Our Courses
St. Philip's Centre delivers a range of thoughtfully developed sessions and events to help communities understand one another.
We can also create specially tailored sessions and events to suit your needs.
Many of our programmes can be carried out remotely via video conferencing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Get in touch to find out more about our bespoke options.
Churches
We run sessions and events at the St Philip's Centre and will also bring sessions to your own church or small group.
A Taste of Faith
Festivals & Faiths
Focus On...
Unless otherwise stated, we are able to offer these sessions free of charge, with donations towards the work of the Centre very much appreciated.
Please contact our Churches Training Officer or download our church work brochure for more information:
Confident Engagement - Sessions for Anglican Churches
Confident Christianity - Sessions for Methodist Churches
A great introduction to a world faith tradition from a faith practitioner, with religious artefacts and food associated with religious festivals or places where that faith is populous.
Choose from the following faiths: Bahá'í, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism or Sikhism.
These sessions are designed for Christians who want to learn more about religions, faiths and culture and their impact in a globalised world. Previous topics have included Pagan-Christian dialogue, Buddhism and Jainism.
Sessions are FREE for members of the Anglican Diocese of Leicester and the Northampton District of the Methodist Church.
Non-members cost is £50 (including lunch).
A short session exploring religious festivals with at least two faith practitioners, including:
- Understanding Diwali (Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism)
- Easter and Passover (Christianity and Judaism)
- Harvest and Eid (Christianity and Islam)
These sessions work best when a church has already held a Taste of Faith session on a particular faith and want to expand their understanding further.
The St Philip’s Centre has been awarded a grant from the Methodist Connexion to fund our project Confident Christianity, which aims to help Methodists engage with their neighbours of different faiths through learning and encounter.
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Schools and colleges
We can bring a range of fun, interactive courses and events to your school or college.
For more information and prices or to find out about the different programmes available, please see our brochure or contact us.
Host an event at your school or college
A one-day 'marketplace' of six or more faiths and religions suitable for young people from primary to college age. Students can visit colourful stalls run by dedicated faith practitioners and ask questions, handle artefacts and try food from different cultures. Fun, interactive learning in a festival setting.
There is also a mini Religion & Belief Roadshow option, which runs for half a day and showcases four faiths.
Watch a video of a Roadshow in action.
An Augmented Reality experience with life-size banners of up to 10 faith practitioners (Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Humanist, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Pagan and Sikh) which 'come to life', with the aid of modern technology, to tell students briefly about their faith, while animation then leads the students through the story of a book, a festival and a special place for each faith.
This workshop can help you meet the requirements set out in Section 78 of the Education Act 2002 to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development of pupils by actively promoting fundamental British values such as mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.
Watch a video of the programme in action.
A 15-20 minute talk on faith today, locally relevant and tailored to the needs of each school or college.
A one-hour course providing an opportunity for young people to meet faith practitioners.
Courses include an opportunity for questions and discussion of identity and belonging and tradition and modesty, as well as sharing faith experiences. Choose from the following faiths: Bahá'í, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Humanism, Islam, Judaism, or Sikhism.
Schools and colleges can book a single course, a series, or a 'carousel', in which multiple courses are delivered at the same time, allowing year groups to rotate through.
A one-hour interactive course to inform young people about cultural and religious foods, as well as fasting rites. Led by a faith practitioner, this course explores the symbolism and importance of certain foods and diets of world faiths, gives an overview of health, hygiene and food preparation issues, and provides foods to sample.
An interactive course that gives an overview of diversity in the UK today.
This course covers religion and belief and looks at census information, as well as exploring migration patterns, identity and belonging and promotes good citizenship and good community relations.
It can be tailored to meet curriculum requirements for any age.
A one-hour interactive workshop on values and identity to help young people understand how they apply to their everyday lives. Can be tailored to any age range and ability. Uses a mix of video clips and team working and covers democracy, the rule of law and individual liberty, as well as encouraging mutual respect and tolerance.
A development of the 'Meet the Faith' workshops in which several faith practitioners (maximum 4) deliver simultaneous workshops on one day within your school or college. Each class/year group can move between the workshops to gain a complete faith experience.
A one-hour workshop led by faith practitioners to give teachers deeper understanding and confidence teaching faith as part of the curriculum. Tailored to your school's requirements.
Workshop includes in-depth explanations of aspects of faith and practical suggestions for engaging young people in learning.
This programme gives you the opportunity to explore up to three modern cultural expressions of Christianity and how they developed over time - eg African pentecostal Christianity, High Anglican/Catholic Christianity, South Asian Christianity, Green Orthodox Christianity.
Attend an event in Leicester
A full day of visits to places of worship of world faiths. Choose from the following faiths: Bahá'í, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Humanism, Jainism, Judaism, Islam or Sikhism, or a combination.
St. Philip's Centre will organise visits and ensure a faith practitioner is at each venue to answer questions and share information in a friendly, supportive environment.
Leicester is the UK's most 'Indian' city and home to the famous 'Golden Mile' of Indian shops and businesses. This exciting one-day programme brings faith and culture together.
An innovative experience combing a visit to a place of worship with visits to Indian supermarkets, saree shops and food tasting.
A one-day tour of Narborough Road, sometimes called the UK's most diverse street. Young people get to enjoy the world at local level.
The tour takes in the sights, sounds and fragrances of shops and restaurants from countries such as Canada, India, Kenya, and Poland and Zimbabwe. Includes a trail with points of interest.
Corporate
Over the past 12 years, we have educated hundreds of police recruits and army employees, as well as the prison service, corporations and the public sector.
This course explores issues of order and public safety and how they affect faith communities.
It includes insight into some of the major world faiths and a visit to a place of worship of a world religion and is ideal for police, army and public sector workers.
Participants will talk with faith experts from the local community and learn through open, safe dialogue and case studies.
Accredited courses for public sector workers, including health, social care, local authority, probation, education, prisons, police and youth and community workers.
C.A.R.E. Silver Certified by Leicester College
One full-day course.
A limited number of FREE places are available - thereafter £150 per person for face-to-face training and £140 for online training.
Download the poster and booking form and return it to louise.cox@stphilipscentre.co.uk
This introductory workshop explains how the government’s Prevent strategy protects communities from extremism.
This workshop provides an understanding of the strategy and it's links to safeguarding, as well as explaining how to recognise vulnerable individuals who may need support and who to refer them to.
