UK Accredited Trainers
Dr. Rebecca Nye rebecca.nye@ntlworld.com
Rebecca's research on children's spirituality (eg The Spirit of the Child, Hay and Nye 1998/2006) brought her into contact with Jerome Berryman and Godly Play, and led her to introducing Godly Play to the UK. She established the first Godly Play room and directed a 2 year project on Godly Play and Children's Spirituality at the Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies, University of Cambridge. Rebecca's background is in developmental psychology (co-author of Psychology fo Christian Ministry, Watts, Nye and Savage 2002), so her interest in Godly Play is part of a wider interest in faith development, approaches to religious education and pedagogy and the spirituality of teachers. Rebecca enjoys offering post-graduate supervision in these areas, giving talks and most of all enthusing others about Godly Play's potential for their contexts (aka training!). She has experience of using Godly Play with pre-schoolers, children in parish and school settings, theological students and bishops!
Revd Peter Privett peter.privett@yahoo.co.uk
Peter Privett - Peter is the International Regional Training Consultant for the UK, Europe and beyond
The North
Rachel Bainton (Newcastle upon Tyne) - rachel.bainton@blueyonder.co.uk
Rachel is (by profession) a Mechanical Engineer; her other passions include Godly Play. She is based in the parish of St. Mary, Monkseaton, where Godly Play "is spoken".
Mary Cooper (Newcastle upon Tyne) - cooper.mary@blueyonder.co.uk
Mary is a teacher of many years experience now semi-retired who uses Godly Play in schools and at her local church, also St Mary's Monkseaton. She also currently organisies and delivers training for Godly Play North.
Fiona Harrison-Smith (Cleveland) - fharrisonsmith@btinternet.com
Fiona is an Anglican Priest in the York Diocese. Before ordination she worked as a children's worker in North Hull, where she developed Godly Play with children who experienced high levels of social deprivation.
Kathryn Lord (Sheffield) - kathrynlord22@googlemail.com
Kathryn has set up a Godly Play room at St Stephen's Church in the inner city parish of Netherthorpe in Sheffield. She works with schools and churches, sharing stories and offering support and training.
The Midlands
Melanie Clayton (Wolverhampton) - melanie-clayton@hotmail.com.uk
Melanie is an Anglican Vicar in the Diocese of Lichfield, where she has set up a Godly Play Project to work especially with local schools, and to introduce Godly Play to churches and community groups.
Jenny Hyson (Oxford) - J.hyson@btinternet.com
Jenny was the Oxford Diocesan Children's Adviser for 13 years and developed Godly Play within the diocese. She now works for the local charity Seesaw, supporting bereaved children. Jenny continues to be a freelance Godly Play trainer.
London
Alison Seaman - alison.seaman@alibri.co.uk
Alison is a freelance adviser and consultant in the maintained and voluntary sectors of education. She was Director of the National Society's Godly Play Schools Project and her work continues to focus on the role of Godly Play in religious education and spiritual development.
The East
Rebecca Nye - rebecca.nye@ntlworld.com
as above
The South
Carole Holmes (Guernsey) ch.cb@cwgsy.net
Carole is working to introduce Guernsey to Godly Play! A Methodist minister, Carole previously worked in North Yorkshire, where she developed Godly Play in an ecumenical context with groups of all ages.