NEWS
Free Churches Group submission to Commission on Religious Education
Sarah Lane Cawte, the Free Church Education Officer, attended the second evidence-gathering session of the Commission on Religious Education on 4 May at Birmingham University and spoke on behalf of the Free Churches Group. The Free Church Education Committee has considered its submission carefully and consulted Free Church members with expertise in this area.
The Commission on Religious Education is a high-profile independent Commission with a remit to make recommendations designed to improve the quality and rigour of religious education, and its capacity to prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.
Presentation to the Commission on Religious Education is available to download here.
More information is available on the Commission’s website here.
Free Churches and Further Education
Dr John Wise - chair of the Free Church Further Education working group
A Working Group was commissioned in 2015 by the Directors of the Free Churches Group to produce a report on the current and potential future engagement of the Free Churches with Further Education (FE). The Working Group is chaired by Dr John Wise.
This Report has been shared with the Directors and the Free Church Education Committee during Autumn 2016 and has gained an enthusiastic response, commending work going forward on this important issue.
This report is now available for you to read and share in your denominations and churches.
The report can be downloaded here.
'Serving from the Margins': The Free Churches and Further Education
Watch this space for further guidance and support materials for your congregations to use.
These will help you locally to enhance the links and build up the awareness and potential of your churches to engage with local further education providers.
Sara Iles, FCG Education Assistant
Pray for Schools fortnight
Colossians 4 v 2-3 'Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ…’