55 episodes
Something to Think About School Radio
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- Education
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4.1 • 10 Ratings
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Join Ben Faulks for the assembly series for children aged 5 to 7 - including a story, song, a reflection / prayer and opportunities for discussion. Something to Think About can be used to fulfil the statutory requirement for a daily act of Collective Worship in primary schools.
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Summer visitors
Ben Faulks presents the final programme of term. Today he has come to a very wet Buxton Country Park, where he is finding out about the different birds that visit over the summer months.
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Summer celebrations
Ben Faulks returns with a programme all about the different summer celebrations.Today he is back in Buxton, where he is finding out about the summer tradition of Well Dressing.
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Children and Discovery: Maria de Sautuola and the Altamira cave paintings
Ben Faulks has another programme about amazing discoveries made by children. Today he is visiting Poole's Cavern in Buxton and finding out about discoveries made in caves. We'll also hear the amazing story of Maria de Sautuola and the Altamira cave paintings.
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Children and discovery: Mattie Knight, young inventor
Ben Faulks returns with the second programme about amazing discoveries made by children. Today he is looking at the work of the inventor Mattie Knight.
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Children and discovery: Mary Anning, Fossil Hunter
Join Ben Faulks for the first of three programmes about amazing discoveries made by children. In today's programme Ben is learning about Mary Anning and her important work.
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Special Days... Shavuot
Ben Faulks presents the final programme looking at different special days celebrated in the United Kingdom. Today he is thinking about the Jewish festival of Shavuot.
Customer Reviews
Perfect balance
This is a really positive, stories-based approach to topics that some people label as "religious" but are really about values and beliefs that carry us through life. It is presented in a gentle and reasonable way, leaving room for children and adults to decide for themselves how much they want to participate. It reflects the national curriculum guidelines which is that worship should reflect the fact that the UK has a heritage that is in the main Christian, but it does not dismiss or criticise other faith positions. We use it at home, sitting round the table with our young children, doing a bit of artwork while listening, and it often leads us into brief discussion about important subjects. Highly recommended.
Good stuff!
Well worth downloading!