For the classroom

Vishal Sangu is an RS PhD student at the Open University, specialising in decolonisation, RS and Sikhi. Here, Vishal explores the problematic nature of applying gendered language to the study of dharmic traditions and...

Ethan Doyle White, author of Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends and Rituals, offers positive and practical insight to teachers around the inclusion of Paganism in RE.

In 2018, the Commission on RE (CoRE) released its final report after a year-long investigation into the teaching of RE. The report made many recommendations, one of which was approaching the teaching of RE through the...

How can young people make sense of the vastness and antiquity of sources of wisdom and authority within religions?

Last year I attended the Excellent RE course run by Adam Robertson in which we began to look at multidisciplinary RE. In the sessions, we looked at different ways of knowing and how they might be explored with pupils....

Louisa Jane Smith is host of The RE Podcast, a teacher of RE with 21 years’ experience, a head of PSHE, a mother and a ‘film geek!’ Here she shares her practical and sometimes challenging reflections on...

Following on from Peter Vardy’s insightful reflections on the benefits to children of engaging with philosophy, Angela Hill offers some practical tips to teachers wanting to make discussion in RE more...

Lat Blaylock suggests a fresh approach to green issues in RE. All religions and beliefs take a view on the relationships between humanity, nature, environment and planet – and always have done. There could be no...

Lat Blaylock reports from the Aga Khan Centre’s exhibition on religion and football, exploring some ways to engage in thoughtful study about faith and footie. ‘Score, then worship’ is a common Match of the Day...

Zameer Hussain considers the controversy within Islam about the celebration of the Prophet’s birthday. Read the article with your learners and discuss the questions at the end.

Nicola Wall
Building working relationships had always been something I was proud of. It came naturally and I counted it as one of my strengths. I realised early in my career how important fostering good...

The DESIblitz Literature Festival celebrates south Asian literature and culture – find out lots more at www.desiblitz.com/arts/events/ The festival gave RE students from Bedfordshire the chance to interview ‘young...

Jennifer Harding-Richards shares ideas about using pupil day conferences to explore issues about race and justice through 'Religion, Values and Ethics'.

There are few universal experiences in life, but I am willing to bet that all teachers have at some point been stood in front of a group of children who will swear blind that they have never before been given the...

Lat Blaylock wants more and better discussion of beliefs and big ideas. Here is a way to get it.

Karen Turner teaches RE in Nottinghamshire. Here is her take on celebrations and festivals in RE.

We teachers can all agree that teaching about diversity is an essential part of religion and worldviews education (RWE).

Emely Keane teaches at Welton in Lincolnshire, and has been researching ways to enable pupils to acquire and use a rich language of religion and belief. Here’s how!

Rachael Jackson-Royal, who teaches in Birmingham, and Janet Orchard of the University of Bristol wanted to find new ways to explore issues about race and equalities for both researchers and teachers of RE. Here is...

Mohammed Ali Amla, Youth & Partnerships Director, offers an introduction to the education charity Solutions Not Sides.