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Autumn 2021
Volume 39, Number 1
Theme: RE and research
In this issue:
- The Prince of Egypt: Moses in the classroom
- 30+ Active RE lesson ideas for 4-19-year-olds using research
- RE as research, religion as research
- Professional REflection: academic research applied to the RE classroom
- Perspectives from five different worldviews and religion: how could you be teaching more authentically
Summer 2021
Volume 38, Number 3
Theme: JUSTICE AND RELIGIONS
In this issue:
- Tom Holland: revolutionary Jesus
- Kim Leadbetter MBE considers her sister Jo Cox’s legacy
- RE and the reduction of racism
- Great activities for understanding the Golden Rule
- Perspectives on justice from different religions and world views
- Karbala: the pilgrimage of a lifetime
- 30+ Active RE lesson ideas for 4-19-year-olds
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Explore the Bible with new eyes: Introducing the Visual Commentary on Scripture Introducing the Visual Commentary on Scripture
The Visual Commentary on Scripture (VCS, see thevcs.org/) is a freely accessible online publication that provides theological commentary on the Bible in dialogue with works of art.
Calligraphy: a place of rest for the soul
REtoday interviewed Muslim artist Ali Caligraff, who works in France, about his dynamic and intriguing Islamic art, often infused with joy and vitality
Events: What’s going on in the RE community
May I start by thanking each of you for all that you are doing to ensure that all pupils in our schools receive high quality Religious Education.
USING HOMEWORK TO IMPROVE ATTAINMENT IN RE: 8 METHODS
Andrew Jones teaches at The Reach Free School in Hertfordshire. How many of his eight methods for improved learning via homework are you currently practising? Try out some of the others!
The Bahá’í faith: a feature from three believers
Too often, RE makes little space for the Bahá’í faith, but in this issue of REtoday three devotees from the Bahá’í tradition share their own experience on a personal basis on our theme of worldviews. Cosma...
Inside a faith
Eleven worldview questions: a way of opening up the concept of worldviews for your pupils
A tribute to Heather Williamson, 1940–2021 (Bath Spa University/ Bath College of HE, 1969–2002)
It was with great sadness that we learned of Heather Williamson’s death on 28 December.
Reviews
What have you read lately? What sparks your interest? Over the years we have aimed to include a broad range of literature beyond that immediately identifiable as being related to RE. Books reviewed
on these...
Featured InstantRE
An Able, Gifted and Talented Club for RE
Kirsty Wharton responded to the need to enable pupils to stretch and challenge their thinking in RE, so she started a club for students who are Able, Gifted and Talented. Here’s how it’s going.
Winning a quarter million: Roop Singh
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...
Your stories and your identities: film in RE
When we really break it down, identity is about one thing: stories. Each person is the central protagonist in a narrative that is constantly unfolding. A person’s identity is wrapped up in their own story, but...
If the Earth were only a metre in diameter …
Read this poem (is it a poem?) aloud with your class, and then look at Amelia’s responses to it. She is 12.
The value of LOVE: learning in the Reception class
RE and National Poetry Day
At St Matthew’s we are keen to show the contribution rich RE can make to other areas of the curriculum. National Poetry Day gave us the perfect opportunity for cross-curricular links. Here is just one example of how...
Wide-ranging free resources about the Salvation Army
The teaching resources from the Salvation Army are often referred to as hidden gems, and they are well worth exploring.
What is a Prayer Trail? Could you create one in your school?
Edward Colston or John Wesley: who deserved a statue?
Extensive new resources for anti-racist RE are available free from the NATRE website, www.natre.org.uk/ about-natre/projects/anti-racist-re/, supported by the Free Churches Group and Methodist Schools. Here is an...
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.
Where is God?
The winners of the Art in Heaven 2017 competition came from Newman School, a special school in Rotherham. Here Rebecca Turnbull explains what was involved.