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Events What’s going on in the RE community
This is my final column as Chair of the National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) Executive. It has been a genuine privilege and an honour to lead the group of committed RE professionals that forms the Executive...
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...
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...
Switching off from RE
Research update
‘The Bible says …’ Reflections on classroom hermeneutics
Teaching about Buddhism:
Promoting good community relations: what can RE learn from social psychology?
Knowledge, cleverness and wisdom: new models for assessing pupils’ progress in RE
Benjamin Hoff (author of The Tao of Pooh, 1982) has a warning that I think applies to all those involved in planning any educational enterprise: ‘Those who have no compassion have no wisdom. Knowledge, yes;...
Singers and spirituality: Katy Perry, Bono, David Bowie, Richard Thompson …
One of the most prized albums in my vinyl collection is the History of Fairport Convention published in 1972, and the most memorable song is the first track: ‘Meet on the Ledge’, written in 1969 by Richard...
RE for all?
Reflections from a ‘ retired ’ primary school teacher
RE: learning from history; learning from research
When reading the contributions to this edition of Professional REflection, two quotations came to mind. The first was from the Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana (1905): ‘Those who cannot remember the...
‘Following Acts 7–10 is impossible for a Muslim living in a non-Muslim country’
The title of this article is taken from a 12-mark question at GCSE, and it raises an interesting question. We will think about answering this question to GCSE standard using the music of Canadian Muslim hip hop duo...