Events and resources

The British Humanist Association has free copies of the book What is Humanism? by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young to give away to schools in the UK. The book will teach young people what Humanism is, and will enable...

At St Leonard’s Lower School in Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire, RE has always had a high profile, gaining a ‘good’ assessment at our last Church School inspection. This time last year, we were keen to move forward...

You may have been expecting to read another piece from David Hampshire here – as was I, until he became the new Assistant Director of the Inter Faith Network for the UK (IFN) in June and therefore had to resign as...

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...

In November the Commissioners making up the independent Commission on Religious Education will sit down for their first full meeting. It is a Commission that has been some time in the making. On one level, the Commission...

Daniel Hugill, NATRE chair: authentic religion, authentic RE The current NATRE Executive will continue to work hard in its current form until March 2018, but it is time for us to cast our nets for the next batch of...

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:...

Watch out for Christian Aid’s brand-new learning resources specifically designed to support teaching Christianity on all GCSE specifications. With the charity named on several specifications, these six lessons address...

TrueTube wins a BAFTA Lots of RE teachers love TrueTube, and will be glad to hear of this richly deserved award. The winners of the British Academy Children’s Awards were announced at the ceremony, which was hosted by...

Professor Robert Jackson was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim in the spring. The degree was awarded in recognition of Professor Jackson’s contributions to...

Do LEGO superheroes help pupils understand inspirational people? A common RE topic about inspiring people often looks at Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa or Aung San Suu Kyi. Pupils need to consider what makes a person...

Teachers of RE will be interested in the work of Prayer Spaces in Schools (PSIS), a widely used initiative through which Christian visitors to schools can set up opportunities for young people to engage with activities...

‘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...

A BBC spokesperson said: ‘We have commissioned this new RE content to address a gap in our current teacher resource provision, but also [after] listening to teachers’ feedback about the type of resources they need to...

You can still catch up with Britain’s Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney, an exploration of Neolithic religion in the Orkneys by Neil Oliver and a BBC team who recently carried out an archaeological dig on the island....

These new school RE resources for students aged 13–18 raise challenging questions about climate justice through video clips from the Baked Alaska stage show, and provide many free lesson plans and resources for GCSE...

‘Religions cause wars, don’t they, sir?’ is a familiar refrain in an RE classroom. It is a seductive idea. Students study the Crusades and can take away the idea that this was a Christianity vs. Islam conflict....

Happiness in this Life Author: Pope Francis translated by Shaun Whiteside Publisher: Bluebird Press £14.99 ISBN: 9781509886500 An interesting and insightful book for adults although possibly too devotional for the...

Planning and preparing for a lesson on Christianity couldn’t be easier with Lift the Lid resources. There is a wealth of innovative and stimulating resources to help deliver exciting and inspiring lessons. Designed for...

In May NASACRE held its annual general meeting and annual conference in Manchester. We heard from Peter Bull, an inspirational head of RE at a high school in Liverpool, about how he has worked with Liverpool SACRE to...