Prayer Spaces in Schools, UK Day ConferencesPhil Togwell - 2 Aug 2013
“The prayer space was a massive success and the benefits of such a place are evident. The spiritual development of children is often overlooked in schools and this week showed just how important it is.” Religious Education Co-ordinator
“I thought it was amazing even though I’m not religious. I felt free.” High school student
"I've never seen prayer displayed or experienced like this before. It's opened up religion into my life again. Thank you." High school student
‘Prayer spaces’ are like 24-7 Prayer rooms in school classrooms, and more than 550 of these prayer spaces have been hosted by local churches in primary and high schools over the past five years. Most of these have taken place in the UK, but a few have taken place in Australia, New Zealand, Uganda, Zambia, Canada, Romania and Germany. So far.
And it’s not just ‘faith-based’ schools. In fact, less than half of these prayer spaces have been hosted in faith schools. Tens of thousands of students, those of faith and no faith, are experiencing Christian prayer for the very first time. The hunger for simple, reflective, creative prayer, and the responses to it, has been incredible.
Get Involved...
If you want to learn more about Prayer Spaces in Schools, please join us in London, Bradford, Bristol and Edinburgh for our annual day conferences. These days will be packed with short-talks from prayer space practitioners and special guests, covering a wide range of topics; spiritual development in schools, chaplaincy, permanent prayer spaces, pastoral care, working in a multi-faith context, as well as lots of story-telling.
To find out more please visit our day conference webpages, or the individual booking webpages;
Phil leads the Prayer Spaces in Schools teams, as well as the Anglican Diocese of Durham’sPrayer Project. He’s worked in a wide range of Youth and Community settings and also served at 24-7’s UK Director for 7 years. Phil lives by the North Coast of England with his wife, daughters and dogs.
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