September is a great time to get a school CU back up and running - or off the ground for the first time! But how do you get pupils to come along? Anand Singh from Bradfield College gives us five top tips for making a CU welcoming and accessible to any who'd like to give it a go.... … Continue reading Top tips for Christian meetings in Schools
Joyful Noise are a new British group who write contemporary Christian songs and hymns. Brothers Tom and Sam Brewster tell us how it all began and how it could be a great resource for schools. Hi Tom and Sam, tell us about yourselves. We're brothers- Tom holds a music ministry post at St Mary's Church Maidenhead, … Continue reading Make A ‘Joyful Noise’ – Interview
Booking is now open for the TISCA annual Senior Leadership Training 2021 The day will be held at Dean Close School in Cheltenham and sessions led by members of the Dean Close School staff. The date is Thursday 23 September 2021 and will be in person from 10am until 4pm. New for this year - … Continue reading TISCA Senior Leadership Training 2021 (Prefects)
Choosing Themes for Chapel or Christian Assemblies Article by Rev Alice Monaghan, Chaplain, Westonbirt School This was written originally for our e-TNV publication in November 2020 On a recent visit to Westonbirt School, to speak at our Sunday evening Chapel Service and Monday morning chapel Assembly on our term’s theme: ‘Adventures’, Frankie Knight (TISCA Trustee) asked … Continue reading Choosing Themes for Chapel or Christian Assemblies
It can be a tough time training to be a teacher. Here are a few Top Tips that teachers sent in to those in their first year of teaching. Prefect's Training 2019 - Kingham Hill School Feedback from teachers in their first year of teaching Respond to pupils’ parents and other staff with calmness. Reacting to a comment or email immediately can make communication … Continue reading Top Tips for Trainee Teachers
Ed -updated 9th September 2021 Residential bookings have nearly closed - please email support@tisca.org.uk if you have an enquiry but online bookings remain open. Our Chaplains’ Conference 2021 this year will be on ‘Encouraging, Enthusing, Equipping and Envisioning for renewed service’. We aim (!) to be in person at the Elim Conference Centre, West Malvern, … Continue reading Chaplains’ Conference 2021
Quick Link - Eventbrite Our Annual Conference booking is open We are pleased to announce our annual conference will be online this year on Tuesday 15th June 2021 for the morning only. Our theme will be ‘Hope over anxiety in a post-COVID world’ – Christian hope in an anxious world – practical encouragement for schools … Continue reading TISCA Online Annual Conference 2021
‘Birmingham City Mission is a Christian charity that serves the disadvantaged and marginalised through various social projects. BCM’s youth team seeks to teach students about Christian beliefs and practices and to support students in their SMSC development. We offer RE lessons to complement the syllabus and GCSE specifications; we also offer assemblies on Christian themes … Continue reading Resources – Birmingham City Mission
This month, TISCA is launching a survey of the impact of chaplaincy on past pupils of independent schools. The short survey is designed to explore how alumni would say that they benefited from their school having a Christian ethos. Anyone who attended an independent school is welcome to contribute to the survey, whether they have … Continue reading TISCA Chaplaincy Survey – Open
Our Chaplains' Conference has been moved to a fully online only offer on Tuesday 13 October 2020. “The Chaplains’ toolbox: How to thrive and not strive” Tuesday, 13th October 2020 – online via Zoom 0830 Welcome (Alastair Reid, TISCA General Secretary)0840 Devotions 1 (Revd Anthony Buckley, former chaplain of Alleyn’s School)0915 Introducing each other0930 Toolbox … Continue reading Chaplains’ Conference 2020 – going online!
