Engaging with Authentic Voices in the RE classroom – Primary (12/02/2026)

Description

How can we ensure that pupils encounter genuine, lived experiences of religious and non-religious worldviews? This session explores practical strategies for incorporating authentic voices into Religious Education, enabling learners to engage meaningfully with the complexity, diversity, and depth of belief and practice in the world today. 

Online course details:

• Date: Monday 12 February 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 (4-11s)
• Price: £120 (NATRE members get 25% off)*

NATRE member discounts
*25% off for selected NATRE membership types.

Course features:

How can we ensure that pupils encounter genuine, lived experiences of religious and non-religious worldviews? This session explores practical strategies for incorporating authentic voices into Religious Education, enabling learners to engage meaningfully with the complexity, diversity, and depth of belief and practice in the world today. 

Teachers will have a list of reliable resources that they can use in their classrooms to enable pupils to engage with authentic voices. This will support children in understanding the complexity and diversity within organised religious traditions. 

Practical ideas will be shared to support teachers creating their own resources to meet the outcomes above.  

Benefits of attending – Delegates:

Greater understanding of how to resource pupils’ engagement with authentic voices.  

Benefits of attending – For the school:

Children will be engaging with authentic voices from organised faith traditions and therefore have the opportunity to understand lived faiths as well as appreciate the complexity, diversity, and depth of belief and practice in the world today.