Summer 2024
Theme: Mapping RE
Highlights from this issue:
- An interview with the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, whose new book ‘P is for Pilgrim: Young Explorers’ offers accessible explanations of key concepts in Christianity, which can be used as a reference book with children and young people.
- Exciting cross-curricular ideas from teachers who share their own projects and experiences: eg how to integrate geography into RE, and planning a local ‘pilgrimage’.
- BBC Teach’s Executive Producer shares rich resources for primary schools from the BBC ‘treasure-chest’.
Select a topic to explore resources
External links:
- ExternalGoing beyond belief: free A-level resources from University of Manchester/BBC
- Internal
- ExternalThe Equiano Project
- ExternalAn analysis of a survey of teachers on the impact of political policy on student opportunity to study RE/RME and RVE
- ExternalThe launch of WRERU (World religions and education research unit at Bishop Grossteste University, Lincoln) WRERU talks available online: WRERU YouTube channel
- ExternalWRERU podcasts on Spotify
- ExternalREC launches new handbook for religion and worldviews: Developing a Religion and Worldviews Approach in Religious Education in England: A Handbook for Curriculum Writers
- ExternalRE in Ofsted's annual report: 2022-2023 Ofsted Annual Report (Ofsted 2023)
- ExternalSTARME Festival of learning: details on STARME website
North stars: BBC's 'Pilgrimage'
- ExternalBBC Two 'Pilgrimage' page, with episodes available on i-player
- ExternalClassroom-friendly clips from different series of BBC 'Pilgrimage' are hosted on TrueTube
- ExternalRE Podcast: the one about BBC 'Pilgrimage' and TrueTube
- ExternalTransatlantic adventure in moral education: information about the Race and Education Film Club, on the Rehumanising Teacher Education website
- ExternalThe Archbishop of York and his new book for 'young explorers' - P is for Pilgrim Stephen Cottrell introduces the book 'P is for Pilgrim' on the Archbishop of York website
- ExternalP is for Pilgrim (Hodder & Stoughton 2024)
- ExternalThe problem with RE is that it isn't RE! DASH website (Derbyshire Atheists, Secularists and Humanists
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North stars: BBC's 'Pilgrimage - the road through North Wales'
- Internal
Exploring Pilgrimage: supplementary article (RET 41.3)Supplementary insights on the impact of pilgrimages. - InternalResource-1-Exploring-Pilgrimage-RET41_3-S.pdf
- InternalResource-2-Exploring-Pilgrimage-RET41_3-S.pdf
External links
- ExternalI love RE lessons! Ofsted research review: religious education (Ofsted 2021)
- ExternalPlaylist for the RE community: Playlist: 'Intro to Philosophy and Ethics unit' clips (20 recommended clips) on the Ms R MARX YouTube channel
- ExternalIntroduction to philosophy of religion and ethical theories: lessons available to download from Google Drive
- ExternalBroadway Academy website
Windows on worldviews: a new free film resource from Reality Bites
- ExternalSix films available on YouTube (Thinking Faith Network channel), exploring secular beliefs in A-level and GSCE Philosophy, Ethics and Religious Studies
- ExternalAccompanying 'Boffin slots' for each of the six film
- ExternalDoers, dreamers, placemakers: virtual tour of Conway Hall
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: Religions of the world (KS1)
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: Treasure Champs (Ages 5-7)
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: My Life, My Religion (scroll down to 'KS2 - Ages 7-11' section)
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: KS1 and KS2 assemblies - calendar
Mapping Faith: theologies of migration and community
External links:
Help! I have to teach RE with limited training and non-existent subject knowledge!'
- ExternalThe RE-searchers: A New Approach to Religious Education in Primary Schools, Freathy, R.J.K.; Freathy, Giles; Doney, Jonathan; et al. (University of Exeter 2015).
- InternalThe-RE-searchers-A-New-Approach-to-RE-in-Primary-Schools.pdfencourages aging critical thinking
- ExternalRE-online website - The RE-searchers
- ExternalRE-searchers illustrations, available free from RE:online
Introducing far-right extremism as a topic in secondary RE: is it 'allowed'?
- ExternalOfsted Annual Report 2022/23: Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted 2023)
- ExternalPolitical impartiality in schools (DfE 2022)
Religious/non religious - planning beyond the unhelpful binary?
- ExternalReligion by age and sex, England and Wales: Census 2021 (ONS 2023)
- ExternalFaith Matters, for Westminster Faith Debates (YouGov/University of Lancaster, 2013)
- ExternalWaite (2022) The Nones: who are they and what do they believe?
- ExternalUnderstanding Unbelief: Atheists and agnostics around the world, London, St Mary’s University Twickenham Bullivant et al (2019)
- ExternalDeath Study: Britons on Life after Death (YouGov 2021)
Research update: Witch and witchcraft as a worldview
- ExternalCensus 2021: religion (ONS 2022)
- ExternalWebster, M., (2021), ‘The problem with the Halloween ‘hag’ witch – and what you need to know about real-life witchcraft’, The Conversation
Research update: Defeating the evil-God challenge
- ExternalDr Jack Symes' own website
- ExternalReviews: David Baddiel, The God Desire: on being a reluctant atheist (TLS Books 2023)
Reviews: African Apocalypse
Select a topic to explore resources
News and eventsOpinion and InsightFor the classroomFor the staffroomThe big pictureProfessional REflection
External links:
- ExternalGoing beyond belief: free A-level resources from University of Manchester/BBC
- Internal
- ExternalThe Equiano Project
- ExternalAn analysis of a survey of teachers on the impact of political policy on student opportunity to study RE/RME and RVE
- ExternalThe launch of WRERU (World religions and education research unit at Bishop Grossteste University, Lincoln) WRERU talks available online: WRERU YouTube channel
- ExternalWRERU podcasts on Spotify
- ExternalREC launches new handbook for religion and worldviews: Developing a Religion and Worldviews Approach in Religious Education in England: A Handbook for Curriculum Writers
- ExternalRE in Ofsted's annual report: 2022-2023 Ofsted Annual Report (Ofsted 2023)
- ExternalSTARME Festival of learning: details on STARME website
North stars: BBC's 'Pilgrimage'
- ExternalBBC Two 'Pilgrimage' page, with episodes available on i-player
- ExternalClassroom-friendly clips from different series of BBC 'Pilgrimage' are hosted on TrueTube
- ExternalRE Podcast: the one about BBC 'Pilgrimage' and TrueTube
- ExternalTransatlantic adventure in moral education: information about the Race and Education Film Club, on the Rehumanising Teacher Education website
- ExternalThe Archbishop of York and his new book for 'young explorers' - P is for Pilgrim Stephen Cottrell introduces the book 'P is for Pilgrim' on the Archbishop of York website
- ExternalP is for Pilgrim (Hodder & Stoughton 2024)
- ExternalThe problem with RE is that it isn't RE! DASH website (Derbyshire Atheists, Secularists and Humanists
Member Only Content
North stars: BBC's 'Pilgrimage - the road through North Wales'
- Internal Exploring Pilgrimage: supplementary article (RET 41.3)Supplementary insights on the impact of pilgrimages.
- Internal
- Internal
External links
- ExternalI love RE lessons! Ofsted research review: religious education (Ofsted 2021)
- ExternalPlaylist for the RE community: Playlist: 'Intro to Philosophy and Ethics unit' clips (20 recommended clips) on the Ms R MARX YouTube channel
- ExternalIntroduction to philosophy of religion and ethical theories: lessons available to download from Google Drive
- ExternalBroadway Academy website
Windows on worldviews: a new free film resource from Reality Bites
- ExternalSix films available on YouTube (Thinking Faith Network channel), exploring secular beliefs in A-level and GSCE Philosophy, Ethics and Religious Studies
- ExternalAccompanying 'Boffin slots' for each of the six film
- ExternalDoers, dreamers, placemakers: virtual tour of Conway Hall
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: Religions of the world (KS1)
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: Treasure Champs (Ages 5-7)
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: My Life, My Religion (scroll down to 'KS2 - Ages 7-11' section)
- ExternalPots of gold: resources for primary schools from BBC Teach: KS1 and KS2 assemblies - calendar
Mapping Faith: theologies of migration and community
External links:
Help! I have to teach RE with limited training and non-existent subject knowledge!'
- ExternalThe RE-searchers: A New Approach to Religious Education in Primary Schools, Freathy, R.J.K.; Freathy, Giles; Doney, Jonathan; et al. (University of Exeter 2015).
- InternalThe-RE-searchers-A-New-Approach-to-RE-in-Primary-Schools.pdfencourages aging critical thinking
- ExternalRE-online website - The RE-searchers
- ExternalRE-searchers illustrations, available free from RE:online
Introducing far-right extremism as a topic in secondary RE: is it 'allowed'?
- ExternalOfsted Annual Report 2022/23: Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted 2023)
- ExternalPolitical impartiality in schools (DfE 2022)
Religious/non religious - planning beyond the unhelpful binary?
- ExternalReligion by age and sex, England and Wales: Census 2021 (ONS 2023)
- ExternalFaith Matters, for Westminster Faith Debates (YouGov/University of Lancaster, 2013)
- ExternalWaite (2022) The Nones: who are they and what do they believe?
- ExternalUnderstanding Unbelief: Atheists and agnostics around the world, London, St Mary’s University Twickenham Bullivant et al (2019)
- ExternalDeath Study: Britons on Life after Death (YouGov 2021)
Research update: Witch and witchcraft as a worldview
- ExternalCensus 2021: religion (ONS 2022)
- ExternalWebster, M., (2021), ‘The problem with the Halloween ‘hag’ witch – and what you need to know about real-life witchcraft’, The Conversation
Research update: Defeating the evil-God challenge
- ExternalDr Jack Symes' own website
- ExternalReviews: David Baddiel, The God Desire: on being a reluctant atheist (TLS Books 2023)
