For the classroom

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...

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...

For the second year running, the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics (RPE) course at the University of Gloucestershire has run an essay competition for sixth-formers. This year entries nearly doubled, with some fantastic...

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,...

Nadia Parra, Head of Religious Education and Philosophy, Highams Park School, researched students’ ideas about the value of RE.

Tom Churchill teaches RE at Bishop Wordsworth School in Salisbury. His innovative project might just draw new people into RE teaching!

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.

Rachel Oates, who teaches RE in Yorkshire, describes the impact of taking her class from the Forest of Galtres to the Bradford Hindu mandir. Last summer I wanted to show the children in my class more about...

Wisdom is a feature of the RE Council’s Curriculum Framework for RE. Pupils should be given opportunities to explore sources of wisdom found in religions and worldviews. For teachers, this is an opportunity to help...

Claire Clinton reports on how Newham celebrates good practice in visiting places of worship: don’t just take them to church or mosque – instead make a song and dance about it.

We thought it might be fun to crowd-source some wisdom from pupils, so we asked on Facebook for wise comments and questions heard in recent RE lessons. Here are a few of our favourites. Why not make a ‘wall of...