Schools' Ministry Billericay (SMB)
| Published: 20th January 2008 18:26 |
Schools' Ministry Billericay (SMB) was established in 1992 to meet the needs of children and young people in schools. SMB has subsequently been actively involved in most of the local primary and secondary schools.
As part of Churches Together in Billericay, SMB is resourced in partnership with Viz-A-Viz and employs two part time Schools' Workers. Viz-A-Viz is a registered charity, (number 1031486), based in Basildon and is committed to communicating the Christian message in a relevant way and helping the church to do the same. They have extensive experience of working in both primary and secondary schools locally and nationally.
Sue Reader and Jane Andrews - Schools' Workers/Team Leaders
Sue and Jane joined SMB in August 2005. They aim to bring the reality of Jesus to the young people in the schools and create bridges between those schools and the local churches.
They achieve this in a variety of ways using assemblies, lessons and lunch time clubs including Alf, Bible Explorer, Youth Alpha and whatever God inspires them with.
"Although we can't preach in schools God has given us so many opportunities to share our faith with the young people in this town in a real and exciting way".
Assemblies
SMB provides creative and relevant assemblies and are happy to follow your syllabus needs for collective worship or use our own material.
Primary School
- Assemblies can link to seasonal activities, school themes or programmes of study
- Assembly themes have included Bible Heroes, Prayer, God's Love, Facing Change, Friendship, Family, Forgiveness and Bullying
Secondary School
- Assemblies can be linked to programmes of study or school themes.
Assembly themes have included: Who was Jesus? Why bother with the Bible? Prayer, Making Decisions, Addiction, Forgiveness, Peer Pressure and Image.
Lessons
SMB offers a broad range of lessons for all ages. These include:
Primary School
- Follow-up' lessons linking to an assembly
- Bible Explorer: A fun, interactive and inclusive way to learn the storyline of the Bible. This educational programme for Key Stage 2 includes history, geography, literacy skills, story telling, re-enactments, artefacts, drama, worksheets, action, hand signs, keywords, visuals and video
- Lessons that link with Primary School RE and PSHE/Citizenship Programmes of study e.g. What is the Bible? Why is Easter Important to Christians? How do the beliefs of Christians influence their actions? Bullying, and Friendship
Secondary School
- Follow-up' lessons linking to an assembly
- Lessons that link with Secondary school RE and PSHE/Citizenship programmes of study have included: What is Christianity? What is the Bible? Christian Experience, Christian Morality and Ethics, Bullying, Self Image and Addiction.
- Exam-attack - aimed at years 10-12. This presentation offers young people practical advice for dealing with the stress of preparing and sitting for exams
SMB are very willing to provide other lessons to meet curriculum needs.
Lunchtime and After-School Groups
Through lunchtime clubs, we aim to support and encourage the children and young people in your school, to provide a safe environment for them to discuss their ideas and thoughts and to assist in their moral and spiritual development.
Examples of clubs we are involved in include:
Primary School
- Connect - a lunchtime club run for Year 6 pupils in the summer term, aimed to help them make a smooth transition to secondary school
- ALF - ‘About Life and Faith' is a lunchtime club in school groups for pupils in years 3 - 6. ALF has been produced to help children find out more about Jesus
Secondary School
- e: merge - A lunchtime group for young people in your school - a space to talk freely about issues and ideas.
Other School Visits
Examples of other ways in which we are able to serve your school include:
Primary School
- Theme weeks: Undertaking special weeks of assemblies, lessons and fast moving multi-media events
- Seasonal Activities: We are more than willing to be involved in seasonal activities such as Nativity plays, Easter activities etc
- Prayer: We are available to offer prayer and support for staff and pupils
Secondary School
- Theme weeks: Undertaking special weeks of assemblies, lessons and fast moving multi-media events
Viz-A-Viz: Viz-A-Viz seeks to present the Christian perspective through media, creative presentations and education.- The organisation incorporates a band and theatre team. We would be pleased to help you use them in your curriculum.
- Prayer: We are available to offer prayer and support for staff and pupils
SMB are committed to serving the schools and pupils of this area and are happy to discuss any way in which it can support your school.
Sue Reader and Jane Andrews
Schools workers - Billericay
For further information : Tel - 01277 829889 or visit the SMB website
