Prayer Spaces in Schools is a sub-brand of 24-7 Prayer, an international interdenominational charity that is registered in the UK. This document therefore applies to this website, and to the legal and organisational operation of 24-7 Prayer in the UK.
Throughout this document the organisation and the sub-brand will be represented as ’24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools)’. Any rights ascribed to material made available to Prayer Spaces in Schools also apply to 24-7 Prayer.
1. Overview
1.1 One of the key characteristics of prayer spaces is that they are so visual. For those who can’t be there in person, the stories, prayers, places, ideas and resources come alive when there are photos or videos to go with the words.
1.2 Your photos and videos are an important record and are a real help to those planning to run prayer spaces as well as an encouragement to others already doing this.
2. Sending photos to Prayer Spaces in Schools
2.1 We welcome contributions of good quality photos that showcase your prayer spaces in school.
2.2 Photos should be a minimum of 2048 pixels along the longest side and sent as individual image files, not embedded into a document. Be aware that sending photos by email or in messaging apps like WhatsApp can reduce the size and quality. If you want to send several photos, use a file transfer site like swisstransfer.com
2.3 Any clearly identifiable person needs to have given explicit consent for the photo to be taken and for it to be used by 24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools), or if under 18 with consent of their parent or legal carer. See 4 Consent later for full details.
2.4 You grant perpetual and royalty-free permission to 24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools) to post the images on our websites or to use them in publicity or promotional material, both web-based and printed.
2.5 Whilst we really appreciate being able to use your images or videos, we don’t acknowledge or credit photographers.
2.6 Copyright of any images or videos you send to us remains with you, you’ve just given us permission to use them (see 2.4 above).
2.7 Once online, we can’t guarantee that others won’t download or reuse images or videos elsewhere.
2.8 Full details of our copyright and licensing policy can be found here
3. Using images that are on the Prayer Spaces in Schools website
3.1 Please use your own images for your websites or publicity material rather than copying them from this website. Apart from the fact that these photos are copyright, using your own photos will reflect the style of your prayer space rather than someone else’s.
3.2 If you want to use an image from the Prayer Spaces in Schools website, please ask us in writing or by email as there may be occasions when we’d prefer an image not to be re-used for reasons that may not be immediately obvious to you.
4. Consent
4.1 If you want to photograph your prayer space, you need to discuss this in advance with a member of the school senior management team to ensure that this is done with their full understanding and consent.
4.2 Most schools have a member of staff who takes photographs of school activities, often one of the IT or office staff. Ask if this person can take photographs of the prayer space and then share them with you. This ensures that these photos come with the school’s permission.
4.3 General views of the space, the prayer activities or the pupil responses, where no pupils are visible can still be really powerful and only need the permission of the school. Ask if you can take photos like this after the end of the school day.
4.4 Photographs of pupils from behind where they cannot be identified, for example, of them engaging in the prayer activity, do not need consent of the individual, though you must check with the school that there are not other reasons why they must not be photographed.
Only do this if you have explicit permission from the school to photograph pupils in the prayer space.
4.5 Where any person’s face is clearly visible you need to obtain their explicit consent, or if they are under 18, that of their legal carer.
4.6 Whilst some photographs may identify the school (for example, through logos, on uniforms, or because the photo is linked to a story about a prayer space in that school) you should not identify a specific class or pupil by name.
4.7 If you are sending photos to us of people whose faces are clearly visible, you also need to have their consent to it being used by 24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools) as well as by the school or your organisation.
4.8 We, 24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools) do not need to be sent copies of photo consent forms, but we will ask for your confirmation that the photos you share with us were taken with the appropriate consent, whether the school, an adult, or the pupil’s legal carer. You must retain these consent forms for as long as is appropriate according to your data protection policy and, if requested, make them available to 24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools) for review.
4.9 We, 24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools), as a data controller under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), recognise that photographs of identifiable individuals constitute personal data and may, in some cases, include special category data (e.g. religious belief, health). This policy has been created to protect the rights of individuals and assist your school or organisation in also complying with the legislation.
4.10 Our lawful basis for processing such images is consent under Article 6(1)(a) and, where applicable, explicit consent under Article 9(2)(a) of the UK GDPR. Individuals (or their legal guardians, if under 18) have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
4.11 Where an individual or their legal guardian withdraws consent, please contact
24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools) in the first instance and request that the photo(s) and/or any associated personal data be deleted. We will remove the image(s) from our library and from any online platforms under our control. Where images have been copied by third parties, we may be unable to enforce their deletion; however, if we are made aware of such instances, we will request their removal where possible.
5. Photographing or scanning pupil responses
5.1 It is often the written responses of pupils that give the clearest picture of the impact of a prayer space.
5.2 Pupil responses should be anonymous and not include the names of others.
5.3 By sharing their thoughts or prayers in the prayer space the pupil can reasonably expect that others in school might read them, but not that their responses could be viewed online. So be sensitive about which pupil responses you photograph and share if this expresses particularly traumatic experiences, thoughts or feelings, or especially if what is written could make the child more easily identifiable. It is important to share only what is appropriate and beneficial.
6. Reviewing with the school
6.1 If you have been given permission to take photographs of the prayer space you must:
6.11 – ask the appropriate senior or designated member of staff to go through the photos with you so that they can identify any images that must be deleted. They do not have to give you a reason.
6.12 – give the school a complete set of the photos for the school’s own use, and so they have a record of what they have consented for you to use.
6.13 – get written confirmation (by letter or email) that they are happy for you to use the images on websites or in publicity or promotional material.
6.14 – get written permission for any photos you want to send to us to be used by 24-7 Prayer (Prayer Spaces in Schools).
6.2 All consents and permissions must be dated and retained for future reference.
7. What’s most important
7.1 Finally, never forget why you’re doing a prayer space in the first place. Creating a safe, creative and positive learning experience for pupils is paramount.
Photography isn’t… really!
What the pupils get out of taking part in a prayer space is way more important than any record we might like to make of it and it’s better not to attempt to take photos if this is likely to be disruptive, intrusive or inappropriate.
This policy last reviewed – 14 August 2025