Exploring Sikh Worldviews through Authentic Voices – Primary (12/05/2026)

Description

This engaging RE CPD session supports primary teachers to build confidence and clarity in teaching about Sikhi. It includes a clear subject-knowledge overview, ready-to-use lesson ideas, insights from a Sikh guest speaker sharing lived experience, and four sample lesson sequences. Participants receive a free curriculum book with practical resources, and the session ends with a Q&A to deepen understanding and support confident classroom practice.

Online course details:

• Date: Tuesday 12 March 2026
  Time: 1 PM – 3.30 PM (Half-day course)
• Area of focus: Teaching and learning
• Trainers: National RE Adviser –  Debbie Yeomans
• School Phase: Primary Key Stage 1 and 2 (4-11)
• Price: £120 (NATRE members get 25% off)*

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Course features:

This engaging RE CPD session is designed to support primary teachers in developing both confidence and clarity when teaching about Sikhi. The course will open with a concise subject-knowledge overview to ensure teachers feel secure in key concepts of Sikhi before exploring a set of ready-to–to-use lesson ideas. 

To deepen authenticity and understanding, a Sikh guest speaker will share his lived experience, offering personal reflections and perspectives on the key questions addressed in the lessons. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore four sample lesson sequences that follow this format – building knowledge, applying it through enquiry, and hearing a real voice from within the Sikh community. 

All participants will also receive a free curriculum book containing lesson ideas, supporting materials, and practical classroom resources to make implementation easy and immediate. 

The session concludes with an open Q&A, giving teachers the chance to develop subject knowledge further, clarify misconceptions, and feel fully equipped to bring Sikhi confidently and respectfully into the classroom. 

Benefits of attending – Delegates 

• Increase subject knowledge of some key Sikh beliefs, practices, and concepts. 
• Teach Sikhi with authenticity, supported by insights from a lived-experience speaker. 
• Use the four lesson sequences as models for planning or adapting RE units. 
• Apply ready-made lesson ideas effectively in their own classroom contexts. 
• Address common misconceptions and respond accurately to pupil questions. 
• Build inclusive, respectful learning experiences that reflect Sikh voices and perspectives. 
• Make use of the free resource book to support planning, delivery, and future curriculum design. 

Benefits of attending – For the school:  

• Strengthens the school’s RE provision with well-planned, knowledge-rich and enquiry-based learning on Sikhism. 
• Staff gain secure subject knowledge and practical strategies, reducing planning time and increasing confidence in delivering high-quality RE. 
• The inclusion of a Sikh speaker brings lived experience into the curriculum, supporting accurate and respectful teaching across the school. 
• The free resource book enables teachers to implement lessons immediately, supporting workload reduction and sustainable curriculum planning.