More about Nick

Nick works with many different people, is always busy, and is famous for his interesting style of trousers!

Nick Harding

Background Info

Employment    

Primary School Teacher                         Northfield School, Mansfield Woodhouse

                                                            1985-1988

Schools Worker / Director                      ICIS Trust (associated with Scripture Union)

                                                            1989-1995

                                                            Assemblies, lessons, INSET training, consultation

National Training Manager                      Covenanters (now part of Youth for Christ)

                                                            1995-1998, part time

                                                            Formulating and writing training modules, events

Time Travelling! Manager                       Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

                                                            1996-2002, part time

                                                            Winner of Church Army Award for Evangelism, 1997

Running this large and innovative educational experience

Education Officer                                  Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire

                                                            1998-2002, part time

Developing new provision for school and college groups including Year 6 Days

Children’sMinistry Adviser                      Diocese of Southwell, Nottinghamshire

                                                            2002-

                                                            Training, consultation, events, policy, child protection

Lay member of the Church of England General Synod               

Past Additional Work

Founding member of ‘Schools Ministry Network’

Leading children’s work at Keswick Convention and Spring Harvest

Scripture Union Field Work Board

Trainee Readers Tutor Group leader

Leader of children’s and youth holidays with SU and CPAS

Recent Additional Work

BBC Radio 2/Radio Nottingham ‘Thought for the day’ and other items

1993-

Spring Harvest/Word Alive         Leader of All Age Worship team, seminars        

1995-

Training events, conferences      SU, YFC, Crusaders, CPAS, CofE, CofI, etc                                                                   1990-

School inspection and INSET     Local and national inspections and training                                                                     1996-

Writing

Regular contributor to magazines (Scripture Union, CPAS, YFC, Church House, Irish Presbyterian Church, etc)

Writer of all-age outlines and training articles for resources including ‘Roots’ and ‘Light’

Major input into SU special projects ‘It’s your move’, ‘Millennium’, Get ready, Go’

Worship songs for a large range of children’s and all-age music books

Books

Assembly and school prayer resources (F&B Education, Kevin Mayhew)

Youth resource book (CPAS)

‘KidsCulture’ and ‘Top Tips for All-Age’ (Scripture Union)

18 Resource books on all-age, children’s work and children’s worship (Kevin Mayhew)

‘Better than Halloween’ (Church House Publishing)

Boys, God and the Church (Grove)

Other Work

Reader licensed to St John’s Church, Mansfield

St John’s College ‘Leading Children’ Course Leader

Scripture Union Council member

Scripture Union Trustee and Board member

Magistrate on Mansfield bench

Member of the Church of England General Synod

Member of National Board of Education Children’s Panel

Chair of the Trustees of Godly Play UK