School Projects

Gamechangers - 2023-2024 School Project

Every year our education team creates a project for C of E schools in Portsmouth and Winchester diocese to engage with, on a specific theme. This theme is then reflected in the annual Leavers' Services that take place in both cathedrals in July each year, when we say farewell to those who are leaving C of E primary schools.

In previous years, these themes have included a focus on Jesus as the Good Shepherd, which involved pupils decorating life-size fibreglass sheep; on our heroes, which involved pupils creating special chairs for their heroes to sit on; and on the African concept of 'Ubuntu' which binds communities together.

For 2023-24, the theme is 'Gamechangers' and asks children to learn about individuals and groups who have made a difference to the world – whether in the field of sport, the arts, in social justice or conservation. It looks at the difference made by characters in the Bible, and at Jesus as the ultimate gamechanger, both during his time on Earth and today. You can download this material below:

Gamechangers booklets:

Gamechangers Sculpture Installation

Download the project booklets and resources for EYFS to KS3 here:

EYFS and Key Stage 1 Primary & Secondary

These resources may also be useful for children's work in parishes. Click on each image (above) to download the PDF or Zip file of the resources.

Previous school projects

The material for previous projects created by our diocese's education team can be found and downloaded below. They may be useful in both schools and churches:

Everyday Ubuntu - 2022-2023 School Project

'Everyday Ubuntu' is the African value of binding together a community by acting in partnership. It was the focus for our schools in 2023-23, culminating in a Leavers' Service that featured African drumming in July 2023, which you can read about here. You can download the celebration booklet here.

Download the project booklets and resources for early years to Key Stage 3 (four to 11-year-olds) here: