Archive - October, 2010

Assembly: Problems – Thinking Differently

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The following is an assembly that I have used with students in Secondary Schools to illustrate the point of thinking differently about a problem. Introduction: Ask everyone to put up their hands if they have recently faced any kind of problem. Most people should raise their hand. Ask them to keep their hand raised if [...]

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Being Victor

Being Victor

Launched in September, ‘Being Victor’ is a live action teen drama shown online at MTV.co.uk. Interestingly it is the first mainstream online drama to offer curricular support for teachers to unpack the topical themes within the classroom. The content is pretty hard hitting and aimed firmly at young people. Through 20 episodes following the life [...]

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Arun Community Church

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There have been some changes at our church recently… On October 10 2010, David Thatcher, leader of Arun Community Church (ACC), passed the baton of church leadership on after 27 years of loyal service. David’s eldest daughter, Becca Jupp has assumed the role of leader at ACC, supported by a wider team of leaders, which [...]

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Youth Alpha Talkbuilder

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Youth Alpha, the teen version of the popular Christian evangelistic course have been working hard! In addition to rewriting the Leaders Manual earlier this year, they’ve redone the website with loads of great resources and snazzy videos, and now they have launched TalkBuilder, an online tool to help young people (or anyone) run a Youth [...]

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YWN Article: Who would gain from a licence?

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The following is a short article I wrote that was published in Youth Work Now Magazine (A supplement of Children & Young People Now) last week. In addition to the print copy, it can be found online here. Who would gain from a licence?

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Guest Post: Rich Lush

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This post is part of a short series written by former young people I have had the privilege of working with. Having been involved in youth work for well over 10 years, many of my old youth groups have gone on to do amazing and exciting things. Some, to my immense pride, have also gone [...]

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