WEB SITES - UPDATED DEC 2015 DIOCESE OF YORK Children & youth work Links CHURCH & WORSHIP Anglican-Methodist Covenant Messy Church Fresh ideas for CPAS / Church Pastoral Aid building a Christ centred Society Discipling Young Celebrating joint work community, resources, People. www.cpas.org.uk between our two denominations. theology, blog etc. http://www.anglican- www.messychurch.org.uk In the Fathers Hand methodist.org.uk/ This group comes together at St Church of England Baptism Paul’s Holgate, York and aims to All Age worship project & resources make Jesus accessible to all. https://goo.gl/oco0Yx https://goo.gl/dXGUps There are celebrations every few http://goo.gl/rHHK8n months that are suitable for http://goo.gl/UcG8dE Christingle people with learning disabilities and complex needs—but https://goo.gl/e7pRW5 Regular update of Ideas and resources everyone is welcome to take Barnabas in Churches: Wide http://tinyurl.com/ktredqn part and enjoy being together range of books and resources with God. Spill the Beans Worship and www.barnabasinchurches.org.uk http://ifhyork.org.uk/ learning resources for all ages, Family Friendly Churches Trust lectionary based with a Scottish A variety of resources for family flavour. www.spillbeans.org.uk friendly worship familyfriendlychurches.org.uk SCHOOLS & COLLECTIVE WORSHIP Hand to Mouth York Diocesan Board of Assembling Citizens A small Christian charity based in Education The Stapleford Centre – resources for Secondary School Huddersfield www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/suppor www.handtomouth.org.uk ting-schools assemblies dealing with citizenship. Out of the Ark Musical The Well www.assemblingcitizens.co.uk resources for use with children of Andy & Jo Bowden are C and Primary School age. Y Advisers for the Cleveland Church of England/National www.outoftheark.co.uk Archdeaconry and freelance Society writers of resources for schools www.cofe.anglican.org/info/educa Open the Book Creative as well as children and youth tion/children storytelling resource to use in Primary schools from Bible Society work www.thewell- Collective Worship www.openthebook.net lovelyland.com www.collectiveworship.com Schools Work UK Resources, Assemblies RE:ONLINE inspiration and training for Christians Ideas for use Collective Resourcing schools based RE in school www.schoolswork.co.uk Worship in primary and with practical ideas, resources secondary school from SPCK Department for Education and inspiration. www.assemblies.org.uk www.education.gov.uk www.reonline.org.uk Information, policies etc for children, Barnabas in Schools young people and families. Myriad of resources available www.barnabasinschools.org.uk Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work WEB SITES – UPDATED DEC 2015 CHILDREN’S WORK RESOURCES Going for Growth Church of Kidzone Messy Church Worksheets, Fun Facts easy to Fresh ideas for building a Christ England website with a lot of information and resources for put together puzzles etc centred community; resources, Children and Youth Work www.kidzone.ws theology, blog etc. www.messychurch.org.uk leaders. Godly Play www.going4growth.org.uk A method of teaching Bible Messy Church Risk Assessment stories and more. GP is now Arise Ministries an initiative Resource for getting things safe recognised as a leading www.messychurch.org.uk/resource/ that aims to help outreach to resource in helping children messy-church-risk-assessment children in your community. connect spiritually. www.ariseministries.org.uk www.godlyplay.uk The Real Advent Calendar Go Teach Jesus Club and Weekly Bible teaching Australian website - Jesus Club is The Real Easter Egg resources for churches, a network of ministries that Puts chocolate, Christmas and Sunday Schools, Children’s cater for people with Easter into homes with special Clubs and home intellectual disabilities. packs and resources. www.goteach.org.uk www.jesusclub.org.au www.realeasteregg.co.uk www.realadvent.co.uk Children’s Work Magazine Kidology Ideas, resources and Equipping and Encouraging ROOTS guidance for Christian those who minister to children. www.rootsontheweb.com Children’s Work leaders. Resources, training, forums. Ecumenical lectionary based www.premierchildrenswork.co www.kidology.org resources, plus a huge library of m online material. Need to kidzklub subscribe. Children's Ministry American phenomenon in American resource site for all Christian Children’s Work comes Urban Saints aspects of Children's Ministry to the UK Kidz Klub UK is a Vast amount of resources, plus http://childrensministry.com network resource for churches groups support, holidays and across the UK that have a heart events for 8 – 16’s. CURBS to reach their community. Offering training and resources www.kidzklub.biz The Well for those working with children www.thewell-lovelyland.com in urban situations. KidzKlub York www.curbsproject.org.uk www.kidzklubyork.org Grove Books A wide range of short books Kids Sunday School Maynards Groovy Bible Tunes that cover almost every aspect Crafts, ideas, games, Songs for seasons, Bible stories. of the life of the Church resources, drama and more. For use in schools, Sunday including Spirituality, Youth www.kidssundayschool.com schools, Bible clubs etc. Work, Children’s Work, Mission, www.maynardsgroovytunes.co.uk Ministry, Evangelism Children Matter www.grovebooks.co.uk Masses and masses of Fischy Music material, resources, Inspirational children songs that information, links, interesting support emotional, social and articles etc spiritual wellbeing. www.fischy.com Children Matter There’s more to this than Scripture Union Resources, meets the eye; massive store Holiday Club Materials, Youth of knowledge. Holidays, Family Holidays and www.childrenmatter.net local support. www.scriptureunion.org.uk Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work WEB SITES – UPDATED DEC 2015 YOUTH WORK RESOURCES Big Night Out YCYH York Christian Youth YWAM York’s vision is to build Now the largest Christian youth Holidays on York’s anointing of training gathering event in the north Holidays for children and young and sending out apostolic east. people from York area, with world changers. www.thebignightout.org.uk different camps for different http://ywamyork.com age groups. www.ycyh.org.uk Going for Growth York Youth C of E website with a lot of Youthwork Magazine Supporting those working with information and resources for Wide range of topics covered, young people. A network of Children and Youth Work plus jobs, training course guide, youth workers in York and North Yorkshire. leaders. resources, games etc http://yorkyouth.ning.com www.going4growth.co.uk www.youthwork- magazine.co.uk Romance Academy Christian Aid offering a variety a nation-wide sex and of information and resources National Youth Agency relationships education initiative for church and youth work www.nya.org.uk run by youth workers. www.christianaid.org.uk Youth Work Resource www.romanceacademy.org Duke of Edinburgh Award Mark Tiddy, Youth Worker at All GOLDDIGGER TRUST Scheme www.dofe.org Saints South Cave has an I’m the Girl I want to be excellent web site aimed at Innovative and creative Methodist Children and Youth youth leaders and churches. A course for young women Supporting Methodist Children wide range of resources for aged 11-18 around the issues and Youth groups Christian youth ministry and that affect them www.methodist.org.uk outreach in your community, ROOTS schools, plus many more useful Made of More www.rootsontheweb.com web links A course for young men www.youthworkresource.com aged 11-18 aimed at Scripture Union increasing self-esteem, www.scriptureunion.org.uk York Schools and Youth Trust confidence, aspiration and Aims to help churches life-skills through looking at Urban Saints effectively communicate the 'what it means to be a man.' www.urbansaints.org.uk Christian faith in schools. www.golddiggertrust.co.uk Ventures and Falcon Camps www.yoyotrust.org.uk Holidays and camps for young people. www.ventures.org.uk YWAM - York (Youth with a MIssion) RESIDENTIAL YOUTH CENTRES The Emmaus Centre The Oakes Holiday Centre Carlton Lodge, Thirsk Sheffield www.oakes.org.uk www.carltonlodge.org.uk York Diocese Youth Centre near Scarborough – Self The Peak Centre Edale, Hope Residential guide Catering and cheap: Valley, Derbyshire List of residential sites around the www.wydale.org/emmaus-centre www.peakcentre.org.uk country as well as guidance and Marrick Priory ideas: Scargill House Kettlewell, Outdoor Education Centre http://goo.gl/w0WdEL www.scargillmovement.org near Richmond Essay: Residential Youth Work www.marrickpriory.co.uk Sneaton Castle Whitby The value can never be www.sneatoncastle.co.uk underestimated. The Taizé developments can be significant www.taize.fr/en http://goo.gl/8y9ZmQ Useful Web Sites for Children’s and Youth Work WEB SITES – UPDATED DEC 2015 UNIFORMED ORGANISATIONS Boys Brigade http://boys-brigade.org.uk Girls Brigade http://www.girlsb.org.uk Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade www.clcgb.org.uk Scouts www.scouts.org.uk Girl Guides www.girlguiding.org.uk NAUMS National Association of United Methodist Scouters http://www.naums.org/ SAFEGUARDING & CHILD CARE Diocese of York Safeguarding Child Line 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk http://dioceseofyork.org.uk/safeguarding CEOP Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre www.ceop.police.uk Churches Agency for Safeguarding support for Christian churches and NSPCC has a vision to end child cruelty organisations to maintain a safe www.nspcc.org.uk environment for children and vulnerable adults. NSPCC A handy one page summary of the www.churchsafe.org.uk Child Protection system in England: www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/policyandpublicaffair Churches Child Protection Advisory Service s/england/cps-england_wda91441.html offering resources, training, DBS facilities for Safeguarding and Child Protection. On line CP Training www.ccpas.co.uk The Diocese recommends that everyone involved in work with young people should do Christian Childcare Forum this ‘Level One’ online training as a minimum bringing its constituency of organisations, requirement. Do it individually or creatively as a individuals and families together with issues of group.