Secondary Religious Education Adviser & Wellbeing, Mental Health and Character Education Adviser and College and University Chaplaincy Development Officer

Fiona joined the School Effectiveness Team as Mental Health, Wellbeing and Character Education Adviser, becoming Secondary Religious Education Adviser and later adding to that the role of further education and university Chaplaincy Development Officer. Prior to this Fiona served in a diocesan school for 12 years, teaching and leading RE and later serving on the senior leadership team with responsibility for Collective Worship and several other complimentary roles. She has been a Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) inspector across the south and east of England.

As part of her role, Fiona regularly visits schools, gathers staff for network meetings and undertakes school SIAMS Review Visits in preparation for inspection. She enjoys the mutual support of RE professional networks and belongs to the Standing Advisory Councils on RE (SACRE) for Southwark and Richmond local authorities. Fiona enjoys the diversity of communities within Southwark Diocese and is passionate about the unique provision schools with a Christian character can offer.

The role of Chaplaincy Development Officer is uniquely different to her other roles. She seeks to encourage, network with, and create networks between chaplains and Southwark Diocese. On any given day Fiona could spend the morning in a primary school discussing the wellbeing of Reception pupils whilst in the afternoon find herself listening to a chaplain's reflections on the spiritual life of post-graduate students.