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Winter 2023
Volume 41, Number 1
Theme: Messy religion and belief
In this issue:
- The Singh Twins the internationally acclaimed artists on uniqueness, unity and the power of art
- The Philosophers’ Daughters: Peter Vardy on young people and big questions
- A Buddha bauble on the Christmas tree?
- Professional REflection: new thinking in RE
- COMPETITION: A chance to win a prize worth £150!
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Charting paths for RE
Wendy Dossett is best known to teachers for leading the University of Chester’s Department of Theology and Religious Studies A-level webinar series. She has been an A-level Examiner, Secretary of the Shap Working...
Real Voices – Mapping RE
We asked some real people questions to get them thinking about their own worldviews and perspectives relating to our theme of ‘mapping RE’. You might want to use these personal, real-life reflections in your RE...
Lat Blaylock
Stephen Orchard is a retired United Reformed Church minister and former Director of Christian Education.
African Apocalypse
African Apocalypse, directed by Rob Lemkin (2020),
written by Femi Nylander and Rob Lemkin and starring Femi Nylander
David Baddiel: The God Desire
David Baddiel, The God Desire:
On Being a Reluctant Atheist (TLS Books 2023)
94pp, hardback £9.99
ISBN: 978-0-00-855028-8
DEFEATING THE EVIL-GOD CHALLENGE
Dr Jack Symes is a public philosopher and writer. He is Producer of The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast and Editor of the Bloomsbury series Talking about Philosophy.
www.jacksymes.co.uk and...
WITCH AND WITCHCRAFT AS A WORLDVIEW
Dr Maggie Webster is the Course Lead for BA (hons) in Religion and a Senior Lecturer in Education and Religion at Edge Hill University.
@maggiewebster (the digital witchdoctor) and [email protected]
RELIGIOUS/NON-RELIGIOUS: PLANNING BEYOND THE UNHELPFUL BINARY?RELIGIOUS/NON-RELIGIOUS
Stephen Pett was a Head of RE for 14 years before joining RE Today as a National Adviser. He trains teachers, supports SACREs, and writes and edits curriculum resource publications. He worked with the Understanding...
Featured InstantRE
Big books and class displays for RE
Becky Ross teaches at a British Forces primary school in Cyprus, where her pupils show their achievements through class ‘big books’ that are kept as a record of progress towards the outcomes of their Agreed...
Buddhism and tolerance
Bhante Tejwant serves as a Buddhist representative on Wolverhampton SACRE. He is a contributor to the NATRE anti-racist RE resource project, and here he gives a perspective from the way of the Buddha on tolerance. Use...
Reflective storytelling with 6- and 12-year-olds
World and worldviews: St Barnabas School runs an RE week on whether religions help or hinder the climate crisis
Lila, aged 11, reports from St Barnabas C of E Primary School, Warmley, South Gloucestershire.
What is worth celebrating in RE? Pupils’ enthusiasm and understanding of the importance of learning in RE
Rachel Buckby, NATRE Executive member and RE Lead at St John’s Primary School in Leicester, wants to celebrate keen children who love RE to bits.
Let’s Talk About Antisemitism
Not entirely sure what to expect, it was with trepidation that I began this project, which we named ‘Let’s Talk about antisemitism’. I need not have worried: our collaborators have been nothing but supportive...
Satan’s dozen
12 ideas about the Devil for classroom thinking
How does faith contribute to the local community?
Nottinghamshire SACRE explored the question of how faith contributes to the local community with young people in Years 5/6 who visited social justice programmes organised by different faith communities in...
The RE GCSE four-piece jigsaw of success
One reason teachers of RE are struggling with the new GCSE specifications is because the longer essay-style answers required of students are taxing the skills students have gained in putting together their thoughts in...
Markers: Anne Krisman explores spiritual response special school settings
Markers: how our pupils with complex needs respond spiritually
A Muslim visitor making a difference
Staff at Selby Community Primary School wanted to deepen their pupils’ understanding of Islam, so they invited Imran to come and run some workshops there. We asked how it went.