In Brief

CVE LAUNCHES SHOP

The Christian Values in Education (Scotland) Project has just launched an online shop with 100s of free resources for teachers, schools workers and chaplains. The new website offers lots of practical advice for Christians working in schools, plus ‘dos and don’ts’ and case studies, all available at cvescotland. org.uk

THE ESTHER COLLECTIVE

The Esther Collective will be running in two locations this autumn. The initiative, for women aged 18-30, seeks to equip female leaders to serve God in the world, and is run by Girls’ Brigade Ministries. The Esther Collective takes place over nine months in Birmingham and Huddersfield. For more information go to theesthercollective.jimdo.com

PORN BLAMED FOR SEX ATTACKS

Over 5,500 sex attacks in schools have been reported to the police in the last three years. The total includes almost 4,000 indecent assaults and 600 rapes and more than 1,500 of the victims were under 13 years old. The NSPCC’s head of sexual abuse programmes, Jon Brown blamed these figures on online pornography, saying, ‘We know that for some older children, accessing hardcore pornography is warping their view of what is acceptable behaviour.’