Seventh Day Adventist Schools
The Seventh Day Adventist Church, which owes its origins to charismatic and millenarian revival movements in the USA in the 19th century, has grown significantly in the United Kingdom over the past half century, largely because of immigration from the Caribbean countries. It now has several schools, one of which is a maintained school in Haringey, and one, in Watford, which is an association school with boarding facilities. Of the others, one is located in Grantham, where the church has its publishing house, but the others are in inner city locations and often have a majority of children of Afro-Caribbean background. The educational provision in the schools is based broadly on the National Curriculum.
Nationally, the schools form what is virtually a non-geographical mini-LEA, with an education office and a director based at the church's headquarters in Watford. This plays a part in selecting headteachers and staff, maintaining buildings, and advising on curriculum and related matters. It also makes regular advisory and inspection visits to the schools. It organises a regular programme of in-service training and professional development.
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