Quick question. In your books, the vicar often does school assemblies. What does that actually mean? What role does the church play in schools? Love these books so much!

Chrys Cymri Not so quick an answer... In England and Wales (I don't really know about Scotland) a number of public schools are church schools. Long before education was available to all, local churches started to educate the poor. These were only basic lessons in numeracy and literacy (with some biblical teaching), but as time went the school system developed to what it is today. Most of these church schools attract children from the local populace, and usually there is no requirement that either the child nor the teachers are practicing Christians. The amount of emphasis given to Christianity in the school varies widely, but the schools are meant to have a short act of worship every day. Usually the local vicar will take one of those either weekly or fortnightly. Some schools call this 'worship' but most call this 'assembly' (because the entire school assembles for it). The vicar will also usually be on the governing body, as will at least two of the church members. Here's a bit more information: https://www.churchofengland.org/educa...
Are you now on 'The Marriage of Gryphons'?

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