As summer quickly approaches and our workload in schools begins to wind down, I have been able to reflect on some of the successes we have had across this last academic year. One of these successes is...  Read More

Last week we had a brilliant time with students from Beaumont.  We started the week with Year 12’s and spent time getting them to think about the world around them and the impact of their actions on i...  Read More

Part of my job as a Schools Coordinator entails spending a lot of time in Loreto, and I confess that the students and staff there hold a special place in my heart. Over the past four years of working ...  Read More

Step Days are a powerful way to provide students with a break from their usual routines, offering them a chance to reflect, connect, and grow. We offer them to primary and secondary schools. Last year...  Read More

Resurrection for lifeDuring my recent time of extended leave I had some opportunity to ponder anew the importance of the Resurrection. Most of my life I had been able to take on faith that the biblica...  Read More

My children have recently got into watching the original ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ film, which has been quite nostalgic as I remember regularly watching it with my sister when I was youn...  Read More

What is your favourite thing about church?For lots of young people it is the community; being around other believers who can encourage, challenge, learn and grow with you. One young person often refer...  Read More

In the last week I have had the amazing opportunity to spend time away with two very different groups of young people on two separate residential experiences. One group were year 7 and the other year ...  Read More

Over the past few years, we have had an increasing number of students join us for work experience. Some specifically chose Step, having had their interest piqued from something we may have run in thei...  Read More

Last Friday, we had the absolute joy of spending the day with some of the OCCA (Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics) team. If you want to know more about them, check out www.theocca.org In the mor...  Read More

This week was our work experience, and it was beyond our expectations. Each day we went to a different school and saw how Step impacted the kids. At first, we feared Step may have been a boring Christ...  Read More

On Sunday Mary and I went and spent the morning with Verso St Albans (formally The Vineyard Church St Albans) youth. We have been doing visits every three to four months looking at how faith can help ...  Read More