Understanding Christianity – Primary

Understanding Christianity is a substantial resource used in over 7000 schools. This course is made up of six modules, over three sessions, allowing teachers to explore Understanding Christianity’s resources, teaching and learning approach and underpinning theological concepts, as well as some of its excellent practical teaching strategies. Suitable for schools looking to implement the resource for the first time, for staff members who have joined schools that already use Understanding Christianity, or for schools looking to refresh their use of this resource. Attendees will be given access to the entire Understanding Christianity suite of resources for use by themselves and other staff members within their school.  

Online course details:

• Date: 26th November 2026, 9th February 2027, 2nd June 2027
• Time: Each session will last from 1pm-4pm 
• Area of focus: Pedagogy and Practice, Subject Knowledge 
• Trainers: National RE Adviser – Julia Diamond-Conway
• School Phase: Primary (4-11)
• Price: RRP £210

This engaging and supportive course introduces participants to Understanding Christianity — a highly respected and widely used resource currently used in over 7,000 schools. 

Delivered across six modules over three sessions, the course provides opportunities for teachers to explore the structure, theology and pedagogy that underpin the resource. Participants will become familiar with the core concepts at the heart of Understanding Christianity, and explore how these concepts can support pupils in making connections across biblical texts, Christian living and Christian belief. 

Alongside exploring the resource materials themselves, the course will highlight a range of practical teaching and learning strategies designed to help pupils engage thoughtfully with Christianity and to develop their knowledge. The training is suitable both for schools implementing Understanding Christianity for the first time and for schools wishing to refresh or deepen their existing practice. Alongside the training sessions themselves, GAP tasks ensure that Understanding Christianity can be well taught in your school’s context. 

Attendees will receive access to the full Understanding Christianity suite of resources for use within their school. 

Benefits of attending for the delegate:

• Develop a clear understanding of the structure and purpose of Understanding Christianity 
• Build confidence in teaching Christianity within primary RE. 
• Explore and develop subject knowledge about the key theological concepts that underpin the resource. 
• Gain experience of the teaching and learning approach used within Understanding Christianity. 
• Discover engaging classroom strategies that support deeper pupil understanding.  
• Increase confidence in planning high-quality RE lessons using Understanding Christianity. 
• Understand how to implement or embed  
• Understanding Christianity within your own setting to ensure it is a real strength of your RE provision. 

Benefits of attending for the school:

• Strengthen the quality and consistency of Christianity teaching across the school.  
• Develop greater staff confidence in teaching theological concepts.  
• Provide pupils with richer opportunities to engage with biblical texts, Christian belief and Christianity as a lived religion.  
• Encourage deeper pupil understanding and more thoughtful, well-informed RE discussions.  
• Equip staff with practical teaching approaches that can be used immediately in classrooms.