Constitution of Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee For Peace And Reconciliation AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation aims to promote peace and reconciliation in the world by: Building on the reputation of Coventry as a … Continue reading →
The book “How to Be a Peaceful School : Practical Ideas, Stories and Inspiration” edited by Anna Lubelska (the founder of the Peaceful Schools Movement) includes a chapter “Our Peaceful Secondary School” which deals with Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Coventry The publisher … Continue reading →
INSPIRE is a project for young peacemakers. 100 years after the end of World War I, we want to inspire a new generation, not only to prevent war but to build peace. INSPIRE is a call to action to create … Continue reading →
Peer mediation is a form of conflict resolution in which trained student leaders help their peers work together to resolve everyday disputes. Participation in peer mediation is voluntary, and with the exception of information that is illegal or life-threatening, all matters discussed in … Continue reading →
Canon Dr Paul Oestreicher delivered the following speech in Coventry Cathedral on 13 November 2017. They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their nuclear weapons into MRI scanners NEITHER SHALL THEY LEARN WAR ANY MORE (Micah 4:3 adapted) We … Continue reading →
Strand: Living contains Key Question: 3.3b What is so radical about Jesus? (With special reference to reconciliation, forgiveness, loving one’s enemies and the related work of Coventry Cathedral) The suggested content for learning include: Use material from Coventry Cathedral, such … Continue reading →
Coventry and Warwickshire SACREs decided to work together and agree on a syllabus that promotes good, effective and thought- provoking RE across both city and county; a syllabus that both builds bridges and engages with the aim of peace and … Continue reading →
The following is an extract from the Coventry and Warwickshire Agreed Syllabus for RE, 2017–2022 … Continue reading →
As of November 2014, schools must now promote British values. Advice from the DfE is to do so through SMSC, though Ofsted will assess it through the curriculum too. Ofsted will inspect these ‘fundamental British values’: democracy the rule of … Continue reading →
All schools in England must show how well their pupils develop in spiritual, moral, social and cultural development (SMSC). Peace studies fit in with this. Resources http://www.doingsmsc.org.uk/ http://www.doingsmsc.org.uk/citizenship/ … Continue reading →