Articles by Stephen Pett

Theory and practice

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NATRE curriculum symposium: teacher reflections

Extending the theme of reflective professional dialogue, we introduce the practice of ‘collective writing’ to the pages of Professional REflection. This is an established practice used in the philosophy of...

Published in: Volume 40, Number 1
Tagged: RE, symposium

For the classroom 7-16

Ten fine ways to use visual images of Islam in the RE classroom

These strategies can apply to any images within the RE classroom, including images of Islam such as we have been developing for publication in the new RE Today pack ‘Picturing Islam, Picturing Muslims.’ The...

Published in: Volume 37, Number 3
Tagged: Islam, faith

Theory and practice

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Where do you stand? Insider and outsider views on religion in RE

In January 2017, Stephen Pett, National RE Adviser with RE Today Services, gave a keynote address at the Strictly RE conference. This is a version of that address. Introduction In relation to the title question, this...

Published in: Volume 36, Number 1
Tagged: beliefs, teaching

For the classroom 11-16

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Beyond words in Buddhism

Great teachers use vivid imagery and memorable stories to make their point. Buddhist texts draw lessons from the world around us in a remarkable selection of similes and metaphors. Here, Stephen Pett shows how exploring...

Published in: Volume 36, Number 1
Tagged: Buddhism, World

For the staffroom

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Handling non-religious worldviews in the classroom

How can we explore the diversity of non-religious worldviews held by pupils in our classes? What do we mean by ‘non-religious’? What do ‘non-religious’ people believe anyway are on their way, as Stephen Pett...

Published in: Volume 36, Number 2

For the classroom 11-16

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Using Bible tests in RE: Readers and Meanings1

To understand how Christians make sense of the Bible, we need to think about how and why they are reading it. Stephen Pett, RE adviser at REtoday, offers an extended metaphor to open up this idea. In the classroom Pupils...

Published in: Volume 33, Number 3
Tagged: Christianity, Bible

Theory and practice

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Making a difference? Developing ‘Understanding Christianity

In May 2016, a substantial resource for teaching about Christianity was launched. Understanding Christianity: Text Impact Connections is currently being introduced to schools all over the UK. This fascinating article...

Published in: Volume 34, Number 2
Tagged: Christianity, Bible, faith, Christianity

Events and resources

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Book review – Glad News from Mark Translation the Greek Text

Mary Phil Korsak, Foreword by Rowan Williams, self-published 2014, 133pp, pbk, £22, ISBN 978-909-02-8567-2. Available on Amazon or from www.maryphilkorsak.com. After her wonderful translation of Genesis (At the Start:...

Published in: Volume 32, Number 3

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Attainment, threshold concepts and RE

A response to Mark Chater

Published in: Volume 32, Number 2