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Training Resources

Prayer Spaces in Schools hosts a variety of in-person Conferences, events, and online training. Here is a selection of videos and audio from some of our past events. Read More

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Leavers Service Pack

The Diocese of Guildford hosted a huge prayer space at Guildford Cathedral, UK,  to help Year 6 students mark their transition from primary to secondary school. Jane Whittington, Schools Officer… Read More

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New Prayer Space in School

I started a pop-up prayer space in a school on the 5th January 2023. The school had two separate prayer spaces in the lower and upper parts of their school many… Read More

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Prayer Spaces in Schools Training

Date: Tuesday 23rd May Time: 9.45am to 3.00pm Prayer spaces in schools give pupils a fantastic opportunity to explore prayer in a safe, engaging, creative and interactive way. As well… Read More

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Providing a prayer space was a great way to support our local high school during Children’s Mental Health Week

For the past few years, we have been running a mentoring program called Starfish at our local high school. Last year, one of the other mentors was running a 24/7… Read More

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Staff Room Prayer Activities

Have you thought about the staff and teachers you are working with when running a prayer space in school? In the last few years it has been increasingly stressful and… Read More

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An update from Rachel Mallinson, Connect Youth, on prayer spaces in schools in Dundee

At the Connect Youth Project we have offered chaplaincy work to the local schools. We partner with local churches to serve our schools and share resources. We have run several… Read More

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Gresham’s School ‘Soul Space’ Back For A Third Year

Students at Gresham’s School have been exploring spirituality, prayer and life’s biggest questions with their very own interactive ‘soul space’ in the School Chapel.  Back for the third year in… Read More

Prayer Spaces at Home

A classroom prayer space is often in a classroom, but could also be in a hall, the library, a multi-use space or even in a marquee or big party ten… Read More

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Jane Gillis, Volunteer Chaplain

I have been running Prayer Spaces in Schools in schools for over 10 years.  As someone who is passionate about church being church in the school community, I believe that prayer… Read More

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Soul Space at St. Andrew’s Primary School, Marks Tey

Links between St. Andrew’s Church in Marks Tey near Colchester and the local primary school go back many years with regular visits to take Open the Book assemblies. In 2016,… Read More

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A report from Joanna Jones, Bishop if Kensington’s Youth & Schools’ Chaplain, on an Advent prayer space on one of the area’s schools

As the end of a busy term approached, all Year 7 and 8 pupils at the Green School for Girls, Isleworth, had the opportunity to spend a peaceful time of reflection… Read More

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An Interview with Katie Reynolds of The Family Trust in Maidstone on their prayer spaces in schools.

How long have you been running prayer spaces in schools and how did you get started? We have been running prayer and reflection spaces in schools in Maidstone, Kent for… Read More

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A report from Ali Rice on their recent prayer space in school in St Thomas’s, Wigan.

We designed this prayer space with Church schools across Wigan in mind. The planning  & resources for this space have become a Church Wigan Collaborative Prayer Space Toolkit. Other churches and… Read More

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Prayer Space in Alun School Mold / Ysgol Alun Yr Wyddgrug

St. Mary’s Church in Mold has been running a 2-week mini prayer course for years 7 and 8 at local high school Ysgol Alun. The course took place during… Read More

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Advent, Lent & Easter prayer spaces in schools with year 6 pupils taking a lead!

So KT, tell us a bit about yourself and how long have you been running prayer spaces in schools and what type of schools do you go to?… Read More

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A report from Tonbridge Wells; A year on from their first advent prayer space in school.

We caught up with Karen Cross from Youth for Christ about their first full year! Report from Karen herself; The advent prayer space was the very first one we had… Read More

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First Pop Up Prayer Space in School; An interview with Miss Walker from Moreton C of E Primary School, Essex.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences Hannah, so you’ve just completed your first pop up prayer space with a Remembrance theme.  Well… Read More

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Prayer Spaces in Schools; Wiltshire

When: Monday 23rd January ; 1.30pm – 4.30pm Where:St Mary Magdalene Church Hullavington The training will be hosted by Liz Ogborne from the Prayer Spaces in Schools National Leadership team and… Read More