Giving support and training to those working with children and young people, resourcing their work in a variety of contexts and with a variety of partners.
A voice for children and young people and their workers in the diocese and in the parishes.

 

What's on?

Calendar of Events April - July 2008

More information and booking details:

 

Year of the Child 2009

2009 is the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations year of the Child. In Wakefield Diocese we are taking the opportunity to listen to the voices of children and young people. Our first topic is 'My Community'. For more information and to dowload the package - click here (large download 1.3MB).

 

Holy Terrors? Developing work with under-5's

Tuesday 20 May 2008, 7.30 - 9.30pm at Ripon and Leeds Diocesan Offices, Leeds. Fee £3. A practical sessions to encourage outreach to families with pre-school children. New ideas and suggestions for fun ways of getting to know God together. Led by Ellie Wilson. For more details contact Kath Hinchcliffe on 0113 200 0558.

 

Child Protection
Wednesday 11 June 2008 - Child Protection at West Bretton (Year 1). Led by Jenny Price, Bishop's Adviser in Child Protection and the Children and Youth Team as part of the Children and Youth Pathway Training. For more information and a booking form - click here.

 

Godly Play Taster Day

Saturday 14 June 2008, 9.30am - 3.00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield. Cost £3. Bring your own lunch. For more details and a booking form - click here.

 

Child Protection

Wednesday 18 June 2008 - Child Protection at West Bretton (Year 1). Led by Jenny Price, Bishop's Adviser in Child Protection and the Children and Youth Team as part of the Children and Youth Pathway Training. For more information and a booking form - click here.

 

Time and Seasons

Saturday 30 August 2008, 11.00am - 3.00pm at the Function Rooms, Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley. An opportunity to spend time together as a family, young and old, and find God in change through craft, activities and reflection. Click here for a poster or flyer.

 

Godly Play Taster Day

Saturday 11 October 2008, 9.30am - 3.00pm at the Church of the Resurrection, Kinsley. Cost £3. Bring your own lunch. For more details and a booking form - click here.

 

Godly Play 3 Day non - residential Teacher Accreditation Course

Wednesday 22 October, Thursday 23 October and Friday 24 October 2008 at Holy Trinity, Huddersfield, HD1 5PX. For more details and to book - click here.

 

One Life - How will you spend yours?

Saturday 29 November 2008, 11.00am - 4.30pm at Wakefield Cathedral. A day of challenge and celebration for young people confirmed in 2008, finishing with a ...

A Celebration of Confirmation for all

Saturday 29 November 3.00pm - 4.30pm at Wakefield Cathedral for family supporters, friends and all confirmed in 2008. Download a poster here and more information here.

 

 

Children and Youth Team Newsletters

Mailing from the Children and Youth Advisors for all age groups.
March 2008 newsletter
January 2008 newsletter
Good Practice Special - December 2007

 

Important note re Car Lifts
Parishes and group leaders are asked to make special note of the problems surrounding offering lifts to a group of children who may be delivered to their homes one by one. If this leads to one child being left in the car, the Code of Good Practice is being broken. It is the firm recommendation of the Code of Good Practice that one adult is NEVER alone with a group of children or with one child, whether it be in a building or in a car or out of doors. For the protection of the adult and the well being of the children, it is good practice for 2 adults always to be present.

Children and Youth Leader Pathway

For more details - click here (pdf 56kb) and see training above.

 

 

Sample Forms for working with Youth and Children

• Risk Assessment Template (pdf) - updated March 2008
• Risk Assessment Template (Word doc) - updated March 2008
• Sample General Consent Form (Extracted from the Best Practice Manual by kind permission of AMAZE pdf 57kb)
• Sample Session Record Form (pdf 53kb)

 

Admission to Communion before Confirmation

New regulations came into force on 15 June 2006.
For information and resources - click here.
Also download a copy of the Regulations (pdf 48kb) and a copy of the Form requesting the Bishop of Wakefield's permission for children to be admitted in your parish.
Also suggested Admission of Children to Communion Liturgy.

 

Also...

Employment Guidelines for Youth and Children's Workers
Insurance: important information for children and youth groups - April 2007
First Aid at Work: Health and Safety Executive (external link pdf 74kb)
Supporting children with special needs - ideas which may be helpful - September 2007.

 

X:site Calderdale is a fun-filled, Jesus-centred, action-packed, multimedia event for school years 3 - 6, held at the Salvation Army, St James Street, Halifax at 6.00pm. It is supported by Scripture Union. This year's dates are: 22 September, 24 November 2007.

Urban Saints aims to help young people live lives of faith, hope and love through Jesus Christ by providing resources and training to UK churches. Once known as 'Crusaders' they also organise events, residential's, mentoring courses and opportunities for service at home and abroad.

 

Energize is a complete web-based support package for youth and children's leaders. The Energize website is stacked with a huge range of resources including creative meeting plans, online articles, drama sketches, online training for leaders and online mentoring for young people. Produced by Urban Saints it gives young people a chance to connect with God in a new and refreshing way.

VCS Engage is government funded initiative that seeks to equip the Voluntary and Community Sector with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully engage in the planning, commissioning and delivery of services to children, young people and their families. Programme overview.

 

Useful Resources

Christmas Tableau A script for creating a Christmas Tableau in the style of Godly Play. Ideal for a Christmas service or party.

The Twelve Days of Christmas Words, background explanation and actions. Ideal for a Christmas party or service.

Christmas Stars A simple idea for using plastic drinks bottles to make decorations.

Back to Church Sunday Thoughts on including children and young people in 'Back to Church Sunday' planning.

Lutheran Prayer Beads A resource from Finland. Kits for the beads are now available from the resource centres. Click on the link to download details of the beads and a liturgy.

Paper Tearing Origami Cross Fold the paper, make two tears and spell the word 'LIFE' then miraculously open the rest of the paper to discover the cross.

Pentecost Ideas Creative ideas to explore the Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity.

Halloween Stickers Ideal for when "Trick or Treat" night comes around. Print out the page onto stickers and then give them to those who call!

Better than Halloween An inspiring resource book to help plan alternative Halloween activities for 5 to 11 year olds.

Focus on Poetry How about a bit of poetry? Some resources to buy or borrow.

Planning your Sunday School - An overview of different resources designed to help people planning Sunday-by-Sunday work with children

How about an animal service? An idea and Service Outline for a celebration next summer.
Click here for resources for Children and youth for the Everyday God Lent Course

 

Resource Centres

Visit the Resource Centres

Wakefield Resource Centre
Church House, Wakefield: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
No late night opening in August.
From September, late night opening will be the first Tuesday in the month, 7.00pm - 9.00pm.

Mirfield Resource Centre
Mirfield Centre, Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield:
Monday - Friday, 10.00am - 4.00pm.
During August, the Centre will only open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10.00am - 1.00pm.
From September, the Centre will be open Monday to Friday but close at 1.00pm on Fridays.

 

New Resources Reviews of new resources available - Bible notes, games books and Sunday School ideas.