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Our latest issues and the archive
Winter 2023
Volume 41, Number 1
Theme: Messy religion and belief
In this issue:
- The Singh Twins the internationally acclaimed artists on uniqueness, unity and the power of art
- The Philosophers’ Daughters: Peter Vardy on young people and big questions
- A Buddha bauble on the Christmas tree?
- Professional REflection: new thinking in RE
- COMPETITION: A chance to win a prize worth £150!
Summer 2023
Volume 40, Number 3
Theme: What's worth celebrating in religion and RE?
In this issue:
- Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner and former RE teacher
- Bali Rai: young adults’ author interviewed by 12-year-olds
- Julian Stern: celebrate uncertainty
- Successes in RE: always worth celebrating
- Religion and football: telling stories of sport, faith and inclusion
- Doing festivals properly: Purim, Pesach, Bandi Chhor Divas
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MAPPING RE ACROSS TRANSITION
As a Head of Department in a large secondary school, transition is something that has always vexed me. To give some context, my school is in a multi-academy trust (MAT), although this is still ar relatively new...
What I wish I knew
Stepping into the classroom is still e singularly most terrifying and most empowering thing I have done. The empowering part, however, came quite a while later on! Teaching was not my first career, and I began...
UNVEILING CONNECTIONS
In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of primary education and curriculum design, the integration of various sciplines enhances the depth and breadth of student learning. And this is no different when approaching RE....
BEYOND the plate
Exploring the ethical dimensions of veganism offers a profound link to RE, where moral reasoning and the study of values are paramount.
“The problem with RE …IS THAT IT ISN’T RE!
Like many atheists I would be 100 percent in favour of RE if it restricted itself to what it says on the tin: education about religion.
THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK and his new book for young explorers
Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, has been a good friend to religious education over many years. Lat Blaylock caught up with him to talk about his new book PisforPilgrim(Hodder & Stoughton 2024), which can...
A TRANSATLANTIC ADVENTURE in moral education
Saima reflects on her experiences at the 49th Annual Conference of the Association for Moral Education in Texas in October 2023.
North Stars
CELEBRITY PILGRIMS explore faith, spirituality and life’s big questions on their journey through North Wales
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Personal worldviews: who are we? Who is she? Who am I becoming?
Exploring identity questions with 11–14s is an important part of enabling pupils to develop their own understanding of their position in relation to the world, including the worlds of religion and belief. These two...
Big quest ons for 16–19 RE for all
Angie Lamburn runs RE at Alderman Knight School in Tewkesbury, a mixed special school. While some RE departments leave aside the law on 16–19 RE, Angie has been finding ways to make it hum and buzz.
The beginning of creative discussion
It’s Friday afternoon. Outside it’s cold, with an occasional lightly falling drop of rain hinting at imminent snowy weather, just in time for the weekend. Excited children, full of anticipation for tobogganing and...
Enter Spirited Arts this year
Amy Vose, RE teacher, describes what led to one of her pupils becoming a winner in last year’s Spirited Arts competition. Please plan to enter this year with your pupils – the closing date is 31 July.
Teaching Christian diversity through music in RE
Gill Tewkesbury wanted to teach her primary pupils about diversity within the Christian community. Instead of thinking about Catholics and Protestants, she used music.
HUMANITIES 20:20 A new vision for primary schools
When pupils experience loss, what helps?
Winning a quarter million: Roop Singh
Concepts, identity and tradition in Sikhism
Good Muslims treat all animals with kindness
The Hadith: a Hadith is a saying or example of the Prophet, remembered and written down to help Muslims know how to live. Here is one example:
Why don’t you copy this? Education and Faith in Kirklees, Calderdale and Leeds
Helen Rivers of Kirklees Education reports on an innovative educational initiative aiming to bring West Yorkshire schools and faith communities together in a positive partnership. The ‘Faith and Education’ project...
Let’s Talk About Antisemitism
Not entirely sure what to expect, it was with trepidation that I began this project, which we named ‘Let’s Talk about antisemitism’. I need not have worried: our collaborators have been nothing but supportive...