session 2a 9 step church handout.pdf dbs checks it is best
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@prayerinschools /prayerspacesinschools
Nine Step Guide for the Church
Ge2ng Started
Ge2ng Started
Explore the website, stories & resources
Visit a prayer space in a school
Pray
Start with the rela:onships you have
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Rela7onship with the School
Curriculum Links
Curriculum for Excellence document
PSE
RME
Rela7onship with the School
Serve, bless, adopt, be ‘good news’... build a long-‐term rela:onship
Meet with Head teacher, senior staff... and prepare well
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Good Prac7ce
PVG policy Risk assessments PAT tes:ng Training team Documenta:on on website
Registering Your Prayer Space
Registering your Prayer Space
Good for you... support, advice, ideas
Good for Prayer Spaces in Schools... stats, stories, networks, influence
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Choosing a Room
Choosing a Room
There’s always space... somewhere/:me
Think about: size, shape, access, security, power points, ‘sole use’
Visit
Choosing the Prayer Ac7vi7es
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Choosing the Prayer Ac7vi7es
Explore the prayer ac:vi:es on the website
Start with the tried-‐and-‐tested ones
Create new ones inc. student involvement
Theme? Season? Story? Jus:ce?
Where will you get equipment?
Recrui7ng and Training a Team
Recrui7ng and Training a Team
Local people
Church, parents, youth/schools workers
How many? Skills/experience?
Train/brief the team; roles and expecta:ons, PVG, ‘what to do...’
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Publicity and Prepara7on
Publicity and Prepara7on
Audiences: local church(es), parents, staff/educa:on, students Church -‐ prayer support, visit Parents -‐ leYer Staff/educa:onalists -‐ briefing, demo guides Students -‐ assemblies, newsleYers
Running the Prayer Space
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Running the Prayer Space
Time to set-‐up and pack-‐down
Sessions for staff, parents
Keep it :dy
Watch and listen carefully
Care for your team
Feedback, evalua:on and story-‐telling
Running a Session
Introduc:on to prayer space and team
5 W’s (what, when, where, who, why), how
Explain prayer ac:vi:es
‘Disclaimer’... it’s all voluntary
Time to explore
Conclusion, feedback, ques:ons
Content for introduc:on
Explore in groups or individually
Number of ac:vi:es
Amount of :me
Primary or Secondary
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What Next...?
Evalua7on
Why? Shows impact, evidence for Educa:on Scotland, encouraging for church and school
Iden:fy areas for ongoing support of students/school
Different par:cipants… students, staff, Volunteers
Different audiences… school, church
What Next...?
Regular involvement from local people… lunch:me club, assemblies etc.
Chaplaincy
Permanent prayer spaces