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IntroductionHow do we measure pupil progress and attainment in RE? Have we got it right, could we do it better? This article argues that our current models of attainment are too complex, and calls for a radically simple...

Sarah Smalley works for the RE Council of England and Wales. Here is her overview of RE’s needs and opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD). www.theredirectory.org.uk/pdportal

We asked people from different religions and from atheism to explain how they see the human condition. Are we flawed, fallen and in bits, or angelic, perfectible and glorious? Maybe both? On the next six pages you will...

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...

What is Critical RE? Critical RE (CRE) enables students to tussle with questions regarding the truth about ultimate reality and its impact on how we should live our lives. It is based in the philosophy of Critical...

This issue of REtoday focuses on the idea of vision, and so we asked six thinkers from different religions and worldviews to tell us something about their vision of life as it is influenced by their beliefs or faith. A...

Human beings are made of cells, flesh, bones and organs. They are also full of liquids and gases. This has led some to conclude that human beings are simply material objects like rocks and bananas.

How can the local RE syllabus develop without causing undue disruption for busy teachers? Kirsten Webber, adviser to Stockton SACRE, developed the local RE syllabus to show a clear intention, using the idea of...

Earlier this year the Draft Curriculum for Wales 2022 was released to schools. The curriculum has at its heart ‘Four Purposes’ that set out aspirations for the children and young people of Wales. The aim of this...

I recently retired from headship in a Church of England primary school in the Midlands, so this is a welcome opportunity to reflect on the centrality of ‘good RE’ to my career as a class teacher, RE specialist and...

The fig is a very secretive fruit. As you see it standing growing, you feel at once it is symbolic …There was a flower that flowered inward, womb-ward.

Generously supported by the Westhill Trust On three previous occasions, the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE) has received thousands of exciting entries for a contest that showed the ways RE...

Communication, understanding and expression: how do traditions go beyond words?We asked people from different faith traditions to talk about their experience of words, ideas and meaning. The pages that follow are their...

Stonewall campaigns for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. We interviewed chief executive Ruth Hunt to find out why the charity is focusing on faith and LGBT issues this year. Religions in...

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...

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...

Revd Karl Freeman, Emmanuel with St Paul, Plymouth

Sumanjit Kaur Johal, Art Sikh

Debbie Young-Somers is a community educator, Reform rabbi and teacher to both student rabbis and clergy. She is active in the interfaith world and writes and broadcasts widely

A big idea from Islam: be a witness