OCTOBER 2013 WEB SITES UPDATE DIOCESE OF

CHURCH & WORSHIP • Anglican-Methodist Covenant • Messy Church evangelism, children and http://www.anglican- www.messychurch.org.uk youth work methodist.org.uk Fresh ideas for building a Christ Celebrating joint work centred community, resources, • In the Fathers Hand between our two theology, blog etc. http://ifhyork.org.uk denominations. This group comes together at • Church of St Paul’s Holgate, York and • All age plus www.churchofengland.org/ aims to make Jesus accessible www.allageplus.org.uk prayer-worship/worship.aspx to all. There are celebrations Worship for all ages. every few months. They are • Christingle suitable for people with http://tinyurl.com/ktredqn • Barnabas in Churches: learning disabilities and www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk • Spill the Beans complex needs—but everyone Wide range of books and is welcome to resources www.spillbeans.org.uk Worship and learning come, take • Bible Society resources for all ages, part and www.biblesociety.org.uk/ lectionary based with a enjoy being Scottish flavour. together • Family Friendly Churches Trust with God. www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk • CPAS / Church Pastoral Aid A variety of resources for all Society www.cpas.org.uk - age worship and family offering training and resources friendly worship to the local church in leadership, mission,

SCHOOLS & COLLECTIVE WORSHIP • York Diocesan Board of • Collective Worship information, Education www.culham.ac.uk policies etc for children, young www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/your- people and families. schools • Out of the Ark www.outoftheark.co.uk • Hand to Mouth • Assemblies Musical resources for use with www.handtomouth.org.uk www.assemblies.org.uk children of Primary School A small Christian charity based for use in primary and age. in Huddersfield working in secondary school schools with puppets, Godly • Open the Book Play etc • Assembling Citizens www.openthebook.net www.assemblingcitizens.co.uk Storytelling resource in schools • The Well Web site for Secondary School www.thewell-lovelyland.com assemblies dealing with • Schools Work Andy & Jo Bowden are C and citizenship. www.schoolswork.co.uk Y advisers for the Cleveland resources, inspiration and Archdeaconry and freelance • Barnabas in Schools training for Christian schools writers of resources for schools www.barnabasinschools.org.uk work as well as children and youth work • Church of England/National • Department for Education Society www.education.gov.uk www.cofe.anglican.org/info/ includes not only education education/children but also government Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work OCTOBER 2013 WEB SITES UPDATE

CHILDREN’S WORK RESOURCES

• Arise Ministries • Godly Play resources, theology, blog etc. www.ariseministries.org.uk www.godlyplay.co.uk and… an initiative that aims to help www.godlyplay.com outreach to children in your A method of teaching Bible • Messy Church Risk Assessment community. stories and more. GP is now www.messychurch.org.uk/ recognised as a leading resource/messy-church-risk- • Children's Ministry resource in helping children assessment www.childrensministry.com connect spiritually. American resource site for all • Out of the Ark aspects of Children's Ministry • Grove Books www.outoftheark.co.uk Musical resources for use with www.grovebooks.co.uk • Going for Growth A wide range of short books children of Primary School www.going4growth.co.uk that cover almost every age. Church of England website aspect of the life of the • The Real Advent Calendar with a lot of information and Church including Spirituality, www.realadvent.co.uk resources for Children and Youth Work, Children’s Work, Youth Work leaders. Mission, Ministry, Evangelism • The Real Easter Egg www.realeasteregg.co.uk Go Teach • • Jesus and Me Fair trade chocolate from the www.goteach.org.uk Weekly www.jesusclub.org.au meaningful chocolate Bible teaching resources for Australian website - Jesus Club company aiming to put the churches, Sunday Schools, is a network of ministries that true meaning of Easter and Children’s Clubs and home cater for people with Christmas back into homes. intellectual disabilities. • Children’s Work Magazine • ROOTS www.childrenswork.co.uk • Kidzone Ideas, resources and www.rootsontheweb.com www.kidzone.ws Ecumenical lectionary based guidance for Christian Fun Facts for Kids, easy to put Children’s Work leaders resources in two magazines, together puzzles etc. (Children and Young People and Adults and All Ages, plus • CURBS • Kidology a hugh library of online www.curbsproject.org.uk www.kidology.org Offering training and resources Equipping and Encouraging material. for those working with children those who minister to children. • Scripture Union in urban situations Resources, training, forums www.scriptureunion.org.uk Resources, Holiday Club • CRAFTS resources: kidzklub • Materials, Youth Holidays, www.dltk-kids.com www.kidzklub.biz Family Holidays and local www.kidssundayschool.com American phenomenon in support. www.ministry-to-children.com Christian Children’s Work www.childrensministry.com (among many other on line comes to the UK Kidz Klub UK • Urban Saints craft web sites) is a network resource for www.urbansaints.org.uk churches across the UK that Since 1906 Urban Saints • Children Matter have a heart to reach their (formerly known as Crusaders) http://www.childrenmatter.net community. has been reaching out to Masses and masses of children and young people material, resources, • Maynards Groovy Bible Tunes with the good news of Jesus information, links, interesting www.maynardsgroovytunes.co.uk Christ. Resources and Support, Songs for seasons, Bible stories. articles etc Holidays and Events. For use in schools, Sunday • Children Matter Ning schools, Bible clubs etc. • Fischy Music ww.childrenmatter.ning.com www.fischy.com 'groups' website of the • Messy Church Children Matter network. www.messychurch.org.uk • The Well Fresh ideas for building a Christ Joining Children Matter is free www.thewell-lovelyland.com centred community, Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work OCTOBER 2013 WEB SITES UPDATE

YOUTH WORK • Big Night Out Resources, Holiday Club Youth-Worker-jobs www.thebignightout.org.uk Materials, Youth Holidays, www.premierjobsearch.co.uk/ the largest Christian youth Family Holidays and local jobs gathering event in the north support. Adverts also appear in east Youthwork Magazine, • Urban Saints Children’s Work Magazine, The • Going for Growth www.urbansaints.org.uk Guardian www.going4growth.co.uk Since 1906 Urban Saints Church of England website (formerly known as Crusaders) • National Youth Agency with a lot of information and has been reaching out to www.nya.org.uk resources for Children and children and young people Youth Work leaders. with the good news of Jesus • Youth Work Resource Christ. Resources and Support, www.youthworkresource.com • Christian Aid Holidays and Events. A wide range of resources www.christianaid.org.uk designed to aid your church in offering a variety of • Ventures and Falcon Camps Christian youth ministry and information and resources for www.ventures.org.uk/falcon- outreach in your community church and youth work camps and schools, plus hundreds Holidays and camps for young more web links • Duke of Edinburgh Award people. Scheme • York Schools and Youth Trust www.dofe.org • YCYH (York Christian Youth www.yoyotrust.org.uk Holidays) www.ycyh.org.uk • Methodist Children and Youth (You may need a Facebook • YWAM - York (Youth with a www.methodistchildren.org.uk account). Holidays for children MIssion) http://ywamyork.com Supporting Methodist Children and young people from York and Youth groups area, with different camps for • York Youth different age groups. http://yorkyouth.ning.com • ROOTS Supporting those working with www.rootsontheweb.com • Youthwork Magazine young people. A network of youth Ecumenical lectionary based www.youthwork- workers in York and resources in two magazines, magazine.co.uk (Children and Young People Wide range of topics covered, • Romance Academy and Adults and All Ages, plus a plus jobs, training course www.romanceacademy.org huge library of online material. guide, resources, games etc a nation-wide sex and relationships education initiative • Scripture Union • Youth Work Jobs run by youth workers www.scriptureunion.org.uk http://www.indeed.co.uk/

RESIDENTIAL YOUTH CENTRES

• The Emmaus Centre • The Peak Centre (Champion • Taizé York Diocese Youth Centre House) www.taize.fr/en near Scarborough www.peakcentre.org.uk www.wydale.org/emmaus- Edale, Hope Valley, Derbyshire • MORE SITES centre youthworkresource.com • Scargill House , There is an excellent list of • Marrick Priory www.scargillmovement.org residential sites around the Outdoor Education Centre country on this web site near Richmond • Sneaton Castle Whitby www.marrickpriory.co.uk www.sneatoncastle.co.uk • The Value of Residential Youth Work • The Oakes Sheffield • Carlton Lodge, Thirsk http://tinyurl.com/cgwe2f4 www.oakes.org.uk www.carltonlodge.org.uk

Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work OCTOBER 2013 WEB SITES UPDATE

UNIFORMED ORGANISATIONS

• Boys Brigade www.boys-brigade.org.uk

• Girls Brigade www.girlsbrigadeew.org.uk

• Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade www.clcgb.org.uk

• Scouts www.scouts.org.uk

• Girl Guides www.girlguiding.org.uk

• AMSAG Association of Methodist Scouters and Guiders www.amsag.org.uk

SAFEGUARDING & CHILD CARE

• Diocese of York Safeguarding Policies and • Churches Network for Non-Violence Information www.churchesfornon-violence.org www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/your-church/ working with to end corporal punishment of safeguarding/ children

• Churches Agency for Safeguarding • Child Line 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk www.churchsafe.org.uk support for Christian churches and • CEOP Child Exploitation and Online Protection organisations to maintain a safe Centre www.ceop.police.uk environment for children and vulnerable adults. • NSPCC has a vision to end child cruelty www.nspcc.org.uk • CCPAS www.ccpas.co.uk • NSPCC A handy one page summary of the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service Child Protection system in England: offering resources, training, DBS facilities for www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/ Safeguarding and Child Protection. policyandpublicaffairs/england/cps- england_wda91441.html • Christian Childcare Forum www.christianchildcareforum.org.uk • On line CP Training bringing its constituency of organisations, http://www.safeguardingchildren.co.uk/ individuals and families together with issues of course-signup.html concern through its Annual Forum, its The Diocese recommends that everyone Newsletter and various working groups. involved in work with young people should do this ‘Level 1’training as a minimum requirement.

TRAINING & SKILLS

• CGMC • Core Skills • Duke of Edinburgh Award www.cgmcontheweb.com www.coreskillsforchurches.com Scheme Consultative Group for Ministry an interdenominational www.dofe.org amongst Children; a network modular training scheme that group of CTBI (Churches offers foundational training for • Youth and Community Work Together in Britain and Ireland) all those involved with church- BA (Hons) York St John and publisher of Core Skills based children's ministry http://tiny.cc/5hpq4w

Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work OCTOBER 2013 WEB SITES UPDATE

OTHER RELATED ORGANISATIONS / EMPLOYING & CAMPAIGNING

• Archbishop of York Youth Trust • NSPCC has a vision to end child cruelty www.archbishopofyorkyouthtrust.co.uk www.nspcc.org.uk and publications including: helping to enable young people throughout • A handy one page summary of the Child the North of England to “be the change they Protection system in England: want to see”. www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/ policyandpublicaffairs/england/cps- • Amaze www.amaze.org.uk england_wda91441.html Helping you build effective employed Christian • Save the Children www.savethechildren.org.uk Youth and Children’s Work, offering resources and training, policy documents etc. • Grove Books www.grovebooks.co.uk A wide range of short books that cover almost • Employing a Children’s and Youth Worker every aspect of the life of the Church http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/books/ including Spirituality, Youth Work, Children’s 9780715140581/employing-youth-and- Work, Mission, Ministry, Evangelism childrens-workers • Lion Hudson Publishing - Monarch / Candle Books www.lionhudson.com Wide range of • Children’s Society www.childrenssociety.org.uk Research, Policy and Lobbying as well as resources, Bibles, educational material etc. Christingle, The Good Childhood and other • MPH (Methodist Publishing House) resources www.mph.org.uk Wide range of resources and books • Every Child www.everychild.org.uk Campaigning website (There are many similar) A vision for a world where every child enjoys the right to a childhood in a safe and caring family, free from poverty, violence and exploitation.

Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work