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HUGS

HUGS (Harlington Area United Christians Giving Support to Schools)

Supporting staff and students by representing a Christian value system within the Harlington Area Schools.

HUGS was formed in October 2008 to develop and implement a strategy for achieving this vision.

  • The steering team includes Christian Church members and leaders representing the many Church streams and church groupings present in the Harlington Area Schools. 

  •  Meetings with youth organisations from around Central Bedfordshire have formed a fuller understanding of the availability of youth services and have also improved communication links which will assist in developing a joined up approach.

  • Close links have also been formed with the extended schools Respect Project - resulting in the production of this brochure explaining our role and mission. 

  • We seek to support staff and students by bringing a coordinated broad cross section of Christian community involvement directly in to the schools within the Harlington Area.

  We are currently at a very early stage of development but have started to deliver the following:

  • Student Mentoring
  • Interview techniques
  • Writing CVs
  • Talks to student groups on careers from personal experiences
  • Assemblies with particular focus
  • Open The Book presentations
  • Time management techniques
  • Direct careers advice
  • Work experience de-briefing
  • Projects
  • Providing support to parents

The following local Christian organizations support HUGS:

  • Anglican Deanery Ampthill Chapter
  • Churches in the Chiltern Downs Methodist Circuit
  • Churches Together in Toddington
  • Churches Together in Harlington
  • Pioneer
  • Leaders and members of Local Churches and Church based organizations

 HUGS is accountable to Churches Together in Harlington

 HUGS also has material available from:

  • Youth for Christ
  • Fusion
  • DNA
  • Widely experienced lives of Volunteers

We liaise with various groups including the Harlington Upper School Pastoral Team, Extended Schools Coordinator & Central Bedfordshire Connexions team to facilitate new & existing Christian based resources so that targeted interventions can be delivered through:

  • Funding an in-reach Youth Worker
  • Recruiting & Supporting Volunteers
  • Getting involved in coordination across Central Beds
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