Request a School Speaker If you would like to arrange a visit from a humanist school speaker, please complete the form below. We have free, trained, and experienced volunteers across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland that can visit schools to talk about humanism. Using their life experience and knowledge, our School Speakers can add a personal dimension to young people's study of humanism that goes 'beyond the textbook'. They offer a range of services and will fit around your needs and requirements. If you are looking for a speaker to talk to a non-school/college audience, please fill in our community speaker request form. We aim to respond to requests for humanist school speakers within 10 working days. Your Details First Name * Last Name * Email * Contact phone number * Job Title * School Information School name * School address * School address 2 School town * School postcode * Session Details Date and time of session requested * If you have a preferred date for the session please include it with the start and end times. If you are requesting multiple sessions please list all the preferred dates with times. If the date/s has not been set, please mention this and whether the request is for multiple sessions. The school speaker will contact you to confirm/arrange the date/s. The more notice you can give us of your preferred date/s, the easier it is for us to find a speaker for your session. Length of session in minutes Please enter numbers only (not other characters). An approximate number is fine. Topic E.g. an introduction to humanism, answering RE GCSE questions. Age range of participants Early (0-5)KS1 (5-7)KS2 (7-11)KS3 (11-14)KS4 (14-16)KS5 (16-18)18+ Number of Participants (approx) * Please enter the total number of students. e.g. a session each for three separate classes would be 30x3 = 90 students. An approximate number is fine. Please enter numbers only. Special Needs Details of any special educational needs or requirements Additional Information Further details of activity requested * Please include when/how it is best to contact you. Also let us know if you would like to request a specific speaker. How did you first hear about us? - select How did you first hear about us? - Leaflet Internet Search (Understanding Humanism website) Social media Humanists UK school speaker Email from Humanists UK Mailing from a schools marketing company Other word of mouth (please specify in 'Further details' below) At an event (please specify in 'Further details' below) Other (please specify in 'Further details' below) N/A (this is a repeat booking) Further details Safeguarding Safeguarding concerns should be reported to * Please provide the name and contact details of the person at your school responsible for safeguarding concerns. Terms & Communications Please select 'Yes' to confirm that you have read and accepted the terms and conditions * YesNo The Terms and Conditions and Code of Practice can be found here. Opt in! YesNo Sign up for our emails, and we'll keep you up to date with our work and other education resources. Click here for our Privacy Policy. Submit Request About our School Speakers Find out more about how a school speaker can help you by visiting Understanding Humanism. Expenses We are a charity and our school speakers are volunteers who are happy to offer their time and expertise for free. We very much hope that schools will be able to cover any travel expenses incurred by our volunteers or make a contribution where expenses are considerable because of the distances involved. We hope you will understand that our speakers may have to turn down a request if a school is unable to cover or contribute to expenses where these are considerable. Need Help? If you have any questions about this form or our school speaker program, please contact us: Contact Education Team
