Yesterday, we welcomed 1000+ children to Blackburn Cathedral for the Y6 Leaver's Assembly. Chip Kendall led the worship, Bishop Philip shared an encouraging word about how young people can change the world and they were given Bibles as they left the service. The CofE in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) Bishop Philip

Beautiful singing from hundreds of Year 6 children at Blackburn Cathedral during their Leaver's Assembly on Tuesday. The CofE in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) Blackburn Cathedral

On Friday, leaders across the 5 North West dioceses graduated from the Christian Leadership Course at Carlisle Cathedral. It was a joy to celebrate with our Blackburn delegates. Well done! 👏🙌

"Wishing all of our schools strength, wisdom, and perspective as you receive and review the SATs results today. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need any support" - Iain Parks, Director of Education.

The end of the school year is almost here and in our #CollectiveWorship this week Bishop Philip gives us 4 top tips for the summer holiday. Take care and we will see you at the start of the Autumn Term! 📽️ Watch the video here 👉 youtu.be/4tNAvRYoTwg The CofE in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese)

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It was lovely to see you all! :)

Great to see our Y6 Leaver's Service featured in the Lancashire Telegraph! lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24451034.…

Bishops from across the Northern Province who were here today for the Consecration of Rt Rev. Dr Joe Kennedy as Bishop of Burnley gathered at the West Door York Minster for a group picture Bishop Philip Jill Duff Blackburn Diocese Board of Education The Church of England Peter Howell-Jones Archbishop of York

A lovely day out in York for Bishop Joe's consecration today! Can you spot any familiar faces? 🤔

Gathered at the Royal Lancs Show (l-r) church tent coordinator Rev. Anton Muller; Rev. Cindy Rigney representing The CofE in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) rural focus group; Sarah Earnshaw Children’s Work Coordinator from Blackburn Diocese Board of Education and Bishop Philip Bishop Philip Jill Duff The Church of England Archbishop of York

Iain is currently off visiting one of our partners, the Diocese of Braunschweig, and will be seeing and hearing about all they are doing in their parishes and schools over the next few days. We promise not to do anything to your desk whilst you're away Iain😉☺️

🎒 Welcome back to all primary schools! 📷 Share your class's favourite thing about the first day back! Is it: Seeing friends again? New school supplies? Meeting the teacher? Breaktime fun? Post a pic or drawing and tag us Blackburn Diocese Board of Education 📷📷 #backtoschool #blackburndiocese

Here's an encouraging message from the Archbishop of York to everyone returning to school this week!

Happy first day back! It is wonderful to be back together, ready for another amazing year! Our first day back has been full of smiles, laughter and joy! Today has been all about reconnecting with friends and making new ones. Learning Together Trust Blackburn Diocese Board of Education

It's wonderful to see these back to school photos!

On our Monday INSET Day, we were thrilled to welcome Lisa and Liz from the Diocese to lead us on our journey for Equality, Diversity and Justice. Every journey begins with a first step! The CofE in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) Blackburn Diocese Board of Education