Exciting Team Updates for the New School Year

From left to right: Siân, Katrina, Emily, Jenn, Chloe, Hayley, Jess, Sharon

As we begin a new school year, we are delighted to be back in schools: reconnecting with past students and meeting new ones.

We are pleased to welcome three new members of staff to our team:

• Katrina Holt, who joins our Primary Team as Early Years and KS1 Curriculum Lead and Teacher.

• Hayley Lung, who joins our Secondary Team as KS5 Curriculum Lead and Teacher.

• Jenn Ellis, who joins us as our Fundraiser, helping to support and grow our work.

Please see go the the Our Team page to find out more about each team member.

We are also excited to share that Chloe has moved from a teaching role into the position of Charity Administrator, where she will support the day-to-day running of the organisation.

With new team members, new opportunities, and a new academic year ahead, we are excited to continue working with schools and supporting children and young people across our communities. We look forward to seeing what this year will bring and the positive impact we can make together.

Please join us in welcoming Katrina, Hayley, and Jenn to the team, and congratulating Chloe on her new role.

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Primary Team

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Secondary Team

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Office Team

Sixth Form Conference was a hit!

We have just had an incredible morning at our first 6th Form Conference. We held it at St. Nick’s church in the city centre and welcomed Year 12 students from 4 schools to hear from a variety of speakers on arguments for the existence of God. Stuart Burgess gave a brilliant talk on the Design Argument, which provoked excellent questions from lots of deep thinking students who felt able to ask questions and to disagree. We then heard from a diverse panel of Christians on the different reasons why they believe in God, again with some brilliant questions and conversations. Many students and teachers said it was "helpful to hear from real religious people with personal experiences rather than just from a textbook."

There was a real buzz in the room and we hope it has enriched the students’ learning and given them things to think about further. We are so thankful to everyone who took part and we are already looking forward to our next conference in October!

Summer Celebration

Last week we had a wonderful evening celebrating this past year, giving thanks and looking ahead to the future. We also welcomed some new faces to the team, along with one of our popular quizzes! It was so lovely to celebrate with, and thank, many of our wonderful supporters, including our trustees and fabulous volunteers who come into schools with us.
Copious amounts of very generously donated pizza and cake were the perfect accompaniment to a really lovely evening!

Joyful Junk Modelling!

Yesterday we had lots of fun! Year 1 made churches in our workshop: "‘What’s a church like?’ and Year 2 created their own creatures in ‘Wonderful World: Creation.’ There was so much imagination and teamwork, which was a real joy to be part of. We also loved the oohs and aahs as they discovered various things before their craft. Can you work out what is going on in each design?