es-team (Edinburgh Schools Team)

Introduction

Since 2004 the es-team project has been seeking to establish and support a vibrant witness in all Edinburgh schools.   Each member of staff works in an area of the city with both primary and secondary schools and local churches.   To enable this, we have divided the city into 4 geographical clusters (North, South, East and West) and one cluster incorporating all of the Independent Schools.  At present, the West of the city is vacant and being covered by existing staff.

Over the past five years, we have seen opportunities in schools steadily increase and many fruitful relationships between churches and schools developing.  We've seen the number of SU groups in schools rise and opportunity to lead assemblies and RME lessons multiply across the city.  Over the years, we've found that schools catering for young people with Additional Needs are very keen for our support and we have growing work in these schools. 

Many ongoing activities seek to enable SU groups to meet together:

The Big One - P4 - P7
Banter (seniors Bible Study) S3 - S6
Powerpoint (S1 - S6)

Throughout the year a variety of weekends are organised as well as a summer holiday for the East of Scotland. Staff are always on the lookout for new opportunities and volunteers. If you would like to get involved with this project please contact the es-team worker for your area or email esteam@suscotland.org.uk