Richard Shaw, SU’s Director of Mission, says, ‘Children may not be in church, but they are in schools! It’s Your Move provides churches and SU Local Mission Partners (LMPs) with a way to connect with them. Schools are open to it because they can see its benefit to pupils and its Christian message is appropriate for a school setting.

The books, assembly, lesson plans and videos can easily be adapted to introduce more about what Christians believe and who Jesus is. Churches and LMPs can then invite pupils to follow-on activities to explore faith further.’

Wayne Dixon from Christian Connections in Schools (an LMP) is a big fan! He says, ‘It’s Your Move offers Year 6 pupils loads of practical tips and builds their confidence ahead of that transition to secondary school.

Using it alongside Easter Cracked and Christmas Unwrapped, we connect with around 3,000 children in 50 schools across Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead at least once every term. The It’s Your Move books are paid for by the eight local churches we work with – it’s a way for them to serve their community and show God’s love in action.’

Sakshi, one of the children who did It’s Your Move with Wayne, says, ‘My favourite part would probably be the top 40 survival tips. They were particularly useful and the way they were explained was short and sharp. There’s nothing I can fault about this book… and I would suggest it to any Year 6 pupil who is intimidated about going to their new secondary school.’

We pray that It’s Your Move will help make that transition easier for many more children in the years ahead!