Articles by Jane Brooke

Events and resources Adult

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The Spiritual Child

Lisa Miller states that all children are innately spiritual from birth, and describes how parents can support the development of spirituality in their children.

Published in: Volume 34, Number 1
Tagged: spirituality

Events and resources 11-18

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The Spirituality of Bono The Spirituality of Richard Gere The Spirituality of Carlos Santana

These are three books which, as the titles indicate, reveal the overlap in the lives of artists, singers and performers between creativity and spirituality.

Published in: Volume 34, Number 1
Tagged: spirituality

Events and resources 7-14

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Author: Lat Blaylock RE Today Services, 2015, 24 card images, £40, ISBN: 978-19-10261-05-7 This is the resource we have all been waiting for! Giving pupils an understanding of the multicultural diversity of Christianity...

Published in: Volume 34, Number 1
Tagged: Christianity

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Edited by Jane Brooke RE in the Classroom Author: Helen JaegerAge range: 4–5Barnabas in School,BRF 2015, 63pp,softback, £7.99,ISBN: 978-1-84101-64-6 This book is subtitled 50 easy-to-use Bible based lesson plans for...

Published in: Volume 33, Number 3

Events and resources 7-11

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Edited by Jane Brooke What is Humanism? How Do You Live Without a God? And Other Big Questions for Kids Age range: 7–11s Authors: Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young (Wayland, 2015), 48pp, hb, £13.99,ISBN...

Published in: Volume 33, Number 2
Tagged: Humanist, Islam, Art, questions, Critical Thinking

Events and resources 14-19

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Edited by Jane Brooke Introducing the God Question Age range: 16-19sKharis Productions, 2016Format: three disc DVD boxset, £36.00Format: 84 page paperback book, £5.00Format: USB with PDF documents, £12.00 I’m sure...

Published in: Volume 34, Number 2
Tagged: science, being human

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‘What was your favourite lesson in RE?’ Jane Brooke, Chair of AREIAC, comments

The Commission for RE has begun the discussion around ‘What is the purpose of RE?’ Everyone has already been invited to contribute, and there will be more opportunities as the discussions in the Commission develop. I...

Published in: Volume 34, Number 2

For the classroom 4-5

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Tips for teaching early years RE

Sheila Plant and Jane Brooke make some practical suggestions for RE for 5-year-olds.

Published in: Volume 34, Number 2
Tagged: RE teachers, Early years

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Edited by Jane Brooke Age range: adult Pause for Thought Author: Various contributors Foreword by Chris Evans and Vanessa Feltz Editor: Rebecca Shepherd Watkins Publishing, 2016, 176pp, PB, £12.99 ISBN:...

Published in: Volume 34, Number 3
Tagged: Humanist, Judaism, Christianity, Atheist, Prayer, RE GCSE, Gospel, Bible

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AREIAC news What does a SACRE do, and who is on it?

‘What does a SACRE do, and who is on it?’ I was asked by a teacher who was about to start some consultancy work to support SACRE. I realised that there was a large gap between the classroom and consultancy in RE. Not...

Published in: Volume 34, Number 3
Tagged: SACRE, CPD, CPD course

Last word

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Let us play …

Jane Brooke argues for playful RE ‘We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing’ George Bernard Shaw Professor Paul Ramchandani is the first ‘Professor of Play’ to have been...

Published in: Volume 35, Number 1
Tagged: Play

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A compilation of psalms, poetry, stories and prayers to mark the centenary of the First World War, beautifully illustrated with contemporary artwork, this is testament to the men who faced death on the battlefield....

Published in: Volume 35, Number 2
Tagged: Christianity, First World War

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What’s in it for me?

The State of the Nation and the Commission on RE Interim Report ‘RE for All’ are at first sight one step removed from Monday afternoon Year 3 or Year 9 RE lessons. The influence, though, of such reports is ‘for...

Published in: Volume 35, Number 2
Tagged: RE teachers

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First The Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Frances Lincoln 2009, 14pp, hbk, £10.99, ISBN 9781845079697 This is a delightful brightly illustrated book for young children which can be used with older children to stimulate philosophical...

Published in: Volume 32, Number 2