Introduction
I am very pleased to be taking part in this important conference. I am pleased not least because Windsor and PfA are neighbours at the St George's Post 16 Centre and it feels good to be supporting and standing in solidarity with Janet and staff in their work. For my contribution today I want to say a few words about three things; a) the concept of parent, b) the role of parent in education, and c) What PfA is doing in the area of supporting parents and children.

The concept of parent

Do you ever wonder whether your worshipping community demands more of you than God does? In other words, are you more a child of the church than a child of God?

If you're listening this morning and your place of worship is the Gurdwara, a mosque, or a synagogue, I suspect this question applies to you just as much as it does to Christians who go to church. Do you find fellow human beings more demanding that God in terms of the way in which you order and live your life?