Friday 2nd Nov, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, General Resource, Thinking, Reviews
The essential ten books covering a huge range of resources and information for anyone involved in Christian schoolswork.
Friday 3rd Jun, 2011 by Amy Stock
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Youthwork Magazine, Articles
From the August 2010 schoolswork issue of Youthwork Magazine, Chris Curtis argues we need to make change if we are to continue to make an impact on schools
Thursday 1st Nov, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Thinking, Articles
Ruth Wills talks about her experiences using music with primary school children to explore spirituality.
Thursday 3rd Feb, 2011 by Amy Stock
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, Thinking, Guidelines
Non-statutory guidance for Religious education in English schools: 2010, from the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Monday 7th Jan, 2008 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Thinking, Research
Chris Curtis offers some thoughts on developing formal competencies and qualifications for schools workers.
Wednesday 21st Nov, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, Thinking, Articles
John Stephenson, Head of Field Development (Northern Manager) for Scripture Union, explores one of the key issues faced by Christians visiting schools.
Monday 24th Oct, 2011 by Amy Stock
Categories: Thinking, Articles
In the August 2010 schools work edition of Youthwork Magazine, Brad Hawkes wrote about how all of us that work with young people can be considered schools workers. Read his helpful and challenging feature here.
Friday 22nd Jan, 2010 by Amy Stock
Categories: Primary, Thinking, Articles
Through 2008 and 2009, Ruth Wills developed a series of programmes for children of Primary age under the title ‘Spirituality days.’ These provide the opportunity for classes to take a break from the normal timetable and to experience something of the ‘spiritual.’ On a typical ‘Spirituality day’ the children take part in activities which relate to personal and global issues and are able to make personal responses as global citizens. Time for silence and reflection is provided and children connect imagination to creativity through music, art, drama and creative writing. Space is given for children to reflect on how the experiences affect their own personal lives and the day aims to be a transformative experience.
This paper provides a theoretical reflection on the value of ‘spirituality days’ for the growth of children to be global citizens and for school as the place where children’s spirituality is met and nurtured.
Friday 29th Jan, 2010 by Amy Stock
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Thinking, Guidelines
A booklet from 2003 which may be helpful in outlining appropriate conduct from a religious visitor to a school in the UK. Developed by the Professional Council for Religious Education.
Wednesday 14th Jan, 2009 by Amy Stock
Categories: Secondary, Thinking, Interviews
Wayne Dixon is what you would call a veteran schools worker and all round great guy. Back in October last year I asked Wayne a few questions about how he got into doing work in schools and what’s most important to him. Here’s what he had to say…
Tuesday 28th Oct, 2008 by Amy Stock
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Thinking, Reviews
Ruth Stacey is Deputy Director at the Luton Churches Education Trust. She has not only been working with young people over her last 10 years with the trust, but also helping support and guide the team in their work in schools. Here Ruth reviews ‘Just Walk With Me’ by Jude
Wednesday 21st Nov, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Thinking, Guidelines
The non-statutory national framework for religious education prepared by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and published in 2004.
Thursday 25th Oct, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, SEN, Thinking, Articles, Research
Nick Shepherd, a schools worker for many years, submitted this thesis as part of a Master Degree at King’s College, London in 2004. It remains the most comprehensive analysis of the theology of schoolswork to date.
Monday 1st Dec, 2008 by Amy Stock
Categories: Secondary, 16+, Other, Thinking, Reviews
Lillie Jenkins is the Chaplaincy Director at the Luton Churches Education Trust. Here she reviews for us the latest course available from the ever brilliant Mark Roques and Urban Saints.
Want to help your young people improve their critical thinking skills, challenge the world’s standards and explore the effects of a living faith? Well, a new course from Urban Saints and Mark Roques (everyone’s favourite philosopher), will soon help you to do just that.
Thursday 1st May, 2008 by Amy Stock
Categories: Primary, Secondary, Other, Thinking, Articles
Mark Roques (storyteller, speaker, WYSOCS tutor) joins with Arthur Jones (senior WYSOCS tutor, author and teacher), to write about their belief that effective engagement with young people today must include the stories of culture-shaping Christians. It’s an insightful, creative and dynamic approach to schools work, and you can read all about it and download the pdf here.
Thursday 1st May, 2008 by Amy Stock
Categories: Secondary, Other, Thinking, Articles
In this article, Mark Roques and Arthur Jones challenge the secular worldview. “Traditional ways of doing School’s Work rarely subject secular perspectives to radical challenge. This is a great shame. Too often Christians do not engage with the unseen and unspoken doctrines of secular worldviews. We believe that effective engagement with secularism must include such critiques.”
Monday 2nd Feb, 2009 by Amy Stock
Categories: Primary, Secondary, Thinking, Articles
Lat Blaylock, RE Today Adviser and NATRE Executive Member, shares about using poetry as a form of expressing the spiritual. Lat has a unique gift of helping children and young people ask the big questions in life and helping them explore their own beliefs at the same time as giving them a reference point from Christianity.
Sunday 31st Aug, 2008 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Thinking, Schools Work Practice
We’ve been working for a while on trying to figure out what skills you might need to do schoolswork….it’s an incredibly varied role that can see a day start with public speaking in a school assembly and end supporting a student one to one on a complex family situation. Here’s our first go (note: it’s a work in progress!). We want to develop a self assessment tool so you can explore where you training and development needs might be, but in the meantime here are the 18 competencies we’ve come up with. Comments, additions and advice welcome.
Monday 22nd Oct, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Thinking, Articles
A follow up article to ‘The death of schoolswork’ published in Youthwork magazine in 2007.
Saturday 20th Oct, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Young Leaders, General Resource, Thinking, Schools Work Practice
We produced this discussion starter for schools workers for a conference in 2006. Here it is updated and available for you to use.
Wednesday 21st Nov, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Thinking, Guidelines
The original Schools Curriculum Assessment Authority’s (SCAA) guidance paper on spirituality in schools. Even though SCAA has now been superseded by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, this still remains a key document defining spirituality within schools.
Thursday 25th Oct, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Thinking
Ruth Wills writes about running RE days for primary pupils that engage with spiritual and Christian themes.
Tuesday 25th Oct, 2011 by Amy Stock
Categories: Secondary, Thinking, Reviews
Fantastic new teaching resource from RE Today: creative lessons for 11-14s.
Tuesday 23rd Oct, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Other, Thinking, Articles
Chris Curtis’ original article in Youthwork magazine in 2005 that provoked huge debate and discussion on the aims of schools work.
Friday 19th Oct, 2007 by Chris Curtis
Categories: Primary, Secondary, 16+, SEN, Thinking, Guidelines
A guide to the different types of school and curriculum requirements in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
