Articles about Christianity

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Wide-ranging free resources about the Salvation Army

The teaching resources from the Salvation Army are often referred to as hidden gems, and they are well worth exploring.

For the classroom 11-19
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Nelson Mandela: an example in the struggle for global justice and change

Nelson Mandela’s signed Sunday School Card quotes Mark 8:34: 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must give up themselves, pick up their cross and follow.'

For the classroom 7-14
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Creative learning with parable cloths

Sonia Brooks wanted her pupils to really get to grips with Jesus’ teaching in the parables. Here’s how she did it with her 11–12s. The average classroom today contains a variety of learners: students who have...
For the classroom 5-11
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Creative learning about Christian concepts: incarnation

At Bottesford Church of England Primary School in Nottingham, RE subject teacher Liz Mills has been using bigger ideas to promote bigger thoughts in her work with the ‘Understanding Christianity’ project. Here’s...
For the classroom 3-7
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Exploring religious diversity with 3–7s

Tania ap Siôn invites teachers in the Infants and Early Years to join Aled and Siân as they explore religious diversity within their neighbourhood and among their friends. Early Years and Infants RE needs a range of...
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Unapologetic

Francis Spufford wrote this best-selling book to explain why he is a Christian, ‘in spite of everything’. Apologetics is the business of defending religion against those who would attack it, and all GCSE RS students...
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Defending the poor

Rowan Williams, Chair of Christian Aid Who is he? Welshman Rowan Williams was Archbishop of Canterbury for ten years until 2012. Since 2013 he has been the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. His full title is ‘The...
Events and resources
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Superbook Schools

Gizmo, the popular robot, is the star attraction in a new resource for primary school RE, available free at www.superbookschools.org. Milly Smart from Superbook Schools says: ‘Superbook is similar to the magic key...

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Friends and Heroes

Friends and Heroes programmes handle big issues such as people trafficking, child labour and disability … Have you heard of Friends and Heroes? An exciting animated TV series featuring the adventures of Macky and...
Events and resources 4 - 14
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What is the Understanding Christianity project?

Books at Press said, ‘The key purpose of this project is to help all teachers support pupils in developing their own thinking and their understanding of Christianity, as a contribution to their understanding of the...
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Martin Luther: having some fun!

Described as ‘Horrible Histories meets Monty Python’, A Monk’s Tale is a lively commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the publication of Luther’s 95 Theses in 1517, told through witty sketches and songs in...

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Sources of Wisdom: free new resources for GCSE Religious Studies

Among the challenges that the new 9–1 GCSE specifications bring with them are an increased focus on sacred texts in teaching, and an expectation that students will be able to show how the beliefs and practices of...
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The best that has been thought and said

This issue of REtoday is themed around ‘the best that has been thought and said’. The quote is from Rugby School’s Victorian headmaster Matthew Arnold. It is his description of what the curriculum might consist...

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What did the Pope and the Grand Imam teach us about RE?

Pope’s recent visit to the United ArabEmirates (UAE) was unprecedented: it was the first time any Pope had set foot in the Gulf. Around 130,000 Christians attended an open-air Mass in the peninsula where Islam began....
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Who lights up your life?

Nichola Gannon teaches Year 2 pupils at the Cobbs Infant and Nursery School in Warrington. She wanted her 6- to 7-year-old pupils to respond to the Christingle service in RE with some thoughtful ideas, so she set up...

For the classroom 7-16
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‘Here I stand. I can do nothing else.’

REtoday Editor Lat Blaylock suggests that Martin Luther’s anniversary might prompt reflection in RE classrooms. Teachers are invited to send in pupils’ work on this theme. Pupils are invited to express their...
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The significance of the Reformation today

David Cornick is General Secretary of Churches Together in England. We asked him why the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s ‘stand’ matters today. In an issue of REtoday that looks for the best that has been...
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Stormzy: grime and grace

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...

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Christians do know about God

In a previous issue of REtoday Julie Grove, an RE adviser and member of our Editorial Team, wrote about what, for her, is the best of Christianity. Ian Hartland, also an RE adviser, begs to differ. He offers his...

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Inside a faith

1. Please mention a story from your religion/belief that meant a lot to you as a child, and say why.
2. What story or stories do you think children should know about from the origins of your...