
Summer 2022
Theme: Personal worldviews in RE
Interviews with:
- Dan Cohn-Sherbok about anti-semitism.
- Father Michael Nazir Ali, covering a range of subjects including; human rights, interfaith dialogue and RE.
- Hanuman Dass, about his Go Dharmic organisation, which seeks to create positive change with practical campaigns in the community.

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Teaching Islam: worldview, lived religion, big ideas, authenticity
Anti-semitism across the globe
- ExternalDan Cohn-Sherbok's book Antisemitism: A World History of Prejudice (The History Press 2022)
- ExternalHolocaust Remembrance website: working definition of anti-semitism
'I long for RE to connect faith and reason', interview with Father Michael Nazir Ali
- InternalFull interview with Father Michael Nazir Ali (RET 39.3)Interview with Father Michael Nazir-Ali on faith and interfaith.
Making the most of opportunities for RE in the Early Years
Sing to Mary
Retrieval ideas for RE
- ExternalRetrieval Practice website
Bridging communities: Birmingham faith visits
Points of Arrival: Jewish people coming to Scotland
- ExternalPoints of Arrival resources
Six million meals in the name of love
- ExternalDharmic website
Here come the Ofsted divers
- Internal
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Making the most of RE opportunities in the Early Years
- InternalMaking-most-of-opportunities-Early-Years_RET-39_3-S.pdfnurturing curiosity and respect in young children.
- InternalPresentation: Making the most of opportunities for RE in the Early Years (RET 39.3)Early Years RE Teaching resource. A structured tool for enhancing RE teaching strategies for young learners.
Pandurang Shastri Athavale - an example of Hindu tradition of justice in action
- InternalPresentation: Pandurang Shastri Athavale (RET 39.3)Hindu Philosophy & Reform RE resource. A structured tool for studying the life and impact of Pandurang Shastri Athavale.
'Who is the Buddha?'
From the Good Samaritan to the climate crisis: a prayer boat display
- ExternalExploring Christian Aid resources
- Internal
Big Ideas for RE: the next phase
- ExternalWintersgill, B. Big Ideas for Religious Education (University of Exeter 2017)
- ExternalWintersgill, B. et al Putting Big Ideas Into Practice in Religious Education (RE:ONLINE 2019)
- ExternalOfsted Research Review Series: Religious Education (Ofsted 2021)
Making RE accessible to all
- ExternalFarmington Institute
- ExternalCommission on RE (2018), Religion and Worldviews: The Way Forward – A National Plan for RE (London: RE Council of England and Wales)
- ExternalCulham St Gabriel’s Trust (2021), ‘Public perception’
- ExternalKrisman, A. (2013), ‘5 keys into RE’, RE:ONLINE
- ExternalMacleod, S., Sharp, C., and Bernardinelli, D. (2015), Supporting the Attainment of Disadvantaged Pupils: Articulating Success and Good Practice, Department for Education
- ExternalWiltshire Council (2016), Wiltshire Agreed Syllabus (2016–2021)
Teaching and researching worldviews hospitably?
- ExternalBaumfield, V. (2021a), ‘Teachers’ engagement with research’, oral report, RE:ONLINE
- ExternalBaumfield, V. (2021b), Teachers’ Engagement with Research, written report, Culham St Gabriel’s Trust
- ExternalOfsted (2021),Research Review Series: Religious Education(London: Ofsted)
- ExternalWright,K.(2018), 'A Pedagogy of Embrace: A Theology of Hospitality as a Pedagogical Framework for Religious Education in Church of England Schools', PhD diss.,University of East Anglia
The Learning about Religions through Dialogue project
- ExternalSt Philip's Interfaith Centre, Leicester
- ExternalRE-searchers programme, RE:ONLINE
- ExternalCastelli, M. (2015),‘Dialogic skills for religious education’, Journal of Theories and Research in Education,10 (1; Special Issue: Religion, Conflict and Education,edited by Stephen McKinney and Federico Zannoni)
- ExternalOfsted (2013),Effective Religious Education and Interfaith Dialogue: Redbridge Ambassadors of Faith and Belief (AFaB) (archived 2017)
Reviews
External Links:
- ExternalOn Being with Krista Tippett podcasts
- ExternalThe Bahá'í Faith website
Using homework to improve attainment in re: 8 methods
- ExternalHomework with Impact: Why what you set and how you set it matters by Andrew Jones (Routledge 2021)
Member Only Content
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Five steps on the journey towards inclusive RE
- InternalFive steps on the journey towards inclusive RE (RET 39.3)Five steps for building an inclusive, diverse RE curriculum.
- InternalFour interviews with trans Christians (RET 39.3)Interviews exploring faith and identity among transgender Christians.
Inside a Faith
- InternalInside-a-faith-Pilgrimages_RET39v2.pdffocusing on its spiritual and communal impact.
External Links:
- ExternalStory Tent
- ExternalSparks in the Classroom
- ExternalHodder Education - RE
- ExternalRVE in Wales: Facebook group
- ExternalWelsh Government on RVE: hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/introduction/
- ExternalGuidance for RVE
- ExternalNATRE evaluation survey of termly book mailing: Big Questions Big Answers (Primary) and Challenging Knowledge in RE (Secondary)
- ExternalRE Council
- ExternalGood News for Everyone - Bibles for education
- ExternalRE:QUEST Christianity web resource for teachers and students
- Internal
- Internal
Calligraphy - a place of rest for the soul (interview with Ali Caligraff)
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Big Picture - Calligraphy: a place of rest for the soul
- InternalBig Picture – Calligraphy: a place of rest for the soul (RET 39.3)Presentation on calligraphy, exploring its significance as a form of spiritual expression.
- InternalPresentation: Calligraphy – a place of rest for the soul (RET 39.3)Islamic Calligraphy & Faith RE resource. A structured tool for exploring the spiritual and artistic role of calligraphy in religious devotion.
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Teaching Islam: worldview, lived religion, big ideas, authenticity
Anti-semitism across the globe
- ExternalDan Cohn-Sherbok's book Antisemitism: A World History of Prejudice (The History Press 2022)
- ExternalHolocaust Remembrance website: working definition of anti-semitism
'I long for RE to connect faith and reason', interview with Father Michael Nazir Ali
- InternalFull interview with Father Michael Nazir Ali (RET 39.3)Interview with Father Michael Nazir-Ali on faith and interfaith.
Making the most of opportunities for RE in the Early Years
Sing to Mary
Retrieval ideas for RE
- ExternalRetrieval Practice website
Bridging communities: Birmingham faith visits
Points of Arrival: Jewish people coming to Scotland
- ExternalPoints of Arrival resources
Six million meals in the name of love
- ExternalDharmic website
Here come the Ofsted divers
- Internal
Member Only Content
Making the most of RE opportunities in the Early Years
- InternalMaking-most-of-opportunities-Early-Years_RET-39_3-S.pdfnurturing curiosity and respect in young children.
- InternalPresentation: Making the most of opportunities for RE in the Early Years (RET 39.3)Early Years RE Teaching resource. A structured tool for enhancing RE teaching strategies for young learners.
Pandurang Shastri Athavale - an example of Hindu tradition of justice in action
- InternalPresentation: Pandurang Shastri Athavale (RET 39.3)Hindu Philosophy & Reform RE resource. A structured tool for studying the life and impact of Pandurang Shastri Athavale.
'Who is the Buddha?'
From the Good Samaritan to the climate crisis: a prayer boat display
- ExternalExploring Christian Aid resources
- Internal
Big Ideas for RE: the next phase
- ExternalWintersgill, B. Big Ideas for Religious Education (University of Exeter 2017)
- ExternalWintersgill, B. et al Putting Big Ideas Into Practice in Religious Education (RE:ONLINE 2019)
- ExternalOfsted Research Review Series: Religious Education (Ofsted 2021)
Making RE accessible to all
- ExternalFarmington Institute
- ExternalCommission on RE (2018), Religion and Worldviews: The Way Forward – A National Plan for RE (London: RE Council of England and Wales)
- ExternalCulham St Gabriel’s Trust (2021), ‘Public perception’
- ExternalKrisman, A. (2013), ‘5 keys into RE’, RE:ONLINE
- ExternalMacleod, S., Sharp, C., and Bernardinelli, D. (2015), Supporting the Attainment of Disadvantaged Pupils: Articulating Success and Good Practice, Department for Education
- ExternalWiltshire Council (2016), Wiltshire Agreed Syllabus (2016–2021)
Teaching and researching worldviews hospitably?
- ExternalBaumfield, V. (2021a), ‘Teachers’ engagement with research’, oral report, RE:ONLINE
- ExternalBaumfield, V. (2021b), Teachers’ Engagement with Research, written report, Culham St Gabriel’s Trust
- ExternalOfsted (2021),Research Review Series: Religious Education(London: Ofsted)
- ExternalWright,K.(2018), 'A Pedagogy of Embrace: A Theology of Hospitality as a Pedagogical Framework for Religious Education in Church of England Schools', PhD diss.,University of East Anglia
The Learning about Religions through Dialogue project
- ExternalSt Philip's Interfaith Centre, Leicester
- ExternalRE-searchers programme, RE:ONLINE
- ExternalCastelli, M. (2015),‘Dialogic skills for religious education’, Journal of Theories and Research in Education,10 (1; Special Issue: Religion, Conflict and Education,edited by Stephen McKinney and Federico Zannoni)
- ExternalOfsted (2013),Effective Religious Education and Interfaith Dialogue: Redbridge Ambassadors of Faith and Belief (AFaB) (archived 2017)
Reviews
External Links:
- ExternalOn Being with Krista Tippett podcasts
- ExternalThe Bahá'í Faith website
Using homework to improve attainment in re: 8 methods
- ExternalHomework with Impact: Why what you set and how you set it matters by Andrew Jones (Routledge 2021)
Member Only Content
Five steps on the journey towards inclusive RE
- InternalFive steps on the journey towards inclusive RE (RET 39.3)Five steps for building an inclusive, diverse RE curriculum.
- InternalFour interviews with trans Christians (RET 39.3)Interviews exploring faith and identity among transgender Christians.
Inside a Faith
- InternalInside-a-faith-Pilgrimages_RET39v2.pdffocusing on its spiritual and communal impact.
External Links:
- ExternalStory Tent
- ExternalSparks in the Classroom
- ExternalHodder Education - RE
- ExternalRVE in Wales: Facebook group
- ExternalWelsh Government on RVE: hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/introduction/
- ExternalGuidance for RVE
- ExternalNATRE evaluation survey of termly book mailing: Big Questions Big Answers (Primary) and Challenging Knowledge in RE (Secondary)
- ExternalRE Council
- ExternalGood News for Everyone - Bibles for education
- ExternalRE:QUEST Christianity web resource for teachers and students
- Internal
- Internal
Calligraphy - a place of rest for the soul (interview with Ali Caligraff)
Member Only Content
Big Picture - Calligraphy: a place of rest for the soul
- InternalBig Picture – Calligraphy: a place of rest for the soul (RET 39.3)Presentation on calligraphy, exploring its significance as a form of spiritual expression.
- InternalPresentation: Calligraphy – a place of rest for the soul (RET 39.3)Islamic Calligraphy & Faith RE resource. A structured tool for exploring the spiritual and artistic role of calligraphy in religious devotion.
Introducing the Visual Commentary on Scripture
- ExternalVCS website