Community
School Links
The church regularly goes into Harbury Primary School and puts on ‘Open The Book’ assemblies engaging the children with interactive stories from the bible.
To find out more about being involved with Open The Book, visit our Groups page.
Harbury Primary School
Harbury Primary School
Open The Book
Open the Book is a scheme run by the Bible Society. Its aim is to give primary school children the chance to hear and enjoy the ‘ big story ‘ of the Bible.
A team of around a dozen volunteers from All Saints’ church go into Harbury CofE Primary School once a fortnight to do assembly.
We use the Lion Storyteller Bible, with its clear, well-written and engaging stories which are designed to be read aloud. Starting with ‘In the Beginning’ at Genesis, we go through some of the major Old Testament stories and the life of Jesus, ending in Acts with Paul and other disciples sharing the good news.
The story-telling is interactive, so we use mime, props and simple costumes to bring the words to life. The children take turns to join in, acting out characters in the story, which they really enjoy. After the story we have a short prayer and a song, often accompanied by Mike on accordion ‐ who is also very good at producing sound effects!
Open the Book has the approval of OFSTED and helps the school with its statutory requirement to provide a collective act of worship. We are privileged to be able to do this in the school and are grateful for the support and encouragement of Head Lucy Bosley and her staff.
Become a volunteer
For more information about joining our Open The Book volunteers visit our Groups page or contact Lesley Jones 01926 613207.
Our Safeguarding Team
Safeguarding Officer
Amy Pedvin-Lewis
Church Warden
Liz McBride
01926 612421
warden@allsaintsharbury.org
Church Warden
Michael Vincent
01926 614806
warden@allsaintsharbury.org
You can also speak to the diocesan Safeguarding Team on 02476521345, 24 hours a day.
Awareness
- A child, young person or adult discloses abuse; Someone discloses concern for a child, young person or adult;
- Someone notices signs of potential abuse of a child, young person or adult;
- A child, young person or adult makes a disclosure about their own behaviour towards another child, young person or adult;
- Someone witnesses concerning behaviour during a church activity or during a home visit.
The concern or allegation might relate to someone at church or to someone elsewhere (e.g. at home, work or school).
Raising Concerns
What to do if...
Reporting a safeguarding issue can be done using this procedure.
Further resources
Our policy
The All Saints Harbury PCC follow the diocesand safeguarding procedure. View it here or directly from their website.
If you are raising a safeguarding issue then you can be expect the person you tell to follow our reporting procedure.
