For the classroom
Thailand, Buddhism and animals
Harmony between human and horse
Olivia Towers is the UK’s number-one dressage vlogger. She told REtoday about her faith, her sport and her work to promote good mental health.
Hinduism and animals
Many of us may have heard of Hindu deities such as Hanuman and Ganesh and perhaps wondered why some Hindus would revere animals to such a high regard. A key starting place is the philosophy of Hinduism. The Hindu...
Animal, vegetable, mineral … and AI?
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.
Three stories of animals and religion – and what to do with them
Story is a key way in which religions communicate attitudes, virtues and ideas. So it is unsurprising that the great religions all tell stories with animals in them. Retell and work with these kinds of story in...
Anyone could do it: raising awareness of interfait dialogue through a House of One fundraiser
I was wandering through a Christmas market in Charlottenburg, Berlin, and I drifted into the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, where I found a flyer for the House of One. The House of One is an interfaith building that...
Exploring non-religious worldviews in RE
The profile of worldviews has been raised by the 2018 Commission on RE report. The majority of our pupils have non-religious worldviews of one kind or another. In this article, Jonathan Lanman (Co-Principal...
New study finds that ‘Religion is good for your mental health’
Thinking harder with senior students: six strong strategies
Cultural moral relativism: spitting & rulers
Hindu traditions, community and spirituality
Thoughtful planning
A big step up for your RE in a single day
The ‘story tent’: scriptural reasoning in RE
Using sacred texts to develop intercultural competencies
Pupil voice in RE
God the guardian? Singing Psalm 46
Pupil Co-ordinators in Religious Education
Emma McKinney is the RE subject leader at Pirton Hill Primary School in Luton. Her teaching of RE has improved thanks to pupil involvement and leadership.
Enquiry: Why do Hindus have shrines at home?
Stacey Archbold teaches at St Mary’s Primary School in Hertfordshire. She has been changing her lessons round to focus on enquiry by the pupils, making sure their RE is in the mind, not merely on the page!
Tips for teaching early years RE
Sheila Plant and Jane Brooke make some practical suggestions for RE for 5-year-olds.
Encouraging big ideas in RE
This article shares approaches to enable interest, engagement and deep thinking in pupils.