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Godly Play is a method used in churches to nurture children in the Christian faith; the setting and format of a Godly Play lesson mirrors the structure of Christian worship (for example in the feast, which mirrors Communion). It would be easy to put aside the approach and say that, in the non-confessional school RE lesson there is no place for this kind of work.
However, this would be to dismiss an approach that schools are already beginning to use and are reporting brings positive results. Teachers' comments suggest it is worth taking a closer look at the Godly Play teaching method.
The National Society's project was undertaken, therefore, to explore, through controlled classroom-based research, some of the challenges and possibilities offered by Godly Play.
A range of different schools, Church schools and community schools, urban and rural, large and small, were involved in the project.
Over the three years of the project, representatives from each of the schools met on a regular basis to learn more about the Godly Play method, to review their experiences of using the method and to evaluate its impact on both pupil and teacher.
The project's work was monitored by a steering group made up of the following people:
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