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Church and Society Council

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SCHOOLS

This page is being developed to provide resources for schools and their chaplains.

Religious Observance: University Course
Chaplains' Conferences
Primary School Resources
Secondary School Resources
Primary Assemblies
Operation Noah: Drama, activities, poetry
Fair Trade Show for Schools
Story of the Kirk for school pupils
Links to helpful websites
Bible cartoons on TV
Competition for schools
2010 Prizewinners

The following eighteen resources have been developed by the Church of Scotland for Learning Teaching Scotland. They are in the form of lesson plans which are designed to be adaptable for use in school assemblies and classrooms. There are 9 outlines for Primary Schools and 9 for Secondary Schools.

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Chaplains' Conferences

Follow this link to find out about a school chaplain conference on 23 September in Edinburgh and a further education chaplaincy conference on 27 October in Paisley: Chaplains' conferences

Primary School Resources

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Secondary School Resources

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Primary Assemblies

Download details of assemblies suitable for primary schools written by Ken Coulter & Jen Robertson:
4 assemblies about 'Families'

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From Calderside Learning Community Chaplaincy Team
Bubblegum 'n' Fluff Christmas Event for Primary 6
The Easter Code:Can You Crack It? Easter Event for Primary 7
Find details of these resources and how to buy them by following this link: www.calderside.org.uk

Operation Noah: Drama, activities, poetry

reclaim Christmas picture Follow the link below to find drama sketches, activities and poetry relating to climate change:
www.operationnoah.org

Fair Trade Show for Schools

picture of big fair trade banana This has been presented to school classes at the Royal Highland Show and to school assemblies. It is a fun, interactive way to give the message 'Buy local and buy fair trade'.
Download the script here:

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Story of the Kirk for school pupils

This is a resource for schools and is a trip into the history of the Christian church in Scotland - from St Columba in 597AD to the life and work of the Church of Scotland today. Find this and other information for young people by clicking on this link: Young People

Links to helpful websites

The following websites have been recommended by ministers and have lots of useful ideas for school assemblies. (The Council takes no responsibility for the content of external websites.)

The assemblies website
Children's Talks and Sermons
Talks to Children
Learning and Teaching Scotland

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Bible Cartoons on TV

Friends and Heroes is an animated action adventure series for children 4-12 which includes Bible Stories in every episode. It was broadcast on BBC2 recently and is an excellent RE resource which many will find helpful in their schools' work. We will let you know when future series are to be broadcast. It is available on DVD.
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Find out more from this website: Friends and Heroes
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Competition for schools

Your school is invited to enter a competition to win the Stevenson Prize which has been established to encourage excellence within the fields of Religious Observance and Religious Education. The competition is for work by pupils and a prize of £500 will be awarded to one Primary and one Secondary school.

Religious Observance (RO) will be the theme for the 2010-2011 award. In the Religious Observance Circular 1/2005, RO is defined as 'community acts which aim to promote the spiritual development of all members of the school community and express and celebrate the shared values of the school communiuty'. Follow this link to read the Circular: www.ltscotland.org.uk

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Details of how to enter and submit work for the 2011 competition can be found by downloading this document or by phoning Agnes Mullen on 0131 225 5722.
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Have a look at some examples of the 2010 winners' work:
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2010 Prizewinners

The 2010 prizes were awarded at the General Assembly in May.
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Baljaffray Primary School, Bearsden:
Primary Winners
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Dunbar Grammar School: Secondary Winners

 

 

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In this section
Introduction
Welcome to the Church and Society Council pages

Parliamentary affairs
The Church's work with the UK and Scottish parliaments

Peace, international, Europe and migration
Current world issues and the council's responses and action

Equalities and human rights
Details on the range of current issues and the council's responses and action

Health and social issues
Debating the issues which affect the lives of the people of Scotland and worldwide

Society, religion and technology
The Church's engagement with science and technology, economics and industry, and environmental concerns

Responding to climate change
How the church is reacting to the global challenge of climate change

Education issues
Engagement with issues of religious and moral concern in schools and colleges

Schools
Resources for school assemblies and news for schools and their chaplains

News and events
The latest updates from the council

Resources
A range of information and resources to download

Summary of issues
A guide to key issues raised in reports to the General Assembly since 1980

Contact us
How to get in touch with the council and our staff

 

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