Due to the success of the Next Generation Conference in October 2011, the Youth and Children’s Advisers from the Dioceses of Bristol and Bath & Wells are teaming up to tour both dioceses in 2012 with free training for children and youth leaders, church leaders, teachers and headteachers.

This term's newsletter from Director Jackie Waters-Dewhurst features updates on Academies, the Resource Centre, training courses and prayer for schools.

You can download it from the link below.

From the National Society: http://www.worshipworkshop.org.uk/

This website gives you 100 child friendly Christian songs/hymns – liturgy , readings and planning tools.

What impact does social networking have on our self worth and relationships? How can social networks enhance our lives, and what boundaries need to be set to keep us safe and build healthy relationships?

On the 14th October 30 children and adults from Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School made the long coach trip to London as part of their prize for winning the Diocese of Bristol banner competition.

St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School have launched a new website which includes a compelling summary and presentation about the role of faith and worship in their school life.

If you would like to create a similar video slideshow for your website or presentation to an audience, there are free and low cost tools for this at animoto.com

Here is a great new resource from Norfolk diocese which is a new musical script that tells the Nativity story. It looks lovely – please do take the time to check it out.

The Autumn newsletter for schools contains creative ideas for harvest celebrations, articles on RE and resources, and lots of inspirational quotes and prayers.

"Values For Life" is a structure for school assemblies with weekly themes and resources. Chris Green from Horfield Church of England Primary School has produced a list of song suggestions to go with the themes - you can download it from the link below.

The 2012 Church School Awards are looking to recognise great work at schools like yours. Across the UK, schools are being asked to describe what the goals of nurturing global citizenship and fostering community cohesion mean to their school, and how these have been embedded in school life over the past 12 months or so.