Articles by Kate Adams

For the staffroom

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Children’s visions of spirituality

The classroom was bathed in sunlight, the children’s energy waning as the afternoon crept on. Without speaking, I held up a picture to introduce our RE lesson. An air of intrigue and excitement appeared as if from...

Published in: Volume 37, Number 3
Tagged: Angels, Life After death, Visions

Theory and practice

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Outstanding leadership for outstanding SMSC

For various reasons, teachers of RE often play a key role in thinking through and promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) dimensions of school life. This article, which focuses on the leadership...

Published in: Volume 33, Number 3
Tagged: Leadership, RE teachers

Theory and practice

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What is meant by … ‘spiritual development’?

At least since the inception of Ofsted in the early 1990s, there has been much talk about the need to promote children’s ‘spiritual development’. But what does this mean? We are grateful to Kate Adams for...

Published in: Volume 32, Number 2