RME & Religious observance resources
Resources which will help primary classes explore Bible stories and embed RME across the curriculum.
A 2 hour event for P6 or P7 children around Christmas
25 years nurturing the emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing of children through song. Song Packages, School Days and monthly Online Concerts
A 2 hour event for P6 or P7 children around Easter
Based around a three part video series, this cross curricular resource for P6 and P7 brings the Easter story to life!
Light up Christmas is a free RME resource for primary 5-7 pupils from SU Scotland. This curriculum friendly video series comes with a selection of supporting resources including quizzes, crafts and group work.
Easter in a Box
A simple, fresh and imaginative way for churches to share the Easter story with their local schools.
Christmas in a Box
A creative resource that allows children to unpack the Christmas story.
Resources and ideas for temporary prayer rooms
RE:quest
One of the largest online resources in the UK for teaching about Christianity in schools.
RE Teaching Resources backed up by RE Today and NATRE for Early Years, Primary and Secondary through to professional resources.
Assembly resources
Please note these mostly originate in England. Run through the Religious Observance template (see downloads) to make sure they fit in a Scottish Religious reflection context
Steve Younger’s Time for Reflection Event Booklets
Series of booklets for school assembly ideas themed on words which fit with the Curriculum for Excellence or words common to schools’ aims, values and visions
Assemblies with an emphasis on social justice
Primary and Secondary age assemblies
Assemblies for secondary age
School assemblies for every season
Seasonal Assemblies and other resources
Mental Health & Wellbeing
An online space aimed exclusively at young people with a focus on promoting positive mental wellbeing
A wellbeing resource for young people built on spirituality and positive psychology
25 years nurturing the emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing of children through song. Song Packages, School Days and monthly Online Concerts
A 6 week programme that equips church members to support young people's mental and emotional well-being
A brand new course for children aged 7-11 using active games, role play, puppet sketches and craft projects to help children explore real issues and dilemmas and have a lot of fun.
Seasons for Growth is an early intervention grief education programme aimed at helping children, young people and adults through grief, brought about through loss or significant change in their lives.
YoungMinds | Supporting Transitions
Practical tips and tools to help pupils, schools, parents and carers to manage changes and transitions throughout their time at school.
A wide range of Mental Health and Well-being activities and resources for supporting young people in school settings.
Mentally Healthy Schools brings together quality-assured mental health resources, information & advice for schools and further education settings in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Kooth is an anonymous site which helps children and young people to feel safe and confident in exploring their concerns and seeking professional support.
Books
Time for Reflection by Steve Younger
A Guide to School Chaplaincy and Spiritual Development
Practical and Creative Ways for Churches to Serve Local Primary Schools
Top Tips on developing partnerships between church and school
Mentoring resources
A portfolio of courses designed to meet a range of needs focusing on young people disengaged with learning and education
These exercises encourage the idea of setting realistic goals and the satisfaction gained from achieving them.
These sessions help you and your pupil talk about studying, and include quizzes and checklists to help your pupil determine how suitable current methods of studying are.
Mentor Manual: Self-Assessment
The Self-Assessment sessions are all about the pupils getting to know themselves and the qualities they have to offer.
Mentor Manual: Getting to Know Each Other and Improving Communication
These sessions are targeted at different levels of communication ie. from just getting to know your pupil to knowing them well and discussing in-depth topics.
Introductory icebreaker activities to help get to know one another
Sessions and activities to help pupils reflect on and build their assertiveness
Printed resources
Youth & Children's Work Magazine
Pull out resources section, ideas and articles
This exciting programme teaches children in P5–P7 the whole story line of the Bible in a series of interactive multi-media lessons.
Upbeat is a preventative resource to help boys aged 13-16 develop a healthier approach to their emotional well-being
Primary and secondary group material that you can subscribe to.
Schools work websites
A website that outlines how these two communities can work together
A comprehensive website with resources, national education news, members' blogs and ideas for assemblies and school clubs
Free ideas for RE, collective worship and classroom reflection
SU Group resources
Ideas for primary school SU groups
Resources, planning tools, games, teaching material for primary and secondary
Games, themes and group material
Games and teaching outlines for primary groups
Videos
Out of the Box Intro Series
Out of the Box have produced an introduction to the Christian Faith resource for schools that has been crafted around Experiences and Outcomes as laid out in the Curriculum for Excellence.God's Story - Crossroads Kids' Club
A series of fun and engaging animated Bible stories
NUA Film Series
NUA is all about exploration; videos that encourage questions, acknowledge doubt and offer an engaging perspective on the Christian faith.
Clips that can be bought and downloaded; excellent for illustrations
Clips, animations and reflections by British Christian artists
Clips from movies that can be bought and downloaded as illustrations; has some free downloads
Award-winning free resources for RE, PSHE and Citizenship
Youth work website resources
American based website with helpful blog articles and ideas
A British youth work website with articles, ideas and resources
An online space aimed exclusively at young people, promoting positive mental wellbeing.
Christian Values in Education
This website provides resources & advice for those seeking to work with and support Scottish schools; and also educational resources for teachers, produced by Christian organisations.
Image resources
Old and New Testament cartoons that are free to download
Millions of free graphic resources for your creative projects.