What is Education Sunday?

For well over a hundred years there has been an annual recognition of Education Sunday in England and Wales.

It is a national day of prayer and celebration for everyone in the world of education.

The theme is devised by an ecumenical steering group representing different Christian denominations and organisations.

For some years it has been celebrated on the ninth Sunday before Easter.

The ideas in the leaflets are intended to be used as a springboard for a variety of events on or around Education Sunday.

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If you feel unable to devote a whole service to celebrating the education theme on the nationally recognised Education Sunday why not use some of the ideas on other occasions? (Some churches, for instance, prefer to hold a special service of rededication for staff and students at local schools, colleges and universities at the start of the academic year. Other churches prefer to hold a service of celebration and thanksgiving at the end of the academic year.)

Education Sunday is promoted by an ecumenical steering group in association with the Churches’ Joint Education Policy Committee. The ecumenical steering group comprises representatives from the following eight organisations:

Association of Christian Teachers	Baptist Union
Roman Catholic Church	Church of England National Society
Methodist Church	Student Christian Movement
Salvation Army	United Reformed Church

Material for the current and preceding years is available using the links on the left