Interacting with the curriculum

	Schoolswork.co.uk is a web site with a range of downloadable resources and ideas. Mainly aimed at the secondary school age groups but there are some materials for use in primary schools.   www.schoolswork.co.uk
	Lifepath is a Scripture Union project to help Christians in local communities organise an event to which they can invite local schools. It aims to give Junior school pupils the opportunity to explore the Christian faith through the lifepath of a well known historic Christian with a link to the location and to use this as a springboard to encourage them to reflect on their own lifepath. www.scriptureunion.org.uk
	Bible Explorer is an educational programme (10 one hour lessons) taught in schools to children in Key Stage 2 years 5 & 6. The aim is to teach children the storyline of the Bible - the big picture - it is non-denominational, non-confessional and non-conversionary. Bible Explorer trains Christians to take their materials into local schools using storytelling, drama, videos, multi-media and more to ensure that all learning types connect with the subject matter.   Read about a Bible Explorer project...   www.bible.org.uk
	The LIFE Exhibition is a multi-media experience which focuses on the life of Jesus, and aims to: *Help visitors understand what Christians believe about Jesus. *Enable questioning and exploration of the life of Jesus. *Encourage visitors to consider his impact in today’s world. *Allow visitors to think for themselves about the teachings of Jesus. *Build on existing links between schools and local churches. The exhibition is hosted by a local church who invitse Key Stage 2 schoolchildren – years 5 and 6, to visit during the day. In the evening, LIFE is usually open to the general public. www.lifeexpo.co.uk
	Bible in Literacy Lessons provides pupils with an overview of the Bible, both Old & New Testaments.   The chosen pieces of text from the storyline of the Bible will be utilised for various activities relating to literacy work. The lessons are designed as a fun tool for grammatical awareness, sentence construction and punctuation, using extracts from the ‘Lion First Bible’ as the literacy texts. The Bible in Literacy Resource pack, together with training, is now available to ALL Schools. Churches may like to consider 'Serving our Schools' with a sponsor pack.   www.bibleinliteracy.org
	Relive is an interactive video based RE resource for use in Primary Schools. Packs include: *Stunning short films *Curriculum based RE lessons *Assembly outlines *Teacher's background notes *Craft activities www.reliveresources.co.uk
BUY...	Creativity in the curriculum (Amy Stock, 2011 conference) £3.99 What could it look like to engage creatively with different areas of the school curriculum? Inspiration for RE and theme days, practical resources and input from Rachel Warwick from Orison, talking about prayer spaces in schools.
BUY...	RE - communicating Christianity (Amy Stock, 2009 conference)   How do we effectively communicate the Christian faith in schools? Developing a strategy, a look at the creative potential of RE, and lesson ideas to take away.
BUY...	PSE - presenting alternatives to popular wisdom (Susie Blundell, 2009 conference)   What are our children covering in PSE? How can children's woarkers present issues from a biblical perspective? How can we support staff in their PSE programme? What resources are available to help?