The NISCU team and the schools they visit. Who do you know? Can you find your secondary school mentioned here?

Hi, it’s Katy here! I am missing seeing you all in Ambleside CE, Crosthwaite CE, Goodlydale, Grasmere CE, Grayrigg CE, , Heron Hill, Old Hutton CE, Selside CE, St Martin’s and St Mary’s CE, St Oswald’s CE, Staveley CE school and meeting together for assemblies, prayer spaces, lessons, and in particular this time of year, our Year 6 ‘Moving on’ workshops in your schools and in local churches. You may also remember us from the puppet roadshows over the years. We may have not yet met if you go to Langdale CE or one of the Primary schools in the Cartmel peninsula, if you are moving to one of the Secondary schools we link in with we look forward to meeting you in the future. So a big “Hello" and shout out to you all, from me and the NISCU South Lakes team. I would normally be linking in with Secondary schools as well, particularly at Dallam, KKS and QKS mainly through the weekly lunch clubs, as a great place to meet together and explore your Big Questions about God, Jesus and the bible. Looking forward to catching up with you when we can.

Hi I'm Bee, I'm a Schools Worker in the South Lakes and Craven area. I am fortunate enough to work in both primary and secondary schools. I run a lunch club at QES on a Thursday, and you can find me in the library on a Wednesday lunchtime at Settle College. You might recognise me if you go to any of these primary schools: St Mary's Primary in Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh Primary, Dent Primary, Ingleton Primary, Bentham Primary, Clapham Primary and Austwick Primary. I've also spoken at the chapel service at Casterton, so if you go there or are moving on to there: Hi!

Hi, I’m Ruth, although a lot of you know me better as Mrs Evans, the NISCU Eden schools’ worker. You might know me from Christmas Journeys, OT and NT mini lessons, Collective worships or prayer spaces in any of the primary schools from Penruddock to Brough, Calthwaite to Tebay. I work in all the secondary schools across the Eden Valley – so that’s AGS, KSGS, QEGS and UCC. I do assemblies, sometimes alongside a guy called Graham Emerson although we also do them separately. In each school I have, for the last few years, run a lunchtime club where we play some games, have a snack, and have a discussion about the ‘big question’ of the day. I am not sure what is going to happen with those clubs next year, but I still hope to see you at your new schools! You get to call me Ruth at secondary school!

Hi! My name is Jonny, I live in North Lancashire and work mostly in the Secondary schools across the area, especially in Lancaster, but also Garstang, Morecambe, Carnforth and Heysham, where I run some clubs and support the RE teachers. I also get to visit Primary schools sometimes with Debbie to do assemblies! I'm pretty chilled out, I don't like things to get me stressed, but I do enjoy adventures, especially if they involve climbing a mountain or going somewhere new! Mostly I just love hanging out with people, which has been very difficult recently, but I'm looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones soon!

I'm Sarah Dodd. You will find me at LGGS, where I help with the CU every Tuesday lunchtime. You might have met me before if you go to Winmarleigh, Dolphinholme, Glasson, Ellel, Quernmore or Cockerham. If you see me, say hello - I'll be looking out for you!

Hi there, I’m Charlie! I work for NISCU in the Furness area and you may have seen me at one of your moving on assemblies last year with Katy, Chris and the rest of the team. I work in Secondary schools and I can’t wait to get to know you better there! If you are moving onto UVHS, School or , look out for me and say “Hi” when you see me! We do all sorts of fun stuff in those schools like the Big Questions lunch clubs (with good snacks and crazy games), Grill a Bishop sessions, prayer spaces, assemblies, peer mentoring and lessons in these schools. Have a great summer and we’ll see you in September in your new school." Page 1 of 2 Hi I’m Diana and I work in many of the primary schools in Lancaster and Morecambe and Kendal/Milnthorpe taking lessons, leading assemblies (especially the Christmas Puppet shows) and I’m also involved in JAM Clubs, either helping to set them up or running them in some primary schools. I work in a few High Schools mainly in South Lakes where in the past I have been involved in Drop In Clubs at Dallam and Kirkbie Kendal. You may come in to contact with me at Our Lady's Catholic College too.

Hello! I’m Debbie Green. If you go to a primary school in and around Lancaster, Carnforth, Morecambe, Heysham and Garstang you might have seen me with my guitar, a large cardboard Bible or a few puppety friends in assemblies or lessons. I was in 50 schools just before Christmas which doesn’t leave me much time to visit high schools but I really love to hear how you are getting on. God bless you in your next school and keep in touch!

Hi – I’m Rachel and I run the lunch clubs in Central Academy, Carlisle and , Brampton. I have also been known to do some assemblies at Trinity School, Carlisle too but you might know me from the feeder primary school for those secondary schools as I visit lots of those…………………. Something you might or might not know about me is that I worked as a camp counsellor in America on a Kids summer camp - they really are just like the films make them out to be. I really hate peanut butter but love cake! I am really looking forward to seeing you sometimes in secondary and if you see me do come and say HI!

Hi – I’m Hayley and the secondary schools I visit are Caldew in Dalston. Morton Academy in Carlisle and Nelson Thomlinson in . I have 4 kids and during lockdown we played hide and seek as our daily exercise and were attempting to make a fire pit out of an old washing machine – like you do. I am looking forward to seeing you in Secondary school.

Hi I’m Ruth. I work with NISCU in West , and I often visit schools in and around Aspatria, Cockermouth and Keswick. You might have seen me in your primary-school helping with Collective Worship or a lesson, or even in the Plumbland After-School Club. Sometimes I’m with Stu from the Foodbank, or with my friends from NISCU, including the puppets. At NISCU we love games, crafts, quizzes and music (I’m the one with the saxophone) and we always have lots of fun!

Hi everyone! I’m Alex and work in West Cumbria (the best part!). If you’re going to Whitehaven Academy, or you might see me in your school. At West Lakes Academy you might see me in your RE lessons at different points. We also run a craft club, every Thursday break time. At Whitehaven Academy, we run 2 lunchtime QM clubs every week. Everyone is welcome to come to club. On Thursdays we discuss a ‘big question’, and play games, and on Fridays we try to discover more about what the Bible says about topics and what we might be able to learn from it for our own lives. Sometimes we also do projects to help raise money for charity, or to help other people. You might also see me in your assemblies at Whitehaven Academy throughout the year.

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