In 2014-15 St Peter’s Saltley Trust joined with four other religious education charities within the Association of Church College Trusts to offer bursaries to students doing initial teacher training in RE. As a matter of course St Peter’s Saltley Trust…
What do churches in poorer and more affluent areas each learn about tackling poverty when they work together? This Diocese of Lichfield project (jointly funded by St Peter’s Saltley Trust and Church Action on Poverty) aimed to find out… The…
Justice Mail is an online platform enabling local churches to learn about and support campaigns related to peace and justice issues. Developed by a small team in Birmingham and elsewhere, Trust funding enabled the development of the Justice Mail website….
In 2013 the Diocese of Lichfield transformed the Bishop’s Lent Appeal into an exercise in helping congregations learn about participatory budgeting and work with their local communities to bid for funds. Trust funding supported the process… Practising Generosity, Lent Appeal…
The Future of Religious Education was a day conference at the University of Worcester in 2013, amidst considerable debate around the nature, purpose and effectiveness of the subject. Trust funding enabled delegate places to be offered at reduced cost. At…
We’re delighted to announce that Faith Tutorials are back! Faith Tutorials is a bank of free-to-download, flexible tutorial resources on a range of faith and ethical topics. It was originally created by the chaplaincy team at North Warwickshire and South…
What is the impact of A-Level Religious Studies on students’ beliefs, values and worldviews? Involving research with a wide range of schools, this project is led by Prof. Leslie Francis (University of Warwick) and Prof. Stephen Parker (University of Worcester)….
How far are those who preach, teach and lead in church equipped to reflect on faith and work, and to enable others to do so? This research report by former Trust intern Hannah Matthews assesses the state of play. St…
What helps develop a sense of Christian discipleship as a lifelong enterprise, but one which is also attentive to the different challenges and opportunities of each age, stage and turning point in the life course? This project seeks to discover….
Can clergy in training be equipped to better facilitate Bible engagement within ‘traditional tabloid cultures’? This three year partnership project between the Christian charity Unlock, and the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Birmingham, seeks to address this challenge. A…