Staff and governors ended 2023 ‘on a high’ following another successful Ofsted inspection at the end of November.  Jenny Johnson, Dudley House School Headteacher and Lorraine McDonald, British Union Conference Education Director were delighted as they sat and listened to the glowing feedback the inspectors shared during the inspection and just wished everyone could have been there to hear what was said.
The inspection was undoubtedly a rigorous procedure. Over the next few days, the inspectors…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-01-11/1808/

After three days of intense Ofsted scrutiny, Newbold School was judged to be: ‘Outstanding’, with no recommendations for improvement.
Achieving this top grade is notoriously difficult, so staff and governors are delighted that the quality of their work has been recognised. “We have known about the grade since the end of November,” Headteacher Mrs Crissey said, “but we were not allowed to make it public until Ofsted had completed their moderation process. It has been difficult to keep the…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-01-11/an-outstanding-ofsted-inspection-for-newbold-school/

With heavy hearts and deep sorrow, we must share the news that Heather-Dawn Small has fallen asleep in Jesus after a brief illness. She served as our world church Women’s Ministries director for over 18 years, from 2005 until her last breath a few hours ago.
Heather-Dawn had dedicated her life to serving the millions of Adventist women from almost every country on Earth. She would call them her ‘sisters’. Today we all join our sisters in deep sorrow and eager anticipation of that glorious day…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2024-01-03/1797/

If you were near the Aberdeen Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday afternoon, 16 December, you would have thought that you had walked into a place of high learning. The church was filled with children and adults wearing academic regalia and sporting special certificates and letters of commendation. It was a graduation ceremony. The Scottish Mission Children’s leaders had organised it to celebrate the completion of several interactive Bible Study courses, attended by children from Scotland…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-12-21/we-could-not-pass-up-on-this-invitation-will-you/

Pastor Jimmy Botha, President of the Scottish Mission sends his greetings at the end of a very active and exciting year in the Mission. The video can be watched here. “As we’re looking towards 2024, we also have an opportunity to look back at what we have done in the year-gone-past.”
Enjoy watching the reflection! The video refers to several events that took place during the year. Here are some links to remember and re-live those events: Pathfinder Camporee, August, 2023:…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-12-20/end-of-year-message-from-the-scottish-mission-president/