School Speakers
On this page you will find people from a range of religions and worldviews speakers, as well as university school speakers.
If you are interested in becoming one of our accredited school speakers please click here.
If you are looking for RE/RVE/R&W places of interest please click here.
If you are looking for a worldview and there are no speakers for this in this region, then take a look at other regions as there may well be speakers listed who will visit your classroom virtually.
Note to teachers: It is important that every school does their normal safeguarding check on people before making contact.
Some schools speakers will always be free of charge, others might need their travel costs repaid to them and finally some people and organisations do ask for a fee to be paid for such visits.
Gemma Scott (North East)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary
Humanists UK (North East)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Humanism
Paul Rusby (North East)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Jaswinder Singh (North East)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Sikhism
Mahshid Turner (County Durham)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Joyce Miller (North)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Khadim Jackson (North East)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal OBE
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Kirtida Devi (North East)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Hinduism
Chris Martin (County Durham)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Catherine Lightowler REonDemand (North East)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: 6 major faiths
Susan Walker (County Durham)
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Humanism
Sohail Arshad (North East)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Janet Mole
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Humanism
Charlotte Foakes (North East)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary
Michael Marks (North East)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Hilary Elder (North East)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Father Beshoy Karam (Central)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldview: Christianity - Orthodox
Aryeh Gluck (North East)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Bess Robertson (South)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Cathy Lightowler (North East)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Theologian - All major faiths
Jamie Woodhouse (North East)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Sentientism
Oluyemisi Jaiyesimi (South)
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Lesley Hagon (North East)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Margaret McAllister (West)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Geraldine Yates (North East)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Munisha (Catherine Hopper) ONLINE ONLY
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Rachel Burns (North East)
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Craig L. Marshall (South)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldview: Christianity - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Do You Charge: No
Kevin Lapping (North East)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Paganism
Tugay Yalcin (North East)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Interfaith Dialogue, Islamic Art & Culture, Music in Sufism
Do You Charge: No, but I ask for travel costs to be covered
Rachel Adkins (North)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Lieutenant Georgia Smith
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Christianity - Salvation Army
Do You Charge: No
Faith and Belief Forum (Range of beliefs and worldviews)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase