NATIONAL INSTITUTE for CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Principal (Acting)

Ken Dickens

Ken has been a full-time senior lecturer with NICE since 2000. Prior to taking up this position he taught primary through senior secondary students for thirty years: fifteen with NSW DSE; twelve as Principal of Heritage Christian School, Port Macquarie; and three as Head of Prospect Campus of Tyndale Christian School. During his time at Prospect, Ken also lectured part-time for NICE.

Ken is Chairman of the Academic Planning and Review Committee for NICE, is a member of the Academic Board and Council of the College of Christian Higher Education, and is also a lecturer and member of the Advisory Committee of Wesley Institute. His key interests include the philosophical and theological basis for Christian schools and leadership.

Ken has published several articles, is the presenter in the video The priority of faithfulness in the Christian school and co-edited Pointing the way: Directions for Christian Education in the new millennium and contributor to Engaging the culture.

He preaches regularly at his local church and is often asked to speak at conferences. Ken is currently undertaking doctoral studies on the impact of religious perspectives on patterns of schooling.

In 2009 Ken will assume the acting principalship of NICE until such time as Christian Education National has been able to evaluate and implement the recommendations from its Teacher Education Reference Group which is due to report in December 2008.

Updated on 17 December 2008