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    3 things Christian parents can do when engaging with RE in schools

    2025-07-01T08:10:00Z

    When you hear the words ‘RE lesson’ what springs to mind? It may trigger memories of copying notes from a board or a book about things we didn’t really understand. It may be remembering particularly quirky teachers, or maybe you don’t remember RE lessons even happening!

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    “School is a waste of time!” What Christian parents can say in response

    2025-05-27T08:25:00Z

    Over the last couple of decades, various socio-economic, political, and cultural developments have contributed to the advanced and complex world we now live in. One of the outcomes of this transformation is that the world of work has undergone a structural overhaul, emerging as a landscape that includes all kinds of new and novel professional choices and career paths. Against this backdrop, one of the colossal questions is: does school still hold the key position it once held in contemporary society? More importantly, what do we say to the significant proportion of young people who think that school is a waste of their time?

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    Gifts not grades: Recognising every young person’s God-given talents

    2025-04-21T08:35:00Z

    The summer term in schools means different things to different ages of children and young people. For some it is the term of sports day, end of year shows, outdoor PE lessons and being allowed to play on the school field. For our older ones this term brings very different events ahead; this is the term of exams, and all that they bring with them.  

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    Grace Keir: The 'young preacher of the year' on the prize that changed her life

    2025-04-04T08:18:00Z

    In Spring 2023 16-year-old Grace Keir gave a talk on the subject ‘Why there is hope’.  So far so unremarkable, plenty of 16-year-olds talk on similar subjects up and down the UK every week. But this talk was recorded and sent off to the Premier Unbelievable Youth Preaching Prize (with Spring Harvest) and Grace won. 

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    Now parents know which school their year 6 children are going to it’s time to start getting ready

    2025-02-27T12:32:00Z

    Our youth and children make several big steps in their life but as parents and carers we make those steps with them and can be as concerned and nervous as they are. One of the biggest steps our children make is starting at secondary school and that certainly is a significant change for us parents! 

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    Four degrees of school-based mentoring

    2023-06-12T11:01:00Z

    This monthly column looks at God’s work in schools: through schools’ work and in children’s education as they think Christianly about what they study 

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    Applications for religious studies teachers drop by a third

    2023-03-17T12:11:00Z

    A new campaign has been launched to encourage more people to become religious studies (RS) teachers, following a drought in people willing to lead the subject.According to UCAS data, the number of people applying to teach RS is down by a third compared to last year. Now, ...

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    Spotlight on Shine in Schools

    2023-02-23T12:55:00Z

    In Spotlight we feature a Christian charity or ministry that either directly serves children or youth in some way, or those aiming to support them, whether in a full-time, part-time or volunteer capacity.

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    New year-ish

    2022-12-20T12:05:00Z

    I’ve never been a fan of the ‘new year, new you’ approach to life. Sure, there are times of the year when it feels like a change is needed, and that can involve introducing new habits or resolutions, but the tendency to save all of those up ...

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    Does God have a view on school uniform?

    2022-07-05T10:19:00Z

    Did your school have a uniform and how did you find it?