Full time HE chaplains needed

Time to hear the axe grinding in the background of this entry: but I am pleased that the CofE genral synod endorsed the view that there should be a full-time chaplain for every Higher Ed institution. And I hope my previous diocese take note of this:
"Bishop Stevenson said that chaplaincy posts have been reduced at a time that colleges and universities were expanding. “This is a matter of considerable concern. Of course, there are real pressures on dioceses and universities to exercise good stewardship of resources,” he said. “However we want to say that chaplains are key agents of God’s mission as they work with their institutions alongside people of all faiths and none -- and we need to encourage them”
Bishop Stevenson pointed out that the church can’t afford not to provide university chaplains. He described them as front-line church workers, building relationships with staff and students, who are often completely ‘unchurched.’ "
However, there is a get-out clause in the part of the motion that refers to this chaplain for every university principle: the clause says. "agree that the Church of England should ensure, where appropriate, that each Higher Education institution is served by at least one whole time Church of England chaplain, to work with ecumenical and multi-faith partners". I'm afraid that the 'where appropriate' is a bit of a weasel-wording. However, I am pleased that the signal is that chaplaincy should be seen as front-line mission. I'm doubly chuffed becasue, behind the scenes, I was one of the main advocates [and arguably the originator of the idea] on the CofE's Higher Ed Chaplains' National Exec, Committee in saying that we should move towards gettting some kind of national policy and strategy on HE chaplaincy so that dioceses like Bradford and Wakefield [yes, I'll name names unlike the coded references in the debate materials] get the message that it is not acceptable to cut chaplaincy to sessional work, and that resources be allocated in such a way as to make it impossible to plead poverty on the issue. Of course that second part is still to be done and hopefully may not be necessary but I was suggeting that the subsidy from central church funds be partially hypothecated on a 'must pay for a full-time Anglican Chaplain [or agreed equivalent]' basis.
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