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Church School Conference 2011

8 September 2011 Children's Spirituality: Can we spot it, support it and develop it?


Conference programme and information on keynote speakers


CSC 2011 1The 1988 Education Reform Act explicitly referenced 'the spiritual' as a dimension to be developed in school and over the past 23 years much has been said and written about the topic of children's spirituality and how this can be spotted, supported, developed and assessed in schools.  This Conference continued the debate and addressed some of those central concerns: Is it possible to identify children's spirituality?  How might practitioners nurture and support spirituality in (and outside) the classroom?  How might this be approached in Church Schools?  What about children in un-churched and non-faith backgrounds?  What about the teachers spirituality?  Are there any tried and tested methods that actually work?

CSC 2011 2Speakers and keynote presentations

Heather Black
Presentation: Freedom to Wonder: Developing Children's Spirituality-Reflections on Practice »

Kate Adams
Presentation: Can You Hear Me? Listening for Children's Spiritual Voices in the Classroom »

Rebecca Nye
Presentation: The S Factor.  Spotting Children's Spirituality and Supporting It »