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Breathe
Large Group Spirituality Resource
Visit the BRAND NEW Breathe webpage here.
Breathe is a resource for the spiritual development of 16-19 year olds, encouraging them to explore and consider themes of belief, journey and values through a series of interactive, experiential meditations and activities.
Using an iPod, students follow 12 short mp3s with corresponding activities to guide their thinking. These, along with the simple practical tasks, make breathe an ideal resource for all types of learner, providing something to satisfy the visual, audio and kinaesthetic minds. Whilst the meditation texts offer a Christian perspective on these questions, the resource is designed for use in a multi-faith environment, taking care not to offend, nor enforce beliefs on anyone who may use it.
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Open
Small Group Spirituality Resource
Visit the Open Webpage here.
Open is a small group resource that looks at eight themes; Meaning, Values, Purpose, Forgiveness, Death, Responsibility, Questions and Hypocrisy. Each theme uses a practical activity to open up the topic, with an mp3 introducing the subject, raising some open questions and introducing some relevant thinking and wisdom from Christianity too. Each Open box can be used with up to 6 young people, and a set of boxes can be used with a whole class.
The resource is specifically written for use in a multi-faith school environment, and as such is carefully crafted to be accessible to pupils from any faith background. There's space in each session for students to listen, reason and respond to the material, whether they agree or disagree with what they hear.
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Rage, Hope & Despair
Engaging with Emotions Resource
See our Rage, Hope & Despair range of resources in the Youthscape Store here
22 pieces of art by Si Smith take students through the biblical story of Job. A story filled with depictions of rage, despair and hope; three emotions 16-19 year olds are all too familiar with.
The DVD is accompanied by an audio narrative, exploring the emotions and events in the story in an accessible and engaging way. Included are lesson materials looking at existentialism, wisdom and comparing the story of Job in Christian, Jewish and Islamic texts, and workshops offering a creative response to rage, hope and despair through poetry, art, music, rap and drama.
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Upcoming Events and Training
Here are some events and training days across the UK that might be helpful for those working with 16-19 year olds in Sixth Forms, Colleges and Further Education.
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Blogs and Ideas Worth Sharing
Training and resources for working with Young Women
Do you want to work effectively with teenage girls in your local schools and youth centres?
#ASKMEWHY
Monday 10th March New Generation are launching #ASKMEWHY - a day where young people all across the country will take a stand, and challenge their schools to ask them about the reason for their Hope.
What if Learning
All this and more is explored on whatiflearning.co.uk. Designed especially for Christians who are teachers, it aims to enable them to think differently about how, as well as what, they teach.
Assembly Ideas: Looking out for others
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Valentine's Day Questions...
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Update on guidance for religious visitors for schools from NATRE
NATRE, has released an update to its guidance for religious visitors to schools.
Value of Youth Workers in Schools
Article from the Leader in December 2013
New Exam Prayer Website Launched
Examprayer.co.uk Website Launched to support students during exam periods
New Resources for Christian Groups
Scripture Union have launched a new stream of resources for those who have little church background.