What others have said

'REinspired visits enable children to meet and hear people of faith talking about their faith. Faith moves from abstract to real.'

'Schools want the sort of partnership and involvement that REinspired has offered so brilliantly in Reading.'

'REinspired visits enable children to meet and hear people of faith talking about their faith. Faith moves from the abstract to the real. It is so important that when children are learning about religion that they meet believers and this is what is so great about REinspired. The interactive nature of the sessions helps promote a positive picture of faith and of the subject.'

'My hope and prayer is that many churches will catch this vision, engage with their local schools and offer a dynamic encounter with living Christian faith.'

'Questions that the children asked revealed how effective the input had been in opening up the subject and provided an easy opening to speak of the Christian understanding of salvation and heaven.'

'All the students I have spoken to have been extremely positive (a third year student describing it as 'the best day out' while she's been on the course!), and I think they did grasp that what you were sharing was eminently "do-able" - as a first year (former teacher) reported -"not over-resourced, all possible."'

'REinspired does exactly what it says on the tin. In our schools it has given encouragement to our teachers to explore issues of faith and culture by giving living examples of faith. The work is always scrupulously researched and inclusive. They have made a tremendous contribution to RE in Reading.'

'You rock. You opened my eyes to so many beautiful things. When I grow up to be a well-practiced Christian, people will ask me how I do it and I shall say all the credit is owed to REinspired.'

'Even though I'm not a Christian I think it is important to know about other peoples' religions... I can't believe Mary was only 14 when the angel came to visit her. She must have been very worried Joseph wouldn't marry her anymore... Even though we've been to the church before we never do the same activities!'

'Visiting speakers to schools must be able to communicate well with small and large groups of pupils, be aware of the learning needs of the children and recognise the purpose and objectives of RE - not every faith representative can do this so it is extremely valuable to have a group such as REinspired supporting us in recommending and preparing individuals to visit the school.'

'A just-retired couple from a local church who have been faithful Christians all their lives started out volunteering by cutting out shapes and helping in craft activities. Over time they grew in confidence such that they began to lead some of the small group work, which meant they had to do some personal preparation in order to get across to the children the ideas behind "incarnation", "baptism" and other such doctrinal words. They describe this process as "The best Bible study ever".'

'REinspired has really helped me to deliver the RE syllabus in school. One afternoon can cover a large part of a topic and either be the starting point for work in school or as reinforcement in a practical way for the work done in school. A big plus is how much the children enjoy it.'

'One thing I notice about the way REinspired works with 16-19 year olds is that the tutors in the sixth form have really come to trust REinspired, and this has happened because they can see the integrity, and the ability to capture interest in spiritual questions that comes with the package

'Both our last OFSTED report and our last Church School Inspection report talk about the outstanding spiritual and moral development of St Peter's pupils. I believe that REinspired and, more particularly, every individual who represents it and works for it can quite rightly say that, through their work with our children, they have played a vital role in, and have been part of, the school achieving those standards.'