoo, the Revd Philip Cochrane)HOPE Together is an ecumenical initiative running from 2011-2014, to continue the values of HOPE 08 by encouraging local churches to work together to serve their communities in word and action. Local ‘Churches Together’ groups, many of which are thriving and active, will be encouraged to get involved and make a difference to their local area.

A major national report having a fresh look at local ecumenism is being considered by the House of Bishops, providing the framework for a more flexible approach to Churches working together and sharing ministry, worship and a growing common life.

The Council for Christian Unity is currently conducting a Review of Intermediate Bodies. Diocesan Ecumenical Advisers are involved in this process in order to make the work of these bodies (such as Churches Together in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) more effective.

Back to Church Sunday (led by the Revd Tim Jessiman)Always held on the last Sunday in September, (so in 2011, it will be on Sunday 25 th September) this year was the third year in which the diocese has participated. 92 churches in the Diocese took part in 2010 and showed a net increase in attendance of 14 people (13%). Research shows that a proportion of these continue to attend afterwards. It is well signalled in advance and support packs are available directly from the national website. It is an effective opportunity to welcome new people. One of the most effective methods was the personal invitation from members of congregations.

Church and Community Fund Following our successful application to the national CCF fund in 2009, we were delegated the small grants fund of £15,000 to administer in 2010. The fund was targeted on parishes in areas of deprivation which want to develop their own socially enterprising activities. 8 schemes were supported, taking up the whole allocation. As a result of this, a similar sum has been set aside by the CSR in 2011 from its own funds, to promote more socially enterprising activities in 2011.

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Port Chaplain – the Revd Phil Hiscock The Port of Portsmouth is an amazingly complex and exciting place. Complementing each other; the Royal Navy (the senior partner), the growing commercial port and marine services, and the vast leisure industry, mutually co-exist. All movements, including commercial and leisure, are under the direction of the Queen’s Harbour Master. The commercial Port Authority, the ‘competent harbour authority’, is one of the few in the Country that is local authority owned and this gives it a very distinctive character. The Port continues to grow both commercially, including a growing cruise ship programme, and a new terminal building, and in the area of pleasure/leisure around the whole harbour.

It is good to be involved and welcomed in almost all of these parts and to continue to develop the contacts and to network with them. This networking is vital to the fostering of “chaplaincy” with the port. The regular visits to the various offices, terminals, quays and ships are vital and the chats held and relationships formed are very positive and have enabled some difficult problems to be tackled successfully including emergencies.

Prison Chaplaincy on the Isle of Wight - the Revd Rosie Deedes, the Revd Laura Humphrys, the Revd Terry MannHMP Isle of Wight, like any public service, is having to make substantial financial savings. The chaplaincy here is not immune to these cuts. As from 1st April 2011 we are losing many of our sessional chaplains who currently cover our days off, annual leave and occasional short-falls of staff. This means that there will be 5.5 employed chaplains left in a prison of 1600 prisoners, 880 members of staff in 3 separate locations.

The make-up of the team will be a full-time Free Church chaplain, Muslim, Roman Catholic, and two and a half Anglicans! At the end of the year one of the Anglicans is retiring so then we will probably have to reduce our Anglican provision to two full timers only, taking us down to 5 in all. We are committed however to providing pastoral care and spiritual guidance and encouragement to those in our charge. We work collaboratively across ecumenical and faith divides to provide this service, reaching many on the margins of society.

We are hoping to strengthen our links with island faith communities and to encourage new volunteers to assist the chaplaincy in our work. We are currently running a 10 session training programme for existing and potential volunteers, and we hope that with the benefit of confident and committed volunteers we will be able to maintain and extend our involvement in the prison life.

Nick Ralph

PORTSMOUTH & WINCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION__________________________________________________________

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On 1 January 2010 the Single Diocesan Board of Education was formally constituted under Sections 19 and 20 of the Dioceses Pastoral & Mission Measure 2007. This is unique in the Church of England and reflects the close relationship enjoyed by the two dioceses.

The new Single Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) for the Dioceses of Portsmouth & Winchester had a set of Strategic Priorities covering the period until the adoption of a new Strategic Plan at each of the Diocesan Synods in Autumn 2010. The Annual Report from the DBE is based on those Strategic Priorities. The new Strategic Plan will, alongside the Ministry for Mission Strategy for Portsmouth Diocese, form the basis for the DBE Annual Report in future.

The Mission Statement of the JDBE (2010) was:

The JDBE seeks to serve God by contributing to educational policy and provision within the dioceses through

supporting church schools in their pursuit of excellence, helping parishes to engage with schools and colleges,

promoting religious education, collective worship & spiritual development,networking with chaplains in higher and further education,

working with local authorities and other partners.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

1. CHURCH SCHOOLS

Build leadership capacity

Support the Headteacher appointment processSupport the Deputy Headteacher appointment process where possible

35 schools have had a change of headteacher this year, this is about 25% of our schools.

2 schools have struggled to appoint and are actively considering Federation. The 2 schools have no other similarities 1 being a small rural primary and the other a large urban junior.

Each appointment process takes up to 5 days of adviser time, when the preparatory meetings and the 2 interview days are taken into account. This may seem an excessive amount of time but the process does build a very positive relationship between the diocese, the parish and the whole school community through working closely alongside the governing body.

Advisers have been involved with the appointment of deputy headteachers when possible.

There has been a Headteacher day every term for new and serving headteachers. The numbers attending vary, relating to the number of new appointments in a term. The majority of new appointees attend the training days.

Encourage and support the headteacher cluster groups - Headteacher cluster groups have continued to meet. Groups that are coincidental with definite

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geographical areas are more easily sustained by the groups themselves. Advisers attend when diary commitments allow. Topics discussed include Inspection, Collective Worship, Religious Education, Prayer, Admissions and Appeals.

There has been a deputy headteacher support day every term. Topics covered have included leadership, applying for headship, bereavement, sex and relationship education and collective worship.

1 governing body sought a 1 off session on Succession Planning this year.

Supporting governing bodies with reviewing the distinctive Christian character of their school - 10 training events have been held during the year 4 of which were to whole governing bodies. 175 foundation governors and 15 ex officio governors have been appointed during the past year.

Support schools through the SIAS Inspection Process - 3 SIAS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools) update training / briefing sessions were held during the year for headteachers and SIAS inspectors

43 inspections took place during the year.

1 school gained a satisfactory overall grade which reflected the Ofsted judgement. Question 1 of SIAS asks “How does the school through its distinctive Christian character meet the needs of all learners?” To meet the needs of all learners a school must meet their needs from the spiritual to the academic and not forgetting the physical or creative dimensions. So for a church school to achieve good and above it must as a starting point be providing a good or outstanding education for all its pupils.

A positive outcome of SIAS inspection reports has been an increase in the number of governing bodies seeking whole governing body training on the Distinctive Christian Character of their schools.

Advisers visited every school inspected either before or after the SIAS inspection.

Since July 2010 and the retirement of Lilian Weatherley, Liz Hodson has been fully managing the SIAS process, making contact with schools, appointing Inspectors to school inspections and processing the paperwork associated with the publication of reports and the grant claims of inspectors. Also since July 2010 Chris Pritchard has been monitoring inspections through the critical reading of all reports.

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Support schools causing concern - 1 school was the subject of Special Measures from Ofsted. This school has been receiving individual support from the Director, adviser and a specially appointed former headteacher.

5 schools across the dioceses were causing sufficient concern that regular support meetings were held with the Local Authority partners. All of these schools have made good progress and only one is still causing concern.

Support Voluntary Aided (VA) schools in developing school buildings as inspirational places for learning

Secure all available government funding - A number of building projects were undertaken by VA schools. This amounted to just over £3 million of work under the Local Authority Controlled Voluntary Aided Programme (LCVAP). Each school is responsible for using its Devolved Capital Funding (DFC), amounting to £4.3 million, in line with governmental guidelines and Diocesan advice and support. The Diocese is actively involved in two new proposed church schools in various stages of development, St Francis in Ventnor, IOW and Picket Twenty near Andover, Hampshire.

Schools Admissions and Appeals

Admission policies - Admission Policies for all 150 VA schools were scrutinised amended as necessary, and agreed by the DBEs in accordance with the SSFA Regulations.  The Policies for all Isle of Wight VA schools were re-written in conjunction with the Schools Adjudicator. 

Appeals - Appeals were arranged and conducted for 64 Appellants an increase of 20% over last year’s figure. Documentation was produced and circulated to all VA schools giving advice and information on construction of Appeals; this included newly formulated standardised forms and booklets to be sent to parents.  Costs of Appeals were escalating and the Director was investigating ways of reducing these costs.  Training for Appeal Panel Members and Chairs was also undertaken for the (currently) 70 members, chairs and clerks.  Induction training for new Panel Members was ongoing.

New Admissions - New Admissions and Appeals Regulations came into force in February 2010. This required further training due to the significant changes in the law along with further reviews of School Admission Policies.

2. PARISHES

Encourage parishes to engage with local schools - Towards the end of the year a greater use of email systems has been used to send relevant information to clergy and the foundation governors of schools.

One off conversations take place on a weekly basis with clergy and parishes regarding working with church schools and non-church schools.

Promote Affiliated Schools Scheme - There are 9 affiliated schools across the Dioceses an increase of one since last year. One school is still considering the scheme and one affiliated school has recently committed to becoming a church school.

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3. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, COLLECTIVE WORSHIP & SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

The RE Adviser retired from her role in the Diocese in July 2010 - The appointment of a new member of the team to support Church School improvement and effectiveness will take place as soon as practicable.

4. FURTHER EDUCATION (FE)Malcolm Rittman was appointed as FE Adviser and will commence his employment in January 2011. Malcolm fills a role which has been vacant since June 2009.

5. PARTNERSHIPS

Support Local Authorities (LA) and contribute to local educational planning - engage in regular dialogue with senior LA officers on a wide range of school issues - Over 100 meetings were attended by Diocesan education Officers of which a high percentage were on the Isle of Wight. This involves the continuing school reorganisation on the island. These meetings covered planning, liaison between the several dioceses and LA partners, Admissions and Schools Forums attended by the Director, the Assistant Director, Schools’ Advisers and Schools Buildings Officer. Attendance at these meetings is a major contribution to the building and maintaining of our statutory relationship with LA partners. The Schools’ Adviser (Leadership & Management) and the Schools Advisory Officer attended admission forums in Hampshire, Southampton, Bournemouth and on the Isle of Wight.

Support, where appropriate, the work of LA Scrutiny Panels - The Director attended a number of Scrutiny Panel meetings in Hampshire and Southampton. Other officers and volunteers attended equivalent meetings in Portsmouth, Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight. Dorset LA is covered by colleagues in the Diocese of Salisbury.

Use volunteers, where appropriate, to represent the DBEs on statutory committees - Many volunteers continue to support and represent the dioceses on the many committees, panels, Children’s Trusts, Early Years Partnerships and others in each of the 6 LAs in the dioceses. Some are regular representatives; others are available to support the work of the Education Team as required. Their time and support is much appreciated.

Work collaboratively with other partners where practicable and appropriate - Develop the pilgrimage/leavers events with the cathedrals

School Leavers Days were held at our two cathedrals and also at St Thomas on the Isle of Wight. Around 1500- 2000 children and young people attended services and workshops to celebrate the end of their time in their current Church Schools. These services were supported by the Bishops and Archdeacons and many incumbents. This serves to establish and strengthen the links between our family of Church Schools and our cathedrals in Winchester and Portsmouth.

6. GENERALThe Academies Act 2010 signalled the beginning of a root and branch change to the English education system. In many ways it is the greatest change in the organisation of schools since 1944 if not 1870. It is a crucial time for the future of our Church of England schools. The Director took part in 42 meetings in relation to Academies.

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PORTSMOUTH CATHEDRAL __________________________________________________________

2010 – THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

1168 Regular services

1 Bishop’s Installation !!

93 Special services (including ordinations, city and legal services, naval and remembrance services, reader licensing, RSCM, etc.)

20 Choir visits to primary schools

1608 Children visiting the Cathedral for school events

325 Volunteer guides, welcomers, shop assistants, etc.

75 Services in parishes in the Diocese led by Cathedral clergy

59 Concerts attended by 5280 people

4 Art exhibitions

32 School services in the Cathedral

8873 Attending Advent and Christmas services

270 Normal Sunday adult attendance

58 Young people singing in Cathedral choirs

20000 Visitors

1 Funeral of soldier killed in Afghanistan

£97325 Parish share paid to Diocese.

David Brindley

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