Inspire Workshops

30/03/2024

26th March - A final farewell

As Inspire Workshops closes its doors at the end of March 2024, we give thanks to God for the amazing honour and privilege it has been to be a part of his Kingdom work here in Derby and Derbyshire primary schools.
Having between us, as varying teams over the years, touched the lives of over 16,000 children and their teachers -- plus maybe a few parents too - we pray:
Loving God, you hold all things in life
and call us into your kingdom of peace;
help us to walk the path of your truth
and fill our lives with gratitude and faith,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

And, as we come to the end of being Inspire together, for whatever the future holds, we also pray:
May God the Father prepare our journey,
Jesus the Son guide our footsteps,
The Spirit of Life strengthen our body,
The Three in One watch over us,
on every road that we may follow.

30/03/2024

16th March - Celebrating 20 years!

It was wonderful today to meet with past & present team, trustees and supporters to celebrate 20 years of Inspire Workshops operating as a charity in Derby & Derbyshire.
Inspire grew out of seeking God in prayer and, as a small group
of interested people met regularly to pray together, God prompted one of our prayer supporters at the time, saying: “Seed scattering is what you are doing; keep doing that among teachers and R.E. coordinators …”
This has been a thematic link across Inspire’s history: that seeds of God’s love and His kingdom, have been scattered in children’s - and their teachers and T.A.’s - lives. Our prayer has always been that God’s spirit would water those seeds and that there would be fruit for His kingdom.

30/03/2024

14th March - Easter Walk Thru, one last time!

So today marked the final workshop Inspire is to deliver in primary schools in Derby. Fittingly we ended as we began - with an Easter Walk Thru celebration.
The Year 1 children of 2024 enjoyed dressing up and waving palm branches to welcome ‘King Jesus’ into Jerusalem as much as those of 2004 had done!
Thankyou to all the schools who have welcomed Inspire through their doors in the past 20 years - especially those who have encouraged the Team to deliver their favourite workshops Easter workshops:- Easter Skies, Symbolic Foods & Symbols of Love.

23/02/2023

Inspire are looking forward to sharing the importance to Christians of the festival of Easter. We have a variety of workshops coming up, with particular favourites called Easter Walk Thru (KS1) and Easter Foods (LKS2). All curriculum based, but with the added, exciting twist, of sharing in the eatin...

23/02/2023

Having made a few trips to Barlow CofE Primary in the last couple of years, it was lovely to visit again before half term and work with Topaz and Sapphire classes. In the morning we explored 'Who is a Christian?', looking at how Christians believe God made the world, is sad because it got all messed...

23/02/2023

Inspire had a fun-packed autumn term in 2022, travelling several times into Derbyshire and around the city. Beginning with Harvest and Creation themes; exploring Christian teaching and Christian viewpoints on life lessons and the parables of Jesus; discovering the meaning of Advent and the wonder of...

13/09/2021

Excited to be able to offer an extended range of workshops after curriculum updates came into effect last year (we were thwarted temporarily by lockdown restrictions)

Inspire are pleased to announce a new range of workshops for all Primary School ages groups, based on the Derbyshire and Derby City R.E. Curriculum 2020-2025.

13/09/2021

Thrilled to be able to offer In-Person In-School workshops again, alongside our continued interactive option.

Inspire are pleased to announce that, with the new term, we are once again making school visits. While we understand that restrictions re COVID Safeguarding may well change again in the coming months, Inspire are currently available for both In-Person and Online workshop delivery to support you in y...

25/07/2021

Our last workshop with Year 5’s “If God is everywhere -why go to a place of worship?” We explored what Christian worship really is and also what do we mean by the word church? The children were challenged to think about the fact that collectively we are a “body” with each person bringing their own skills and gifts and each is vital to the “body”. Take a look at some of their thinking-amazing!! Could you name your gifts God has blessed you with to share with others??