Back to School with God Sunday – August 23rd or a Sunday to suit.

Pray for Schools is encouraging local churches to send children, young people, and anyone working in schools Back to School with God, at the start of each academic year.

Back to School with God is about inviting God to be part of school life, and affirming support for those who are part of the local school community. It is an opportunity for churches to commission their young people and school staff, and to encourage ongoing prayer for local schools throughout the year.

The prayers available here for download could be included in a church service near the beginning of term in September. Other ideas include interviewing a teacher or young person about their life at school, or asking them to do a reading as part of the service.

To promote prayer for schools, Scripture Union Scotland and Northern Ireland produces resources each year to lead an all-age service in August/September at the start of the new school year. Entitled Back to School with God Sunday, the aim is to show the care of the church family towards its children, young people, and those who work in schools, and to help them see that God is with them at school as much as he is at church.