For Schools
FaithFaith 1. Belief and trust in someone or something. 2. Acceptance of particular religious teachings. in the North offers ideas for Collective WorshipWorship 1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect to God. The Bible includes a wide range of physical expression in worship, including bowing down, lifting hands, dancing, processions and singing. The main day on which Christians gather for communal worship is Sunday (the day when Christ is believed to have risen from the dead). 2. Christian liturgy including sung material and prayers of thanksgiving and praise., music, prayer trails and more.
Resources for Schools
Faith in the North’ aims to engage and resource Church and Community primary and secondary schools across the Northern Province through encouraging children and young people to explore the ChristianChristian Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church to designate all members of the church. Faith through the stories of the past, particularly the Northern Saints.
We invite you and your school to explore the importance of the people, places, and rich heritage of the North. 2027 will see the 1400th anniversary of the baptismBaptism The Sacramental rite of admission into the Christian Church. The candidate is immersed in or sprinkled with water in the name of the Trinity and may also be anointed with oil. in YorkYork 1. A Roman city and early centre of Christianity. 2. Diocese and province under the leadership of the Archbishop of York. by BishopBishop Bishops exercised pastoral care over a diocese and authority to confirm and ordain Paulinus of King Edwin, the first king of NorthumbriaNorthumbria Northumbria was an early medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland. to profess the Christian faith.
Pilgrimage and Northern Saints Schools Webinar
Online Webinar to hear about resources for your school around the themes of Pilgrimage & the Northern Saints
Join our webinar to hear about newly developed resources from the team at Faith in the North and various partners.
These free resources include:
- A set of collective worship resources entitled “PilgrimPilgrim 1. In the New Testament and Christian thought, someone engaged in the Christian journey through life towards heaven. 2. Someone who journeys to holy places (such as biblical sites or shrines of the saints) to seek God's help, to give thanks, or as an act of penance Pathways”
- A new resource for school visits to churches giving children an interactive experience as they explore the building.
- A new song from the team at “Songs for Schools”
- A newly developed resource “Light from the Past, Hope for the Future” helping children to explore the Northern Saints
Tuesday 3 February and Wednesday 4 February at 4pm
The Lord’s Prayer Journey
Faith in the North has released the first of its Boxsets of resources for use in schools. The “Lord’s Prayer Journey” includes a series of 7 collective worship sessions, a custom song from “Song for Schools” helping to teach the Lord’s Prayer, a teachers guide, and more.
Faith in the North will run over the next three years delivering a series of “Boxsets” of resources on the following themes:
2025: The Lord’s Prayer, helping young people explore how the Lord’s prayer can be a model for living well.
2026: Pilgrimage, developing an understanding of life as a journey of exploring faith through the ancient practice of pilgrimage.
2027: Baptism, using the 1400 year anniversary of the baptism by Bishop Paulinus of King Edwin, the first King of Northumbria to profess the Christian faith to help teach about baptism.
Resources
Our Resource Hub is a growing collection of free resources supplied ready for use in your school. Resources are accessible and adaptable for those who wish to do so. Launched in early 2025 the “Lord’s Prayer Journey” Resource pack has a set of Collective Worship resources along with a series of creative ways your school can explore the prayer JesusJesus (Greek form of Hebrew 'Joshua' meaning 'Yahweh [God] is salvation') Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded mainly in the Four Gospels although he is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus (c. 37-c.100) and the Roman historian Tacitus (c.110). taught his disciples. We’d love to hear from you with your ideas of what future resources you’d like to see and how you’ve used the ones available so please be in touch.
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