I have been thinking about some church visits we will be having from 120 pupils from our local primary school in a month’s time, and was reminded of this fantastic quote from Martin Luther:
Now the church is not wood and stone, but the company of people who believe in Christ.
This is such an important issue. [...]
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I am a governor for a local primary school, and was interested to read this, a Government Review on strengthening school governance. Here are a few quotes:
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls said:
Governing bodies are the largest volunteer group in the country and have a proud tradition of serving their [...]
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The TES printed a series of articles a while ago on behaviour. One of them looked at the issue of those pupils who never stop talking. It is an interesting article, one that can be applied both to schools and ministry within a church. (You may need to register with the TES website to access [...]
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The school where I work are doing a friendship week near the end of May. Through my role as a Learning Mentor I am involved in some of the activities, and was glad to spot some resources produced by Save the Children.
Go here, register for a pack, which will include:
With teaching suggestions and assembly ideas, [...]
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If you haven’t heard about Truetube yet, check it out! Schoolswork.co.uk flagged it up, they described it as a place for young people to upload videos, debate, and raise awareness of loads of different issues.
Over 1.5 million young people have visited the site in the last 9 months, it won an award at the Education Resources Awards [...]
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Following the ongoing discussion in the UK surrounding homework it was interesting to read anastasia’s ypulse post about new research on teens and homework:
Substantial numbers of students and parents raise concerns about the quality of homework.
Although most students say they have enough time for homework, twenty-six percent of all students say homework is just busywork [...]
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Amy has written a great post over at schoolswork.co.uk about self-image and how that is a key topic in our work with teenage girls in schools. She links and mentions some great resources including the Sophia network, and the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Go check it out.
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John Dunford, a speaker at the Association of School and College Leaders annual conference has given what looks to be a great speech on the topic of the school becoming the moral ruler for life. Here are some quotes:
Poor parenting and the erosion of family life are leaving schools as the only moral framework in [...]
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I was given a flyer about these resources by our local primary school where I work. Dennis Morris, world famous photographer, was commissioned last year by a vicar and a youth worker to take photographs that would give the Easter story contemporary relevance for young people. The images form part of an Easter resource pack jointly sponsored [...]
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Report from the Children’s Rights Director for England, read it here.
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