Real voices.
Lasting impact.
Headteachers, bishops, clergy and diocesan leaders describe a programme that changes more than individual lessons.
Since 2018, schools across England and Wales have seen faith, values and sport come together in ways that strengthen confidence, prayer, relationships, Christian distinctiveness and whole-school culture.
It is rare to find something truly pioneering, innovative and transformational. Project Touchline is such a programme—unlike anything you’ve seen before. It is life-affirming for the whole school community, enabling children to live out Christian values through sport and PE while connecting with faith through Collective Worship and prayer.
Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education
Leaders see the difference.
Schools live the change.
These are not general expressions of support. They describe specific changes in school culture, spiritual development, pupil leadership and inspection evidence.
“The major impact of Project Touchline is the culture within the schools… I can see the techniques being used when I visit, impacting the spirituality within the schools. This has been reflected from the inspectors’ visits.
Prayer Clubs are amazing… with children taking the lead, supported by teachers and local clergy. This is so positive and a real lasting impact on spiritual development.”
Diocese of Swansea & Brecon
“Many pupils choose to attend this voluntary lunchtime prayer group which provides them with a quiet space to be still, reflect and pray. They appreciate the opportunity to pray about things that matter to their school community, as well as issues in their wider world.”
London Diocesan Board for Schools
Recognised by church leadership.
From local church-school life to international Anglican partnership, bishops recognise Project Touchline’s distinctive ability to connect faith with children’s lived experience.
“Project Touchline, when used alongside the work of the local church, is one of the best children’s work initiatives I have seen in recent years. Teachers and young people in all of our 13 church schools have experienced and appreciated the teaching of Christian values, using sport as the catalyst to building care and prayer into the daily life of school and the church community.”
“The opportunity to partner with Project Touchline through sports ministry will strengthen our outreach and discipleship for children and the youth in a manner they can easily connect with. This partnership also demonstrates our connectedness as a global Anglican family.”
Anglican Church of Kenya
A quiet space becomes pupil-led culture.
Prayer Clubs began with sixteen children in Cornwall and have grown into a rhythm used across more than 100 Church schools. Pupils choose to be still, discuss events in their lives, support one another, contemplate and pray.
“The prayer club was incredibly popular and revealed a real desire for this amongst the children.”Hannah Legg · Assistant Headteacher · All Souls CE Primary School
“It has now become Peaceful Pathways—a space for calm, reflection and connection, led each week by our Year 5 children. It’s wonderful to see them take ownership, guiding others with confidence and care.”Natasha Sibley · Aston and Cote CE Primary School
What school leaders carry forward.
Across different schools, the same pattern appears: values become relatable, pupils respond enthusiastically, staff adopt the approach and the legacy continues.
Project Touchline has strengthened and enhanced our school’s Christian values and its unique Christian distinctiveness achieved through the partnership of sport and faith. The ideas taught, the ethos of the project and the rugby games will continue throughout the school.
Clyro Church in Wales Primary School
From the outset, Chris’s passionate leadership inspired everyone. The programme’s tailored approach links our values to sport, making them relatable. As we enter our fifth year, Project Touchline’s impact remains profound. I highly recommend this transformative programme.
St Mary’s Bryanston Square CE Primary School
We have seen a true alignment with our vision and values, particularly in the way sport has been used as a powerful vehicle to instil teamwork, resilience and leadership. The legacy will continue to shape the way future generations engage with sport and with each other.
All Saints’ C of E Primary School
A lasting effect on character and atmosphere.
“I have seen the beneficial impact that his work has had on the classes and children and also seen how he has inspired and encouraged the staff in my schools. The effect of Project Touchline and Chris Andrew’s work has had a lasting effect on the character and atmosphere of both schools.”
“A considerable impact on character development.”
At St Michael and All Angels CE Primary School, SIAMS-related evidence described pupils explaining how Christian values shaped their behaviour and actions—moving the story from endorsement to independently recognised impact.
Different voices.
One shared story.
Project Touchline is not remembered simply as a series of sessions. Schools describe it as a catalyst for deeper confidence, stronger relationships, meaningful prayer, lived Christian values and lasting cultural change.
The testimony is remarkably consistent.
Whether the voice belongs to a bishop, diocesan leader, headteacher or priest, the conclusion is the same: Project Touchline helps schools turn Christian vision into a lived and lasting reality.