Beckwith, I. (2004) Postmodern Children's Ministry: Ministry to Children in the 21st Century Church, London: Zondervan.

Hay, D. (2006) The Spirit of the Child, London: Jessica Kingsley.

Layard, R. & Dunn, J. (2009) A Good Childhood: Searching for Values in a Competitive Age. London: Penguin Books.

Nye, R. (2009) Children's Spirituality: What it is and why it matters, London: Church House Publishing.

White, K. (2008) The Growth of Love: Understanding five essential elements of child development, Birmingham: Barnabas.

The learning strategy will include developing a supportive learning group that will meet for a series of themed workshops during the course of the programme. The workshops will cover the core areas outlined above and will use a range of creative teaching methods including, tutor input, group discussions, small group tasks, activities and presentations.

Each person on the programme will develop a portfolio in which they will provide evidence that they are able to apply the principles and tools that are taught on the programme.

This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the key issues associated with the effective nurture of children's spirituality, within the Christian faith tradition. The module is structured to introduce associated themes, including:
Children's spirituality
Child development
Children and worship
How children understand the Bible
Faith development in children
Mission and children
Working with children with special needs

The module will explore a diverse range of examples of good practice from a variety of traditions. Students will be encouraged to apply learning to their practice.

A PORTFOLIO of 1500 words - 100% weighting. Learning Outcomes, 1,2,3,4

This portfolio may contain a variety of material including the following:

-Exercises from module study pack.
-Relevant evidence in support of the module outcomes.
-A reflective piece of writing which examines the impact of the module learning on participants' practice.

Study packs will be provided by the tutor to all participants on this programme. These will be structured around each of the core areas. These study packs will include study material as well as a variety of exercises to be completed by participants that represent the assessed practice portfolio.

Students will have access to the Oasis College library for books, on-line resources and IT facilities for internet research.

The Blackboard virtual learning envirnoment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

The teaching for this module will take place at Oasis College, London or in practice locations for local groups.