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Often our schools are on the receiving end of a church's generosity. We encourage our schools to think about the two way relationship between school and church, and church and school.

This page gives a starting point for ideas for schools to consider how they can support their local church.

If you have more ideas yourself, then please add them on using the + button in the blue circle, bottom RH of this page

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Identify a school based adult as a link with the church.

Have a 'display' in school with photographs of the Church, the incumbent, the church wardens, foundation governors. Add church news and publish relevant events

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Include items in the headteachers 'report to governors' about Church school links.

Write a short report on school activity for the PCC

Have a dedicated space on the school news letter for Church events/news

Pupils/staff write articles for the Church newsletter/magazine

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Have a regular time in Collective Worship for prayers with particular focus.

Pray for church leaders and members by name

Invite the church to send prayer requests to school. Pass on prayers to church that pupils have composed each week for use in services

Produce a book of prayers and general prayer requests for the church and the wider community to use

Write prayers that can be used in school and in church worship

Organise a prayer group to pray or the school and the church

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Ideas for Church Schools praying for their Church

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Have a link from the church website to the school website and vice versa

Highlight particular events and key dates (keep it up to date!!)

Have a message from the headteacher on the church website, and the church leader on the School website

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Organise a special collective worship to welcome a new vicar, curate etc

Have an agreed regular visit from the Incumbent to school and headteacher to church

Be involved and support the appointment of a new vicar

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Be involved with occasional church services, regularly.

Have a joint school/church choir to sing in church

Plan services together both in school and in church

Offer, for the school to be involved with the 'festival' celebrations

Intentionally invite children, parents. and staff to services and events

Offer to promote opportunities for Baptism, confirmations in school

Learn and sing songs/hymns that are sung in each place.

Hold leaver services in church.

Use shared language, for example the introductory words to worship, the same version of the Lords prayer, a joint prayer written by church and school

Offer parents easy and friendly access to church

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Partner with the church on local or global issues of social justice such as food banks and appeals.

Devise a shared plan on an annual basis to outline and develop partnership work. Have a group to discuss joint working , perhaps involve children.

Help, host and resource holiday clubs run by the church or partner organisations.

Undertake a joint project together such as with the Birmingham Malawi link.

Work together to produce activities and resources for when children visit church.

liaise over dates and the planning of big events, consider having a joint one, for example a Christmas charity appeal, a Christian Aid event.

Undertake reviews of environmentally friendly practice in each place.

Work on a project such as 'The Young Leaders Award together'

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The process for appointing a new incumbent

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The process for appointing a new incumbent

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Make sure you know what your role is in supporting the church with the appointment of a new vicar or priest. Make yourself known to the church wardens.

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Incumbency Vacancy - Guidelines for Church Schools

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Identify a point of contact between the church (may be church warden ) and a member of school Senior leadership team.

Take the initiative to involve the church link with school activity, i.e. attending Collective Worship,

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Praying

Gardening club to look after the church grounds

Sending cards to the church members at festival time

Advertising church events and supporting where possible ie singing at a lunch club event, serving cakes...

Showing interest in the church by classes visiting, meeting members of the church community, getting to know the church congregation, inviting them to Collective Worship

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Ideas for Church Schools praying for their Church

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Praying for your local Church using your bodies