At PACE we believe that it is important to grow, study, learn, increase our knowledge and attend courses, to develop our training and understanding. To be as equipped as we can be in the role that we are in.
Jo recently attended an online day course with Scripture Union entitled ‘Introduction to Schools Ministry’.
This course was split into six sessions:
1. Introduction
2. Thinking strategically
3. Clubs
4. Collective worship
5. Local partnerships
6. Love your school
As well as listening and looking at slides and video clips, there was also the opportunity to go into small groups of five into ‘breakout rooms’ to discuss topics further.
They talked about the importance of connecting with your local school and ways you can do that, and how it is beneficial for churches to work with organisations that already have history of working with the school.
The course confirmed that PACE are definitely on the right track and already doing most of the things recommended to do. It also showed how much more opportunity PACE has compared to many UK organisations. It reminded us how blessed we are and how the work flourishes when churches and schools work organisations work together.
A very worthwhile course to do and highly recommended.
We have also been very busy delivering a number of activities recently in schools including:
- Year 1 Creation Lessons
- Primary School Harvest assemblies
- Secondary School assemblies
- Meetings with new volunteers
- Meetings with teachers
- Secondary School lunch clubs
- OT Mini course for Year 5
