Ministering to children & their families:
Your local school

If you have no school in your parish, you are in a minority. If children are not coming to church, we have the opportunity to take 'Church' to them via schools.

Most schools welcome good quality input into school assemblies. The National Curriculum includes a visit to a local Christian place of worship and we make the most of this opportunity, providing something more imaginative and appealing than a simple tour of the Church.

Open the Book

Projects like Open The Book, a Bible storytelling initiative, equips lay people to deliver a Bible story each week, thereby providing a ready-made tool for linking with the local school. In this diocese, this initiative is growing, with many schools appreciating the Church's input. Many children are hearing Bible stories for the first time in this way, from people who they recognise from their community.

Find out more about Open the Book >>

SCAT

Also, SCAT the Schools' Christian Assembly Team, aim 'To bring the Christian message to primary school children through the Bible stories which are delivered with music, humour and drama.'

SCAT is a group of currently six volunteers who give their talents, time and energy to deliver a Christian drama based assembly to many primary schools across the county. They have been visiting many schools for over a decade and visit around 70 schools with each tour.

The team are currently fully booked and touring with an assembly based on the story of Nehemiah rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

Some recent comments about SCAT:

“A positive contribution to our inspection week” A Head Teacher
“Your performance was wonderful…Thank you for your inspiration” A Head Teacher
“ It was really, really good and I really loved all of it” A pupils letter
“I loved the jokes” A pupils comment

The SCAT team are always on the look out for new members and with so many schools wanting a SCAT visit, we could easily be operating two days a week if we had the people. If you are fit, energetic, enjoy drama and believe it is important to be introducing children to the Bible in a fun, age appropriate way and you have some time available, why not ring Helen and find out more.