MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission

I am delighted to stand for Common Awards Management Board. I will prioritise active listening and transparency, whilst engaging openly with students, TEIs, and the Common Awards team.

My goal is to make decision-making visibly fair, with diverse voices not only “heard” but genuinely shaping outcomes.

I bring practical experience of institutional change - turning values into workable policy and delivery, whilst negotiating complexity, and building constructive ways forward rather than rehearsing entrenched positions.

My theological commitment is “come as you are”: a wide-tent vision of the Church of England and the breadth of its traditions. TEI education is a rare space of encounter for ordinands, lay ministers, and post-ordination students - together learning to seek Christ in one another, studying rigorously, and being formed for different kinds of ministry.

I am committed to decolonising the curriculum and to theological formation that is attentive to the post-colonial context of the Church, alongside a strong interest in eco-theology.

I also want to ensure LLF-aware inclusion is embedded as culture and practice - calm, consistent and compassionate - so that Common Awards forms ministers and leaders capable of faithful ministry in a changing Church.

BA in Theology, Ministry and Mission 

I am a full-time Bristol based ordinand at Trinity College, in my second of three years on the BA programme.  Since arriving at Trinity, I have sat on Trinity’s TEI Management Committee; through this experience I have enjoyed being a voice for students within the College, and I would love to represent students' voices on a Common Awards level. I have engaged fully in community life at Trinity and have also enjoyed working with peers to promote healthy habits that support student life and ministry such as running and netball clubs.

Studying with Common Awards has been ideal for my own educational journey. I believe the balance between academic study and ministry development, underpinned by the approach that studying is not an act to be done on its own, but it is formational to our lives has enabled me to apply my learning to practice in a way that I anticipate will prepare me well for future ministry. 

Having an SpLD has led me to have a unique voice within the conversations about academic study, I am passionate about encouraging access and academic attainment for those who previously would have struggled to achieve this level of study and assessment.

Ordinand Part-time DipHE

I am a second year Ordinand at Emmanuel Theological College in preparation for full time stipendiary ministry. I feel it is very important to listen carefully to the experiences of all learners and stakeholders and make careful adaptation to support people to achieve the best possible outcomes. I am a practical person and feel that evidence must be collected in order to best understand the impact of study on the lives of students, positive as well as negative.

I currently work 35 hours a week as a school chaplain in a large Secondary School in the North of England. I understand the complexities of devising and delivering courses, as well as the difficulties and challenges of studying for formal qualifications whilst working. I have worked full time as a teacher in both Primary and Secondary settings for over 25 years and have worked as an examiner to A Level Standard in two subjects. I have served as a union representative in school and been the president of the local area for both the NUT and the NEU during times of transition. I have spoken at the NEU conference proposing change to the system of assessment used in English secondary education.