School Visits
Dorset Humanists has a team of school speakers who can be invited to schools to conduct lessons, workshops and assemblies in which they teach the pupils about Humanism as part of Religious and Worldview Education (RE). The speakers have undergone training and are accredited by the Humanists UK education department.
Humanism is included in the Religious Education (RE) agreed syllabuses for Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset. It also features in GCSE syllabuses, particularly with the Eduqas Exam Board. We also offer free CPD support for teachers of RE in both primary and secondary schools to teach Humanism as a non-religious worldview.
We provide our services entirely free of charge. In the 2024-2025 school year we attended over 30 schools and addressed some 5,500 pupils across Dorset.
We also regularly attend schools with a Many Faiths team and with Christian school speakers to provide comparative lessons in which we demonstrate tolerance and respect for the views of others.
These unique lessons have been developed in partnership between PACE (Programme for Applied Christian Education) and Dorset Humanists.
They are available to all schools in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch free of charge. To learn more about these combined lessons, see youtube.com/watch
Some feedback from schools
- The speaker engaged the children brilliantly at their level and welcomed their questions and thoughts. It was great for them to hear first-hand about Humanism and really consolidated the learning from their RE lessons. He also handled the children's questions tactfully when they contemplated how their religious beliefs might differ from what he believed.
St Michael's CoE Primary School
- Students understand Humanism in a lasting manner now due to the talk.
Cornertone Academy
- Pitched brilliantly to the Y7 pupils. Explained key concepts and vocab and very willing to answer questions.
Emmanuel Middle CoE School
- I just wanted to thank you again for spending the afternoon with us today. It really was very informative and fun, the children have left with a nice “buzz”!
Winton Primary
- Thank you so much for your time and energy today. I have had numerous students come up to me throughout the day saying how they enjoyed hearing from a Humanist worldview. It was quite a novelty and an eye opening experience for a great many of them.
Winton and Glenmoor Academies
- Very clear communication. Very age appropriate and respectful.
St Katharine's CoE Primary School
Request a visit to your school
To request a visit or a planning meeting, please contact dhschoolspeakers@gmail.com