ooooh i like that, i might use them for mentoring materials!”
oh i feel so loved! i’m not sure i’d be doing my job though if all that happened chris!!
Let me be the second! Happy New Year. Hope schools workers everywhere are having some good chillaxing time before the new term begins. Here’s to a fantastic year of seeing transformation, growth, renewal and hope in the lives of young people we work with. Cheers!
Another story that might be appropriate is the story of a black South African woman who has forgiven and befriended a white South African policeman who tortured and murdered her husband and son.
Go to http://www.markroques.com/story2.htm
Hope this might help.
One that springs to mind is a story that is about 2 brothers...read about it here. It might need simplyfying a bit for primary, but it’s a really powerful question...imagine if the two brothers had made up their differences and not opted for retaliation...they would have been a force to be reckoned with! And the thought that we sometimes fall into the trap of trying to get our own back, when often if we talk things through and work out our differences, everyone can benefit…
Hi Tom, there was a picture that one of the team put together...however on reflection we didn’t want to scare people away from the site ;). And yep, this isn’t the last you’ve seen of the Murphy. Blessings.
Response to the exhibition has been incredible. Lots of people have been through during the week, and we have had to open up for an extra day tomorrow. Here are some pictures on the BBC news website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7775107.stm.
I am just retired as a University Chaplain and lecturer and I believe this gives a clue to finding a very helpful resources based on ‘story telling’ for many who teach in our schools. Personal stories are very useful and need to be there to back up more intellectual arguments.
Howard.
Kieran Murphy - welcome to the podcast fold! Are you a new regular presenter? Can we have a Kieran joke of the month? Whatever happened to the picture of Chris Curtis in superman clothes? So many questions… I need answers!
There’s lots of Rocky love here… How much has he agreed to pay you all to comment?!
New to the site?
If this is your first visit, do take a minute to learn a bit more about who we are and how blogging and commenting works on the site.
National conference for Christian teachers
“This conference offers busy Christian teachers and teaching assistants time to stop, think and reflect. Delegates will be invited to consider how our understanding of the wholeness of the person, of life and of Gods world influence both the task of teaching and the promotion of pupil and staff wellbeing.”
Experiencing Gangs
Anyone have experience of working with gangs?
Growing healthy families
A new generation of children risks becoming socially excluded and even homeless unless urgent action is taken to tackle poor and abusive parenting head on, a report warns. This stark warning comes in The Seeds of Exclusion, a new report by The Salvation Army based on in-depth interviews with nearly 450 people currently receiving help in its homeless centres across the UK.
Results Day
Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be arriving at schools and opening envelopes today to learn how they did in their GCSE exams. The results are eagerly anticipated not only by students and their parents, but also by the schools, some of whom are facing a tough challenge to meet government standards…
It Doesn’t Have To Happen
A new initiative to help tackle the ever increasing problem of knife crime was launched by David Beckham and other footballers in a press conference on monday. The ‘It Doesn’t Have To Happen’ campaign urges young people not to carry knives, and has a bebo page for young people who want to take positive action against knives.
Last Saturday another 16 year old boy was stabbed to death after attending a party in Manchester. Since the government launched its Tackling Knives Action Programme back in June, more than 55,000 people have been stopped and searched, the government Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced.
In London alone, the number of people charged with possession of a knife or blade since April has increased by 150 per cent compared to the same period in 2007.
New Beatbullying Website
A new website has been launched by the charity Beatbullying to offer support and advice for young people. It includes social networking and video features and is a follow up to the adult and professionals section of the site which was launched earlier in the year.
How much would you pay for nothing?
I stumbled upon this photo I took in a shop a few months ago and remembered how appalled I was to find that I could actually spend money on a box of.....nothing! The ultimate in consumer madness! How much would you pay for nothing?
Youth Volunteering Survey
I’m carrying out a survey for the Evangelical Alliance looking at volunteering work young people do.
I’m looking for people who work in secondary schools to help distribute the survey - it only takes 5 minutes to complete. If you think you could help please email:
QCA ends contract with SATs company
News this morning - the company at the centre of this year’s SATs test debacle had its contract terminated today by the government’s exams watchdog, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
