11 million takeover day

On November 6th pupils from local schools visited Methodist Church House as part of 11 million takeover day. Among the different activities that were provided, I organised a workshop on Inter Faith football. After matching pictures of footballers with their names - I had tried to make it more difficult by including some non-Premier League players but the eight year old pupils completed the task quickly - we then considered a case study where one of the player's responsibilities to his club had conflicted with his religious commitment. The pupils then discussed different possible responses to the dilemma. I was very impressed with the high level of reasoning and problem solving skills displayed by the pupils. We then considered the way it had been resolved and noted how respect to the other's situation had been shown by both the player and the club.