8th November 2024
School News
Blue Coat Commemoration of the Founders and Benefactors Service
Lou Peet, the Chaplain at Blue Coat CofE School, Coventry writes:
“Every year, year 7 students from Blue Coat CofE School attend a special service at their founding church Holy Trinity. On Thursday 17th students attended once more to hear about the foundations of the school, its rich history of caring for children in Coventry, and even saw what the original uniform looked like! They were invited to participate in organ-led congregational hymns, songs by the junior, gospel and post-16 choirs, prayer and reflection, commemoration liturgy and a talk from Chaplain. Many thanks to Holy Trinity, Coventry for their ongoing love and support.”
Global Neighbours Gold Award – Congraulations
Congraulations to All Saints’ CofE Junior School in Warwick who have achieved the Gold Award status in Christian Aid’s Global Neighbours scheme, in recognition of its initiatives to encourage children to think of others throughout the world. They are only the fifth school in the country to achieve the Gold award!
Sandra Sutherland, Headteacher, said: “We are thrilled to be recognised for the work we have done as a whole school community to raise awareness of the extreme inequalities across our globe and perhaps more importantly, the steps we can take to address these. The children gain an understanding of injustice in our world through regular learning about global issues, including the Global Development Goals. Pupils have been learning about examples of people who faced adversity and overcame this to be courageous advocates for change. These stories have challenged the whole school community to think about how each of us can make a difference in our local community and globally.
Our world is increasingly connected and our hope is for our children to grow as responsible global citizens who care about issues such as the environment and access to healthcare. The children have especially enjoyed the ongoing link we have with a school in Sierra Leone which informs our curriculum, assemblies and ongoing campaign work.”
Prayer Space Event at Dunnington
There was a very exciting prayer space event for Dunnington CofE Primary School last month, led by Sarah Folkes (St Matthew’s Church Family Link Worker) and Louise Mellows (congregation member and chair of the school’s PTA group). The purpose of the event was to:
– embed the whole school Christian vision
– reinforce the school values with pupils and their families
– encourage prayer in a range of interactive ways.
In an act of togetherness, Dunnington Baptist Church kindly allowed the use of their hall and facilities for the event. Each year group walked to the hall to visit the six prayer stations, which were all personalised to the school’s vision and values and linked to the natural world. Pupils were invited to join in thinking about what questions they’d ask God, how to encourage one another, who they are thankful for, forgiveness and actions to help the environment. Prayer was invitational, with each station being supported by volunteers from St Matthew’s congregation. A great example of power in community and growing faith!
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Congratulations to St Laurence’s CofE Primary who had their inspection last month. The school was found to be living up to its foundation as a Church school enabling pupils and adults to flourish. Well done to all the staff and governors. Read the report here.
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