Theory and practice
This article is for paying subscribers REAL PEOPLEREAL OPINIONS: Real Voices
We asked people questions to get them thinking about their perspectives on values and ethics. You might want to use these personal, real-life reflections in your RE lessons, or perhaps invite pupils to respond to the...
This article is for paying subscribers HOW MIGHT LEARNING ABOUT FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF BE EXPLORED IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL SETTING?
Introduction
In 2022 there was an International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in London. The conference reported on Article 18 from the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human...
This article is for paying subscribers Untranslatable Words:
CAN THEY HELP TO ENGAGE PUPILS IN THEIR LEARNING?
This article is for paying subscribers PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND WORLDVIEWS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS:
ADDRESSING A CHALLENGE FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS
This article is for paying subscribers CAUTE INTHE MIDDLE:
THE PECULIAR SITUATION OFRE MIDDLE MANAGERS IN SCHOOLS
This article is for paying subscribers Thinking about substantive knowledge in two primary school contexts
Knowledge’, ‘research’ and ‘substantive’ are just three of the many ‘Tier 3’ words on the lips of those within the RE/religion and worldviews community currently. Here, two educators, both working in the...
This article is for paying subscribers Promoting epistemic literacy: knowledge and the case for tackling epistemic injustice as an aim for RE
"Jo Fraser-Pearce is Associate Professor (Teaching) at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London. Jo has ten years’ experience teaching RE in maintained secondary schools in and around...
This article is for paying subscribers What do we really mean by ‘personal knowledge’?
As teachers and researchers, we have explored the development of a religion and worldviews approach in theory and in practice. Here we bring together our shared reflections on the idea of ‘personal knowledge’ and...
This article is for paying subscribers What next for RE? Some thoughts from After Religious Education
"Is RE really so terrible? A ‘tepid version of cultural studies where religion is transformed into a calendar of funny festivals, lighting candles and distinctive headgear … [taught by] teachers from other...
This article is for paying subscribers Spirituality and RE in schools: learning from Living Difference IV
Dr Patricia Hannam and Justine Ball
Patricia Hannam was until November 2022 County Inspector/Adviser for RE, History & Philosophy in Hampshire. She holds an Honorary Research Fellowship at the University of...
This article is for paying subscribers On the importance of defining and sharing the purpose of RE with others in your school
Dr Mary Woolley and Professor Bob Bowie
This article is for paying subscribers ‘Suitcases of Faith’: exploring the potential of a Big RE Day
Helen Jones is an experienced primary RE subject leader and Early Years specialist. She is one of the primary hub leaders for Learn, Teach, Lead North West and, having completed Culham St Gabriel’s leadership...
RE: Connecting RE and environmental crisis: reflections on a pilot teacher fellowship programme
Ian Jones and Jeremy Kidwell
This article is for paying subscribers The role of RE in mitigating xenophobia: an educational approach
"Chris May is Head of Humanities at Park Community School in Havant, Hampshire."
This article is for paying subscribers Disciplinary approach to RE
An investigation into whether an age-appropriate disciplinary approach to RE enables pupils from reception to Key Stage 4 to make connections and improve their depth of knowledge and understanding
This article is for paying subscribers Teaching about Humanism and non-religiou worldviews
Luke Donnellan is the Director of Understanding Humanism at Humanists UK, where he is responsible for the development of education resources on Humanism and the provision of teacher training to support subject...
Are you religious yourself?’
"Denise Cush is Professor Emerita of Religion and Education at Bath Spa University. Recent work has included: assisting with the RE Council’s continuing Worldviews project, providing subject knowledge resources for...
This article is for paying subscribers 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...
This article is for paying subscribers A dialogue reflecting on the symposium
What is the value of public dialogue? Do we and our pupils gain anything from it? Engaging in dialogue with others can help us to create and recreate ourselves; it keeps our minds open to other possibilities. Dialogue...
This article is for paying subscribers A NATRE curriculum symposium
Secondary teacher and former Chair of NATRE Ben Woodgives us a two-part ‘behind the scenes’ view of the NATRE Curriculum Symposium that took place in Birmingham in November 2021. In the first part, he explains the...