Education & Exponents Committee

The Education & Exponents Committee is responsible for the administration of the Union's awards and accreditation.

Its duties and functions include considering applications for the appointment of Approved Teacher, considering applications for, and awarding, Diplomas and Certificates of Recognition, considering applications for and granting, Platform Accreditation, Healing Accreditation, considering recommendations for, and awarding, the Long Service Award, the Gold Service Award and the Diamond Service Award, arranging for periodical Final Assessment Boards for the assessment of candidates for Approved Assessor, Approved Teacher, Diplomas, Certificates of Recognition, Platform Accreditation, Healing Accreditation and Church Administration Accreditation, formulating and revising as necessary the classes of Diploma, Certificate of Recognition and Accreditation available, publishing from time to time the procedure and assessment criteria relating to all awards and accreditation, and arranging the practical training and assessment of students of the Teacher Training Course.

The Committee also has responsibility for all matters in connection with spiritual healing within the Union. Its duties and functions include promoting and encouraging the practice, study and investigation of the art and science of spiritual healing, working as far as possible in co-operation with the medical profession, encouraging and supporting Churches, Kindred Bodies and Pioneer Centres to commence and maintain Spiritual Healing Groups, assisting in the training of potential spiritualist healers, receiving and dealing with all applications for registration of Spiritualist Healers and maintaining records of all registered Healers.

All communications for the committee should be addressed to the Secretary

The Members of the Education & Exponents Committee are as follows:

Chairman	Minister Judith Seaman	Tel: 01924 272631 Email: [email protected]
Vice-Chairman	Mr Andrej Djordjevitch	Tel: 02920 734102 Email: [email protected]
Secretary	Miss Christine Thompson	Tel: 0113 286 6931 Email: [email protected]
Committee Member (Speaking)	Ms Julia Almond OSNU	Tel: 07972 147678 Email: [email protected]
Committee Member (Demonstrating)	Minister Martin Colcough	Tel: 07789 992673 Email: [email protected]
Committee Member (Healing & Marketing)	Mr Tim Smith DSNU	Tel: 01359 232299 Email: [email protected]
HAS & CAAS Co-Ordinator	Mrs Kathryn Crossley OSNU	Tel: 01422 832908 Email: [email protected]
PAS & CSNU Co-Ordinator	Miss Penny Hayward DSNU	Tel: 01702 615 519

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