Presentation for Education Network at INTEGRATED Conference, All Souls Church, London on 1st October 2011

1. EDUCATION NETWORK 1st October 2011 with Hugh Bradby and Mike Simmonds

2. Session 2 Education and the Bible The Bible and Education #integrated11

3. Gen. 1:26 and Gen. 2:19. What can we learn about God, human beings and education from these passages?

4. God the teacher Exodus 35:30-35. What lessons does this passage teach us about the sort of topics God wants his people to study, and how we may best go about teaching them? Human beings, having learned from God, can become teachers too

5. to all who teach The privilege, and responsibility, of teaching, belongs to all God’s people

6. “Teach them to your children. Talk about them all the time -whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. Write them on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates”. Deuteronomy 11 verses 19-20

7. “Teach them to your children. Talk about them all the time -whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. Write them on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates”. Deuteronomy 11 verses 19-20

8. “Teach them to your children. Talk about them all the time -whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. Write them on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates”. Deuteronomy 11 verses 19-20

9. “Teach them to your children. Talk about them all the time -whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. Write them on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates”. Deuteronomy 11 verses 19-20

10. “Teach them to your children. Talk about them all the time -whether you're at home or walking along the road or going to bed at night, or getting up in the morning. Write them on the door frames of your homes and on your town gates”. Deuteronomy 11 verses 19-20

11. Teaching in the New testament Matthew 5.2 and Matthew 11.1. In what ways is Jesus a model for the teacher whose aim is to integrate an intelligent Biblical faith with the practice of teaching?

12. What does the Bible say that is relevant to educators in Britain today?

13. Education and the Bible Session 2

14. “it is the task of the Church in every century to serve its generation according to the will of God.” Canon Charles Smyth, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, on 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of The Society, 12.10.61 #HOPEGOV

15. Joshua Watson, Clapton 1811

16. What does the task of the Christian in schools look like in 2011?

18. “The aspiration to offer distinctively Christian education should not be perceived as a tribal threat but as an opportunity to enhance and enrich education” Cooling T, Doing God in Education, Theos p44

19. “Education is incarnated in a person. It exists in the hearts of people”Professor Bart McGettrickLiverpool Hope University “The Word became flesh” John 1.14

20. Bretherton, L. (2004) ‘Tolerance, Hospitality and Education: A Theological Proposal’ in Studies in Christian Ethics 17:1, 80-103 “For those involved in specifically Christian Schools .... the practice of hospitality(..welcoming and making space for strangers ..) ... should serve as a vital resource in the preparation of students to live lives of human flourishing, lives that genuinely contribute to the flourishing of everyone.

21. “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” justice justice shalom Matthew 6 verse 33

22. “Historically, the Church, in this country and elsewhere, has invested heavily in education as an aspect of the difference that God's action seeks to bring about. .” “Christians continue to be committed to education, therefore, as a matter of doing justice to humanity, seeking its liberation and self-awareness.” Archbishop of Canterbury Keynote Address at Church of England Academy Family Launch Conference, Lambeth Palace , Wednesday 21 October 2009

23. 'I love every second of it. You have to believe in young people. Don't expect failure.' Entertainer, educator, evil overlord, legend - just some of the ways the students describe him. Mr Drew is the teacher you never forget. He's a tough disciplinarian - in charge of enforcing school rules - but also has a deep understanding of, and sympathy for, the troubles that come with being a teenager. How can the integration of the Bible in your professional life impact your approach to the children/students?

24. Human flourishing Personal & social well being; and Attainment & achievement What is education (for)?

25. “The Holy Scriptures are story-shaped. Reality is story-shaped. The world is story-shaped. Our lives are story-shaped” E Peterson Eat this Book page 62

26. How (can) does the Bible shape what is taught?

27. Enabling every child to hear the story of the Bible at school in their primary years www.openthebook.net

28. www.bibleinliteracy.org

29. www.crossref-it.info

30. www.smsc.org.uk

31. www.stapleford-centre.org

32. www.evaluate.org.uk

33. www.prayforschools.org

34. www.prayerspacesinschools.com

35. www.reliveresources.co.uk/

38. www.reactcampaign.co.uk

41. Laurie Beth Jones in Jesus CEO “I view the Bible as the record of an intense love story and we can add to that story every day”

42. Copyright © Mike Simmonds, GO Ministries 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission goministries.org.uk