Spinnaker is a team of committed Christians with links to the mainstream churches within the Christian community, in South East of England.  We currently operate in 14 local 'hubs' around South London, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, supporting primary schools in the delivery of Christian collective worship and religious education.

It is our aim to serve each school we visit by working to the highest professional standards possible in order to gain the confidence of the staff. It is our policy to be open and honest about the aims and content of our work, and about being a Christian organisation.

Spinnaker provides Christian assemblies that engage and involve primary school children. Bible stories and topical themes are presented in a way that aims to be sensitive to all, including those of other faiths represented in the school. Spinnaker workers are trained and equipped to make the best use of the assembly time available, and where appropriate can make use of available equipment, such as over-head projectors and interactive screens.

Spinnaker has a number of workers who are very willing to assist with primary school RE lessons. They offer RE lesson plans that conform to the local Agreed RE syllabus or school's scheme of work. The Spinnaker worker will discuss with the school's RE coordinator which is the most suitable year group or class, and the Christian topics to be covered.

Spinnaker Trust is a Christian organisation that seeks to support primary schools in the delivery of Christian religious education and collective worship.  In schools our work is purely within the education framework, supporting the Christian curriculum and collective worship objectives set by the school.  We visit as trusted members of the local community, in many cases having built relationships with schools over many years.

Spinnaker sees training as a vital part of its support for team members and others involved in schools. As a new member comes into the Spinnaker schools team, they complete a series of induction training modules. Throughout the year we provide a programme of in service training and mentoring for our team.

This is all based on a list of competencies we have developed to ensure that our team are equipped in knowledge of education, practical skills and personal spiritual development.  Some of this trainng is provided centrally, and some is delivered locally.  All training is overseen by our training manager, Glenis Ruston.

Spinnaker works in South East England, particularly in South London, but also in Kent (Ashford), Surrey (Epsom) and West Sussex (Worthing).  Click here for a map showing the areas where we work.

We organise our team into a network of local 'hubs'.