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Working with schools
ROOTS is an ecumenical publication based on the Revised Common Lectionary, providing a wealth of material to support the week by week worship and learning of the whole Church community. It consists of two bi-monthly magazines for leaders – ROOTS Adult & All Age and ROOTS Children & Young People – supplemented by www.rootsontheweb.com
The National Society for Promoting Religious Education exists to inform and encourage Church schools throughout England and Wales and to promote Christian education. On their website there are resources and information on support for all those involved in the schools in their area. www.natsoc.org.uk/parishes/
Rural Children, Rural Church by Rona Orme, Church House Publishing (2007)
Not Sunday not school by Eleanor Zuercher, BRF (2006). A year’s worth of ideas and resources for workshops with children based on the seasonal church calendar. Further ideas and resources can be downloaded from: www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk/nsns
Through the year with Jesus by Eleanor Zuercher, BRF (2009) resources for working with children over one year based on Jesus’ life and teaching. Additional resources are available online at: www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk/pdfs/throughtheyearwithjesus-additional_content.pdf
The Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) has a raft of further ideas & resources related to work in and with schools at: www.barnabasinschools.org.uk
Messy Church and Messy Church 2 both by Lucy Moore, BRF (2006 & 2008) Lots of creative ideas for bringing different ages together for fun, food and worship. More resources & ideas, as well as a very helpful online ‘community’, are available via: www.messychurch.org.uk
Mission-Shaped Children by Margaret Withers, from Church House Publishing (2006), has some helpful ideas and examples of good practice that relate to the overlap between children at church and at school.
Church Schools: a mission-shaped vision by Tim Elbourne, from Grove (2009), gives a helpful introduction to the nature of the relationships & responsibilities existing between local church and local church school, and examines what this means in practical terms.
