Sharon Luck
Sharon is an experienced educator with over 20 years of teaching Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Ethics at the secondary level. Her background as a Religious Studies specialist allows her to bridge traditions. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to helping young people explore deep questions about belief, morality, and human purpose. Her passion for understanding faith and spirituality has shaped both her professional and personal journey.
Two years ago, Sharon embraced Islam, a transition that enriched her perspective and deepened her commitment to guiding students with empathy, authenticity, and intellectual openness.
Visits & training sessions fully funded: 0 of 4 logged events
Total still needed from online donors for logged events: £333.62
Speaker hourly rate requested:
£30/hour
How donations work
- The speaker sets an hourly rate which they hope, if attained, would make offering visits more sustainable.
- Visits are sporadic, compared to the steady income of a regular job, it is still financially very challenging but they work mainly
فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّٰهِ. - Travel fuel and time is included as it is especially important that speakers can support rural schools.
- Donations go directly to the speaker's PayPal account, no money is handled by this project and no share taken.
- This project is automatically notified of how much is donated to the speaker and that is then deducted from the amount still requested by that speaker, preventing accidental double funding.
- If you give more than the amount needed for already logged visits, the full amount goes directly to the speaker and the extra is set against funding of further visits they register with this project.
- The project has no way to make sure additional funding is spent on more visits but the speaker will only be able to apply for more funding here once existing overpayment has been used for new logged visits.
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Recent feedback from schools
Ellacombe primary school
— 2025-12-10
"Hi Sharon, Thank you again for visiting last week. The children loved being able to listen to you and ask their questions."
Exminster Community Primary School
— 2025-12-03
"Thank you again for coming to see us and talking about your lived experiences. The children thoroughly loved your chat and got a lot from it."
Recent visits, teacher support and speaker training sessions
Funding key:
Already covered by schools
Speaker's voluntary reduction
Online donors via this page
Still needed from online donors
Islam, Being a Muslim in Britain Today
– Ellacombe primary school
2025-12-10
School feedback:
"Hi Sharon,
Thank you again for visiting last week. The children loved being able to listen to you and ask their questions. Here is the feedback from the two teachers and a photo.
'Thank you so much to Sharon for coming to speak to the children this week. Hearing her journey was so inspirational for the children and helped them connect with exploring faith in a really personal way. It was lovely to hear her give the children the time to ask questions about what it means to be a Muslim, and I was most impressed with how sympathetically she handled the deeper and more challenging questions. After the talk, the children showed a much keener interest in learning about Islam through their religion and worldviews lessons; This was evident as the children quickly skimmed through their classwork books to find ways of connecting their learning to the questions they wanted to ask her! A moment which really stood out was when one child, after hearing Sharon take such pleasure discussing her faith, felt inspired to talk about his own experiences of Muslim worship in front of the class. What an impact! We would be delighted to have her back again!'
'Thank you Sharon for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. The children later expressed how grateful they were and how interesting they were in your journey. It was fantastic to see how you sparked the children’s curiosity and how you allowed time to answer every child's many, many questions - you handled them all brilliantly! We thank you for sharing your story with us. We would happily have you back again.'" — Ellacombe primary school
Thank you again for visiting last week. The children loved being able to listen to you and ask their questions. Here is the feedback from the two teachers and a photo.
'Thank you so much to Sharon for coming to speak to the children this week. Hearing her journey was so inspirational for the children and helped them connect with exploring faith in a really personal way. It was lovely to hear her give the children the time to ask questions about what it means to be a Muslim, and I was most impressed with how sympathetically she handled the deeper and more challenging questions. After the talk, the children showed a much keener interest in learning about Islam through their religion and worldviews lessons; This was evident as the children quickly skimmed through their classwork books to find ways of connecting their learning to the questions they wanted to ask her! A moment which really stood out was when one child, after hearing Sharon take such pleasure discussing her faith, felt inspired to talk about his own experiences of Muslim worship in front of the class. What an impact! We would be delighted to have her back again!'
'Thank you Sharon for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. The children later expressed how grateful they were and how interesting they were in your journey. It was fantastic to see how you sparked the children’s curiosity and how you allowed time to answer every child's many, many questions - you handled them all brilliantly! We thank you for sharing your story with us. We would happily have you back again.'" — Ellacombe primary school
Round trip mileage:
3.4 miles
Hours inc traveling:
4.00
Full calculated cost:
£120.66
Still needed from online donors:
£120.66
Photos from this visit
Approx 60 year 5 Pupils
– Exminster Community Primary School
2025-12-03
Speaker's report:
"Interactive Session. Hajj, Ramadan, 5 Pillars, Becoming Muslim, what its like to be a Muslim in Britain"
School feedback:
"Thank you again for coming to see us and talking about your lived experiences. The children thoroughly loved your chat and got a lot from it."
— Exminster Community Primary School
Round trip mileage:
37.4 miles
Hours inc traveling:
3.00
Full calculated cost:
£97.47
Still needed from online donors:
£97.47
Photos from this visit
Year 5 Islam, The 5 Pillars", What it's like being a Muslim in Britain Today
– Landscove C of E Primary School
2025-11-20
Speaker's report:
"Interactive Session on what its like being a Muslim in Britain, the 5 Pillars, Ramadan, Hajj"
School feedback:
"The children (and me) learnt a great deal from listening to you and asking questions. Your visit really has developed their learning."
— Landscove C of E Primary School
Round trip mileage:
19.7 miles
Hours inc traveling:
3.00
Full calculated cost:
£93.95
Still needed from online donors:
£93.95
Photos from this visit
Talk for approx 80 Year 5 Pupils on being a Muslim in Britain today and the 5 Pillars
– Torre Academy
2025-11-12
Speaker's report:
"This was a lively and very interactive session. The pupils asked great questions!!"
School feedback:
"Once again, on behalf of the year 5/6 team, thank you for attending yesterday. It was fascinating to listen to your journey and your clarity over the Muslim faith, breaking down stereotypes and educating our children on the Muslim faith. Our children thoroughly enjoyed your visit."
— Torre Academy
Round trip mileage:
3.4 miles
Hours inc traveling:
2.00
Full calculated cost:
£40.66
- Online donors so far: £19.12
Still needed from online donors:
£21.54