This article is for paying subscribers "Is RE really so terrible? A ‘tepid version of cultural studies where religion is transformed into a calendar of funny festivals, lighting candles and distinctive headgear … [taught by] teachers from other...
This article is for paying subscribers In this issue’s first review Kate Christopher discusses Kevin O’Grady’s recent book, which addresses the current debate surrounding the transition from teaching RE to the more holistic approach of religion and...
This article is for paying subscribers "It seems that everyone is talking about worldviews and it feels like there is real curriculum change in the air, leading to important questions being raised. How can we define ‘worldviews’? Will a religion and...
This article is for paying subscribers We asked some of RE’s big thinkers to share their thoughts about what RE should carry forward from its recent history and what we should be looking for in the future of the subject. The Editor was strict about...
This article is for paying subscribers Eleven worldview questions: a way of opening up the concept of worldviews for your pupils
This article is for paying subscribers As we all know, one of the aims and purposes of RE, certainly since Tony Blair’s Secretary of State for Education Charles Clarke took an interest in the subject, has been to contribute towards community cohesion....
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This article is for paying subscribers How can the local RE syllabus develop without causing undue disruption for busy teachers? Kirsten Webber, adviser to Stockton SACRE, developed the local RE syllabus to show a clear intention, using the idea of...
This article is for paying subscribers This classroom learning approach, devised by Julia Diamond-Conway and Kate Christopher, puts into practice one of the key intentions of RE – to enable pupils to consider attitudes of tolerance and respect in...
This article is for paying subscribers This case study for teaching Islam is an example of planning to meet an overall aim, reflecting on the new inspection requirements for England.
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This article is for paying subscribers More of the world is religious than atheist, yet in the West atheism is normalised and on the increase. Just as many religions have an identifiable point of origin, so too does atheism as it has developed in the West....
This article is for paying subscribers Who says small children can’t access big thoughts, ask big questions and understand big ideas? Below we present ten techniques to show your pupils that their big questions matter.
In this prototype lesson we will find out about the incredibly practical work carried out by a number of religious charities around the world to alleviate suffering. These include Christian Aid, Muslim Hands and...
This article is for paying subscribers Kate Christopher offers some RE lessons from the generation who will have to work out what artificial intelligence does to change our lives and views.
This article is for paying subscribers What is a worldview, how does it differ from or connect to
a religious belief, and how can we make this visible in RE?
This article is for paying subscribers Kate Christopher suggests practical approaches to teaching a sticky topic.
South London grime artist Stormzy has a debut album called Gang Signs & Prayer. It was the first grime album in history to reach number 1. This is an edited version of Miranda Sawyer’s Guardian article about her...
We teach many creation stories, especially to younger children in the primary phase. However, older children can benefit from returning to well-loved creation stories and taking a sociological or psychological view,...
This article is for paying subscribers In this edition we are thinking about ‘stories’: the stories we tell children, the stories we tell ourselves and the stories that challenge and inspire us.
Discoveries and developments in science are often cited as the reason for decline in religious belief. The picture of the Universe presented by modern science leaves very little room for religious truths, or so the...
Do you ever get the sense that your students come to school to watch you work? Jane Halsall at Southend High School for Boys wants to shift the responsibility of critical thinking from her to her students’...
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