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The passion of the choral tradition of music in Christianity
Doug Rice Bowen is an RE teacher in West Yorkshire, and a member of the NATRE Executive. Before becoming an RE teacher he was a classical singer, and encourages you here to access the traditions of Christian choral...
Commonplace thoughts
Winning a quarter million: Roop Singh
Beliefs about life beyond life by All Saints Pupils in Years 7 and 8
Vicki Robinson-Powell is Key Stage 3 Manager at All Saints Catholic High School in Kirkby. She got her pupils to use the NATRE ‘Art in Heaven’ competition to explore beliefs and arguments about life after death....
Wisdom in poetry: A student’s example
St Dominic’s School, Brewood, in Staffordshire ran a Gifted and Talented pupil day for 60 students from three different schools in September, including a creative challenge: to express and explore religious beliefs...
Talking to children about what is most important
Professor Robert Winston gave the keynote speech at the Board of Deputies of British Jews’ first Teaching Judaism conference, run in conjunction with the Catholic Education Service. RE teacher Adina Bernstein went...
To fight or not to fight? A true story for RE from the Great War
Lourdes: opening the doors of wisdom
Rosalynne Wallis took her students to Lourdes. Lots of RE teachers study this example of pilgrimage, and consider whether miracles happen at Lourdes, so use her article to sharpen your own understanding and...
Classroom-based research in RE
Emily Murphy, RE teacher from Broughton Hall Catholic High School, took part in classroom-based research which was offered to those schools that had achieved the RE Quality Mark. She was supported by
Liverpool...
If you had a time machine, would it be wrong to travel back in time and kill Adolf Hitler?
Is it dangerous to outsource everything?
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is this year’s winner of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. When he was awarded the prize, he gave an address which every student of ethics will find interesting. Here is an...
Do you learn wisdom at school?
RE Today sent Chris Boxley, a member of our Editorial Team, to talk to pupils at Brockwood Park School. The place is deeply inspired by Hindu sage Krishnamurti’s teachings, which encourage academic excellence,...
Sixth formers teaching RE
Tom Churchill teaches RE at Bishop Wordsworth School in Salisbury. His innovative project might just draw new people into RE teaching!
Does time for reflection in RE help pupils?
Claire Milburn teaches RE in Rochdale. She received an RE Quality Mark and a grant for RE action research from the Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. She researched spiritual reflection.