TISCA Updates

Adrian McConnaughie, Chaplain at Brentwood, ir organizing a Conference on Chaplaincy  at the school on Thursday 1 November 2018. Speakers include Bishop Stephen Cottrell and Dr. Edward Kessler (Founder Director of the Woolf Institute in Cambridge). It sounds like an excellent day: inclusive cost £30. For full details, please click here.

It is our practice to send out a mailing to our supporters and friends three times a year - in September, February and May. The September mailing was sent out on 4 September. Those of you who have opted to receive your mailing electronically also received your package on the same day. The main contents … Continue reading TISCA AUTUMN MAILING WAS SENT OUT IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER

  You are invited to join us for a special evening we have arranged in Dulwich in Friday November 30th  2018. The programme for the evening will be as follows: 3.00 pm Assemble at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. This is a delightful gallery – the oldest in London – with some wonderful paintings on display. … Continue reading TISCA EVENING IN DULWICH ON FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2018

TISCA, in conjunction with ACT and a number of other Christian organizations, is arranging a day conference in Oxford on Saturday 24 November 2018. The title of the conference is: “Identity, Sexuality and the Gospel: A better story for our schools” Aim of the conference:  To provide a collegial forum for Christians involved in education (Heads, … Continue reading DAY CONFERENCE FOR CHRISTIAN TEACHERS IN ST EBBE’S CHURCH OXFORD ON SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2018

In the envelope with TISCA News and Views 76, (or attached to your electronic mailing) in early September 2018 we shall send to those on our mailing list details of membership renewal. You can download a copy of our Membership Renewal and Subscription Form here.We are most grateful to all of you who faithfully support the … Continue reading TISCA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-19

Oak Hill College in north London is looking for a new Director of Operations and Finance. Their advertisement may be found on the "Job Search" page of this website. They would be particularly interested to hear from anyone who has a minimum of three years' experience as a school Bursar or in a similar role. … Continue reading OAK HILL COLLEGE IS LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE

We trust that all of you visiting our website are enjoying a well-earned break now that the school year has ended. September will soon be upon us, and with it the start of the new school year. September is a busy month for us in TISCA, as that is when we mail out our autumn … Continue reading SCORCHING SUMMER DAYS – AND LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER

We have been asked to publicise the opportunity for teachers to help out a Christian School in Zambia. The school was founded in 2014, and all the teachers are Zambian. They are looking for teachers from the UK to help them by providing CPD and working one-on-one with the teachers. Full details are available here. … Continue reading AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP A SCHOOL IN ZAMBIA DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

TISCA Member Marcus Paul has written a review of this book. An abbreviated version of the review is published in TISCA News and Views N. 75 (May 2018). We publish here the full review, which contains much useful information and some trenchant criticism. Please click here to see the full review.

Elaine Paul is an experienced teacher and a TISCA member, who is also active in providing "Solution-Focused Coaching" for people in a variety of professional educational contexts. In this post, Elaine shares some of the advantages that Solution-Focused Coaching can bring. We also include an interview we published with Elaine in TISCA News and Views … Continue reading ELAINE PAUL WRITES ABOUT SOLUTION-FOCUSED COACHING FOR CHRISTIAN TEACHERS AND LEADERS