Eighteen children at a primary school in Devon have been appointed “pupil chaplains” to assist to develop worship and reflection amongst their peers.
The pupils, in Year 6 (aged between ten and 11) at Torre C of E Academy, were commissioned at a service in All Saints’, Torre, recently, by the Vicar, the Revd Peter March.
The pupils had applied to change into chaplains throughout the previous summer term; the recruitment process involved their learning what their responsibilities would come with, and how you can use theology and Bible stories as pupil chaplains.
The school’s head teacher, Laura Kendall, said: “There were so many great applicants this time, that Father Peter and I felt that we must always accept all of them; so 18 children are currently chaplains.”
The pupil chaplains have been assigned, in pairs, to be linked to a category throughout the college yr. They also help to steer worship at the college.
They have each been given sweatshirts that discover them as chaplains. One of them said: “We are a team, and our jumpers make us stand out so other children know who we’re. This means they’ll come to us for help.”
