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Whether you are searching for classroom resources to teach about Islam, top tips on leadership in RE, an opinion piece by Brian Cox or informed comment on the theory and practice of RE, this dynamic resource has something for everyone. Giving you easy access to a wealth of high-quality RE articles and activities from REtoday magazine to use instantly in the classroom, across all key stages.
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Our latest issues and the archive
Spring 2021
Volume 38, Number 2
Theme: Identities
In this issue:
- 30+ active RE lesson ideas Identities: a theme for RE
- Samira Ahmed: BBC journalist, on CoRE
- Professional REflection: academic research applied to the RE classroom from four key thinkers
- Being trans, being Christian: four interviews for your exam classes to consider
- Four perspectives on identities from different religions
Autumn 2020
Volume 38, Number 1
Theme: Climate Justice
In this issue:
- Jonathan Bartley, Green Party co-leader
- Greta Thunberg and the Pope: using our cover picture in your classroom
- 30+ learning ideas for ages 4-19 on faith and the love of the earth
- Laura D’Olimpio on teaching ethics in a green age
- Pupil art for climate justice
- Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam: where do the children play?
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How a NATRE-supported parental complaint resulted in improved provision for RE at an Academy
Sept 2018: The initial parental complaint The complaint focused on the academy’s failure to comply with its Funding Agreement (FA) with the DfE (Department for Education) regarding provision of RE. A subsidiary...
The Torah at the British Library:
The British Library recently launched its exhibition of Hebrew manuscripts – amazing online resources go with this. Have a look: www.bl.uk/events/hebrew-manuscripts. The big picture here shows the traditional silver...
Culture, identity, justice and context on the Religion and Worldviews curriculum
Multiculturalism/critical multiculturalism 1960s–1970s: integration of non-European cultures, rather than assimilation. Aim: cultural diversity, mutual tolerance. Method: learn about non-European cultures. Critique:...
Art in Heaven 2020 and 2021
The 2020 Art in Heaven and Spirited Poetry competitions attracted record entries – lots of teachers sent them during lockdown
Promote further study to your examination classes with films of graduates in Theology and RS
To study for a degree in Theology or RS is to open up a vast range of options for worthwhile careers. TRS-UK is launching a set of recently-filmed interviews with TRS graduates in fields as varied as television...
New CPD opportunity: teaching Islam as a worldview
What are worldviews? What could this mean in practice? What could a worldviews curriculum look like?
Enriching religion and worldviews education through classroom-ready vide
The University of Cambridge is delighted to announce an innovative project creating high-quality RS resources to inspire secondary school students and bring Cambridge into your classroom.
Understanding Christianity: access for community schools and academies across the UK
The Understanding Christianity project to resource a theologically literate set of ways of teaching Christianity in RE has been evaluated academically in a new report by Rachael Shillitoe of the University of...
Featured InstantRE
Thinking about evil: two students respond
We are always pleased to publish some good-quality work by students in REtoday. Here, two students who participated in our conferences called ‘An Evil Day’ submitted their thoughts.
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A roadshow to remember
REtoday features youth journalism every term. Here RE teacher Lisa Hickman commends a response to an RE roadshow, written by Luke Stephenson, 12.
Six uses of the COMIC-BOOK BIBLE
The comic-book genre taps into children’s ease with combining visual and text information, and comics have become a useful supplementary resource in today’s classroom. They are considered a great way of engaging...
Markers: Anne Krisman explores spiritual response special school settings
Markers: how our pupils with complex needs respond spiritually
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:
A seriously thoughtful approach to Holy Week and Easter
The thinking skills structure called ‘Responsibility pies’ is useful for analysing any complex phenomenon where responsibility can be attributed to multiple parties. Who is responsible for the whales that die in...
Tackling Islamophobia
A Buddhist lantern festival
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...