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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
