School Speakers
On this page you will find people from a range of religions and worldviews speakers, as well as university school speakers.
We are running monthly training for school speakers to attend before their details can appear on our website. If you are interested in becoming one of our accredited school speakers please click here.
If you are looking for a RE/RVE/R&W place of interest, then 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.
Humanists UK
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Humanism
Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal OBE
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Ruthy Lillington
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Dharmacari Bhadra (Bristol)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Iris Segall (Bristol, BANES, West Wiltshire, Exeter, and online)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Lynda Ford-Horne (Bournemouth)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Plymouth Centre for Faith and Cultural Diversity (PCFCD)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase, SEND
Religion & Worldview: RE Centre providing a range of trained speakers
Plymouth Centre for Faith and Cultural Diversity (PCFCD)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: RE Centre providing a range of trained speakers
Alexandra Boyd (Salisbury)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Catherine Lightowler at REonDemand
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: 6 major faiths
Jeanine Woodward (Plymouth and Devon)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Jeremy Woodward (Plymouth and Devon)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Suparna Bagchi (Plymouth)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Hinduism
Belinda Twiggs (Devon and Torbay)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Pagan/Druid
Brian Whittaker (Swindon and online)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Victoria Collinson (Bristol, BANES, West Wiltshire, Exeter, and online)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
David Jewell (Bristol, BANES, West Wiltshire, Exeter, and online)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Sasha Jolliffe
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldview: Sentientism
Balbir Kaur (Bristol)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Sikhism
Mary Judkins (Cornwall)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Naomi Bloomer (Bristol, BANES, West Wiltshire, Exeter, and online)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Cathy Lightowler
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Theologian - All major faiths
Jamie Woodhouse
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Sentientism
Kim Moore-Cullen (Torbay)
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldview: Spiritualism
Mark Walton (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Natalie Deborah Towle
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
SHUHEDA Thafader (Exeter)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Muhunthiny Sivasothy (Plymouth)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Hinduism
Munisha (Catherine Hopper) (online)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Chaz Singh (SW England))
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Sikhism
Saranjit Kaur (Plymouth)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Sikhism
Billie Snowden (Devon, Soka Gakkai - Nichiren Buddhism)
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Laurie Lewin (Devon, Soka Gakkai - Nichiren Buddhism)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Pippa Harvey
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Matt Harvey (Exeter) (Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism)
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Sheila Brill (Bristol, BANES, West Wiltshire, Exeter, and online)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi
Area of Speciality: Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Sentientism and Ethical Veganism
Do You Charge: Yes
Jane Carole Warner
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Do You Charge: Yes
Rachel Burns
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Nicola Clayton
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Jenny Lockwood (Bristol to Birmingham) (Baha‘i)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldview: Baha‘i
Do You Charge: No
Leonore Newson (Pagan Druid)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldview: Pagan Druid
Do You Charge: Yes
Caroline Rigby (Devon)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldviews: Judaism
Do You Charge: No, but I ask for travel costs to be covered
KAREN HOLDSWORTH-CANNON
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Do You Charge: Yes
Souad Fadel (Devon)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Do You Charge: Yes
Dolon Akter
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Do You Charge: Yes
Suzanne Baxter (Druidry)
Area of Speciality: Primary
Religion & Worldview: Druidry
Do You Charge: No, but I ask for travel costs to be covered
Pippa Harvey (Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Buddhism
Do You Charge: No
Faith and Belief Forum (Range of beliefs and worldviews)
Area of Speciality: Cross phase
Tim Purches (Plymouth)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Humanism
Do You Charge: No
Hazel Britton (Devon)
Area of Speciality: Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Christianity
Do You Charge: No, but I ask for travel costs to be covered
Jameelah Abdulshakour (Wilts, Bath and online)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Do You Charge: No
Omar Abdulshakour (Wilts, Bath and online)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Do You Charge: No
Mostafa Rady (Torbay area)
Area of Speciality: Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Do You Charge: No
Sam Needham (Torbay, Devon etc)
Area of Speciality: EYFS, Primary, Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Islam
Do You Charge: No, but I ask for travel costs to be covered
Is'haaq Jasat (online)
Area of Speciality: Secondary, Cross phase
Religion & Worldviews: Islam