Articles by Alan Brine

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Wisdom Ancient and Modern: seven different perspectives

We asked members of different religions and beliefs to answer some questions about their own sense of what is wise, whether ancient or modern. A Christian View Rev Tracy Swindells, who is also an RE teacher, begins the...

Published in: Volume 33, Number 3
Tagged: Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, Judaism, Humanist, Buddhism, Hinduism, wisdom

Theory and practice

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A life trying to ‘make sense of religion’

Over the past decade, as national adviser for RE at Ofsted, Alan Brine’s name has loomed large in the RE firmament. Having now relinquished that role (but certainly not an involvement in RE), we were delighted when...

Published in: Volume 33, Number 2
Tagged: Humanist, RE teachers

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Confessions of an HMI

The Ofsted culture – a problem or a solution? A recurring message from friends (and enemies) as I left Ofsted last September was that I should celebrate the opportunity to speak my mind; to say what I really think. So...

Published in: Volume 32, Number 2