All School articles
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ArticleMaking sure the winter season has bright days
John Prockter argues that with a little vision and the help of God, days with fewer daylight hours can be full of opportunity
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ArticleFinding meaningful opportunities to share Jesus at Christmas
John Prockter gets excited about the wonder of Christmas all over again
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ArticleDoes God have a view on school uniform?
Did your school have a uniform and how did you find it?
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Issues
Schools' work
Young people spend a huge amount of time at school. How can we better support them while they’re there? And what can we do to help schools?
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IssuesSchools’ work: Your turn - Creating spaces
As we consider how best to create space, listen to and be open to a child’s view of the sacred, the first question is: how will we plan our schools’ work around this? The second is: what do the children I work with have to teach or show me about God? If our approach is always about us teaching, moulding and informing children we will miss out. We will miss the chance to become more childlike in our own spiritual understanding, and in doing so will lose an important opportunity to reconnect with the God we follow. If we consider the words of Jesus we read at the start, we may even miss the opportunity to enter the kingdom of heaven, and why would any of us want that?
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IssuesSchools’ work: How to - Help children explore their spirituality
How can we put this into practice? Emma Hughes, a children’s worker at St Richard’s Church in Hanworth, shares some of the ideas they used when she and her team set up a prayer space in the local primary school, and describes how children engaged with them.
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IssuesSchools’ work: In action - Prayer and player
How have some schools’ workers put this focus on children’s spirituality into action? Here are some stories to inspire you.
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BlogHere’s how to use Easter to talk about mental health in primary school
If you are doing schools work, you may have noticed that some children are struggling with their mental health. Maybe year 6s are feeling the pressure of exams. Maybe some are struggling to cope with change or grief. With one in five under 11s struggling with their mental health at least once, I doubt they are alone. One school is using the Easter story to help their children cope.
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Blog
Understanding Christianity: RE resources
Dream: think strategically and with vision about our work in schools.
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Issues
Schools’ work: Emotional resilience
Dream: think strategically and with vision about our work in schools.
