This bulletin provides information for Anglican Higher Education Chaplains in England, including upcoming events, training opportunities, and resources. It announces that the next bulletin will be issued on September 20th and requests that materials for inclusion be submitted by September 13th. It also provides contact information for the National Adviser and lists various topics covered in this issue, such as inter-faith matters, common tenure, vacancies, and the Equality Act.

1. Higher Education Bulletin
August 2010
The Higher Education staff in the Education Division at Church House (Stephen Heap and
Gabriella Di Salvo) produce this Bulletin to support the network of Anglican Higher
Education Chaplains in England by providing accessible and relevant information for
Chaplains and other interested parties. We are happy to make it available to others also.
Please contact Gabriella or Stephen to go on the mailing list. If there is something you
would like considered for inclusion, please e-mail gabriella.disalvo@c-of-e.org.uk. We hope
to have the next bulletin out on September 20th. Please let us have material for inclusion
by Monday 13th September. Thanks!
To contact the National Adviser, Stephen Heap, please e-mail stephen.heap@c-of-e.org.uk
or phone 020 7898 1513 or write to The Revd Dr Stephen Heap, Higher Education Adviser,
Church House, Great Smith St, Westminster SW1P 3NZ
In this bulletin:
1. Inter-Faith Matters
2. Common Tenure
3. People
4. Survey
5. Yahoo Group
6. Forthcoming Events
7. International Students
8. Vacancy
9. Chaplaincy Documents
10. Student Link up
11. Equality Act

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1. INTER- FAITH MATTERS
1.1 Yad Washem Seminar - 4-15 October 2010
The Council of Christians and Jews has written: we are the UK’s leading agency for the
Church’s relationship with the Jewish people. Since 1942 we have pioneered Christian and
Jewish dialogue, making great headway in theological, community and cultural understanding.
The Seminar comprises an intensive 10 days of lectures, seminars and workshops specifically for
clergy and lay leaders. The programme is designed jointly by the Head of the British Desk at
Yad Vashem, and Dr Jane Clements, CCJ consultant. It features lectures from international
scholars and opportunities to engage with rabbis exploring religious and theological
perspectives. The topics covered include Jewish life before the Holocaust, communities,
the history of Jewish/Christian relations, art, the Final Solution, survivor stories and
theological issues.
Places are extremely limited and are taken up very quickly.
More information and application form can be found http://www.ccj.org.uk/Yadvashem-Seminar
The cost is just £832 which includes flights, in-country transport, all taxes, full board,
excursions, entry fees, tours. Please complete the on-line application form and send to:
cjrelations@ccj.org.uk marked Yad Vashem Seminar
1.2 Inter Faith Week 2010: 21-27 November
Inter Faith Week will run from Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 November 2010. Its aims are:
• to strengthen good inter faith relations at all levels;
• to increase awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in
particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to
their neighbourhoods and to wider society;
• to increase understanding between people of religious and non-religious belief.
The Week is being led by the Inter Faith Network for the UK, working with its member bodies.
It will be community-led, with local people and groups of different backgrounds holding their
own events and highlighting work going on to promote understanding between people of
different faiths and beliefs.
Please follow the link below:
http://www.interfaithweek.org/
2. COMMON TENURE
I have had a number of enquiries about whether chaplains come under Common Tenure and am
currently discussing that with colleagues here at Church House. For various reasons, including
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the variety in arrangements for chaplaincy, it is not possible to give a simple 'yes' or 'no' answer
to that. I am happy to discuss specific situations.
Stephen Heap
3. PEOPLE
Congratulations to John Bentham of Nottingham University on being made Hon Canon of
Southwell Cathedral.
4. SURVEY: CHAPLAINCY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Dear All,
Together with the Chaplains National Executive, I have been looking at how we might develop
accessible, affordable and appropriate training for chaplains. As part of that process, I met with
Andii Bowsher, who has HE Chaplaincy experience himself (in Bradford) and is now on the staff
at St John's Nottingham. That was a particularly fruitful conversation, in my view, and led to
some ideas for training options which could be done on a stand-alone basis or which could be
seen as modules towards a recognised qualification.
Rather than simply assume we know what people might find helpful, we decided to create a
questionnaire, which Andii has done and which can be accessed via the link below. It will really
help us shape something more useful and relevant if you can take a moment to complete the
form. Given the holidays, we are suggesting a long run-in time, but why not do it soon???? Please
submit the form by the end of September at the latest.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NTM9H7G
Many thanks
Best wishes
Stephen
5. YAHOO GROUP
This is an ecumenical and interactive online message board on which chaplain can discuss issues,
share ideas, get comments. It is a useful tool you can join by typing in your web browser’s
address bar Uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/hechaplaincy
and then clicking on “Join this group” and following instructions.
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6. FORTHCOMING EVENTS
6.1 Anglican and Methodist Chaplains conference (includes those serving in
ecumenical chaplaincies linked to either or both denomination). This will be held in High Leigh
from September 6th to 9th 2010. Contributors include John Newling, the Applecart Theatre
company in ‘Telling the Gospel for lost for lost generations’ (workshop) and ‘Applecart... In
Which There’ll be Hocus-Pocus and Mumbo Jumbo’ (performance)
http://www.applecartlive.org/welcome.htm, . The programme includes the Vivace Quartet as
well.
Steve Egan (Deputy Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England) and
Bishop John Saxbee, (Chair of Church of England Board of Education and author of No Faith in
Religion). The theme is ‘Dreams and Realities’. Music, literature and art will help us to dream,
including about what we are about in higher education …… and we will face some realities
about the place of religion in society and about the funding constraints of the present days. To
book, please complete the form below.
Anglican Methodist
Sept 2010- ...
6.2 In Bad Faith –Workshops
Speaker - Christian Szurko
Othona Community in Essex
Saturday 28th August to Saturday 4th September
Workshops examining the nature of what the organisers of the workshops call extremist
authoritarian sects and the needs of people harmed by involvement with them. Organised by
the Dialog Centre UK, which has worked in this field for over 30 years.
Link: http://www.dialogcentre.org.uk/
Link: http://www.bos.othona.org/
6.3 New Chaplains Training
January 19th-21st 2011- Holland House, Cropthorne, near Evesham
The Churches Higher Education Liaison Group offers training to all new to chaplaincy (chaplains
and chaplaincy assistants). ‘New’ is interpreted widely to mean those who have been in post for
up to a year (or more if you want to come), those about to start, and those thinking they might
want to go into HE chaplaincy at some point and want to explore what it is about.
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The training includes a visit to Bristol University and University West of England, theological
reflection on the models of chaplaincy at work in them and other sessions on current topics in
chaplaincy. Subjects typically covered are working ecumenically, working in a multi-faith context,
handling religion in the public sphere, the spirituality of young adults, what are the key issues in
higher education?
To book, please complete the form below:
New Chaplains Conf
Booking For...
6.5 Religious Literacy Leadership in Higher Education
Universities face many challenges in the coming years of economic pressure and difficult social
choices. The Religious Literacy Leadership in Higher Education programme supports universities
to make the most of what faith can offer in addressing these challenges in important practical
ways including: Equalities and Diversity; Widening Participation and Social Mobility; Good
Campus Relations; and Student Experience.
Religious Literacy Leadership workshops
Participants will engage with critically rooted input from leading thinkers on religion in the
public sphere, and work through carefully researched case study materials to think through
concrete responses to real-life practical challenges in HEIs.
York: Workshop A - 13 September 2010
Workshop B - 18 October 2010
London: Workshop A - 17 September 2010
Workshop B - 22 October 2010
These two-part Religious Literacy Leadership workshops are FREE OF CHARGE.
For more details, and to reserve your place please call 01904876272 or email:
info@religiousliteracyHE.org or visit the website www.religiousliteracyHE.org
Play a leading role in society with regard to matters of religion and belief
Workshops for SM RLLP Leaflet (small
and HE Leaders leaflet.pdf size).pdf
6.6 Global Conference and CEUC
Next year’s CEUC conference is in Hungary 11-18 June 2011
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Allan Smith was elected as the new CEUC rep for the UK & Ireland
The 2012 Global chaplains conference will have the theme Mosaics in Motion:
Spiritual Leadership in a Multi-Faith World and will beheld June 25th - 29th at
Yale in New Haven US
6.7 National Inter-Faith Forum
Kat Luckock is the NUS's faiths worker and has sent this. I know Kat would appreciate it if you
encouraged any participation you can!
INFORMATION
SHEET_National Int...
6.8 TAIZE AND SCM GATHERING
Manchester 22-24 October 2010
Taize and SCm Gathering presents “Prayers of Freedom” an ecumenical weekend organised by
the Student Christian Movement and BR. Paolo from the Taize Community.
For more information www.movement.org.uk/taize
7. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The UK Council for International Students Affairs has recently published a handbook on
'Managing Accommodation for International Students: a handbook for practitioners'. It is at
www.ukcisa.org.uk/about/publications.php.
8. VACANCIES
BUXTON CHAPLAINCY CO-ORDINATOR
CLOSING DATE: 31 August 2010 •
INTERVIEW DATE: 9 September 2010 – see attached for more details’
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Chaplaincy Advert
Buxton 2010C...
9. CHAPLAINCY DOCUMENTS
I am trying to produce a number of documents around chaplaincy which will eventually go on
the Church of England web site and be accessible via there. I am including some with this
Bulletin which we may want to discuss at the chaplains meeting in the conference in September
- or you may wish to send me improving comments by email. The first one below asks some
questions chaplains may want to think about when leaving a chaplaincy, The second is a check
lost for Diocese appointing a new chaplain.
Thanks. Stephen
Debriefing for Dioceses Appointing
chaplains.doc (... New Univer...
10. STUDENTS LINK UP
Luke Smith of Fusion has sent us this:
Student Linkup. Every year, thousands of young people leave a church and go off to university.
Sadly, most of them don't find a church when they get to university. We need to change this
and Student Linkup is one way of doing that. Go to www.studentlinkup.org and you will see
how a young person can register and say where they are expecting to go to university and
Fusion will connect them to churches in university location. Please send this on to anyone you
know going to university this year.
It is also worth sending them this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ob_Y7tohU about
starting university. Made by Miriam, a current student. Share it on Facebook. Its so important
we get this message out there.
Also please 'like' student linkup on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/student-
linkup/117734187867?ref=ts
Also:
I have had a comment that the numbers of students being 'commended' to chaplains by parishes
has declined. There could be many reasons for that! It may be that in come cases Parish Priests
are forgetting to inform a chaplain when they have someone coming to University from their
parish or congregation. Through the national communications office I have sent a note to all
dioceses reminding them that this may be a helpful thing to do, that the students' permission
should be gained and how to contact the chaplain. It may be you can use your own contacts in
your own Diocese to make this possibility known.
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11. EQUALITY ACT
The Equality Challenge Unit has produced a briefing on the Implications of the Equality Act for
Higher Education Institutions. It can be accessed via their web site: www.ecu.ac.uk
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With best wishes,
Gabriella
Gabriella Di Salvo – Executive Assistant, Lifelong Learning Team, Education Division
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