By Mike North

1. Module Three:
Managing the Ministry

2. Schools Ministry
Why should we make
connections with schools?

3. Schools Ministry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USYgeG5Ps1A

4. Schools Ministry
https://content.scriptureunion.org.uk/95-campaign

5. Schools Ministry
How can we connect with
schools?
• Supporting the curriculum
• Collective worship
• Practical service to the school and the community
• Chaplaincy
• Church in School

6. Schools Ministry
“Agreed Syllabus” Standing Advisory Committee for
Religious Education SACRE
Know the syllabus
• Places of worship – invite
• Rites of passage – baptism, weddings.
• Important stories – Christmas, Easter
• Special journeys – pilgrimages
“As Christians, we believe…” check with the school about
how they would like you to talk about things.
Supporting the curriculum

7. Schools Ministry
The law says that all pupils shall take part in an act of
collective worship every day… which must be ‘wholly or
mainly of a broadly Christian character… reflecting the
broad traditions of Christian belief’. Other faiths and
themes can be covered, but mainly Christianity.
However, Ofsted stopped inspecting collective worship in
2004, after 76 per cent of schools were found to be non-
compliant.
Open the Book
Non-voluntary participation
Collective Worship

8. Schools Ministry
• Listening to readers
• Sharing skills – teaching younger ones how to do
gardening? Running a club?
• Being an accompanying adult on school trips Be a
school governor
• Set up a prayer space
(https://prayerspacesinschools.com)
• Pastoral support – Y6 transitions
• Send a card at the beginning of the school year
• Pray!
Practical service to the school and the community

9. Schools Ministry
• Become part of the school community.
• Sometimes paid, sometimes voluntary
• Available to pray, offer spiritual support to
teachers and pupils.
• Local run courses (CaSS run one in Sheffield
Diocese, 4 Thursdays in November tbc -
admin@cass-su.org.uk)
Chaplaincy

10. Schools Ministry
• After school, midweek
• Messy Church style?
• Parents / teachers involved
• Build community
• Hear the voices of children and young people
• Young Leaders
• Budget
• Safeguarding
• FLOURISH
• Non C of E Schools
Church In School

11. Schools Ministry
Where to start
• Find out about the school
• School website, Ofsted Report
• Make yourself familiar with the agreed
RE Syllabus
• Are there any children known to you or
the church which attend the school?
• Who else goes into school?
• Do other churches have a relationship
with the school?
• Try to network with other visitors
• Write to the school
• Consider the things you can offer
the school
• Do you already know any of the
teachers/staff?
• What support is available from your
diocese?
• Make an appointment to meet the
head teacher.
• Get trained up!

12. Schools Ministry
Resources
Joined Up workshop – Dan Morrell, Serving your school –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cH2jQLNLsA
Joined Up workshop – Andy Barthow, Schools ministry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bxreuocig8
Joined Up workshop – Phil Togwell, Prayer Spaces:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYk6sp9DSG8
https://www.cass-su.org.uk/
https://www.yoyotrust.org.uk/
Open the Book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAlDNlvBKlY
Resources: https://www.cass-su.org.uk/resource-hub

13. Module Three:
Managing the Ministry