Summer 2025
Theme: Knowledge, truth & power
Highlights from this issue:
- Exclusive interview: Ruqsana Begum on Faith and the Fight – a powerful personal story featured in the Opinion and Insight section (pp.10-12).
- Classroom innovation: practical RE resources and strategies from 10+ educators, including debate clubs to develop oracy
- School landscape: cancel culture and the gender divide (pp. 44-45)
- Staffroom inspiration: articles designed to support and energise RE professionals, from seasonal activities to reflective essays (pp.48–50).
- Real perspectives on knowledge, truth and power from Sikh, humanist, Buddhist and Christian voices (pp.76–81) and so much more!
Select a topic to explore resources
RE News and Policy Updates
- ExternalBBC Bitesize new GCSE content
- ExternalCurriculum and Assessment Review: Interim Report (March 2025)
- ExternalThe Government Curriculum and Assessment review (RE:ONLINE)
- ExternalFocus week: Oracy in RE: Do we need to talk more?
- ExternalNational Centre of Religious Education for Wales – First-year report (April 2024)
Projects, Research and Surveys
- ExternalExplaining Atheism: research project
- ExternalCultivating deeper interdisciplinary dialogue (Canterbury Christ Church University)
- ExternalSTARME website and 2025 festival info
- ExternalSurvey for RVE in Wales: in Welsh
- ExternalSurvey for RVE in Wales: in English
Classroom and Curriculum Resources
- ExternalCSTG Sponsorship Programmes: Masters/Doctoral
- ExternalFree training resources introducing Religion & Worldviews (University of Nottingham)
- ExternalWindows into Buddhism: educational resources
- ExternalOracy in RE: Do we need to talk more? (RE:ONLINE)
Networks, Conferences and Hubs
Faith and the Fight: Ruqsana Begum
- ExternalShort video profile of Ruqsana
- ExternalRuqsana Begum’s book Born Fighter (Simon & Schuster UK 2021)
Atheism and Secularism
Upcoming Events
Curriculum Development
Making Spirited Arts accessible for all
- ExternalSpirited Arts 2025: details of how to enter and 'gallery' of past entries
- ExternalSpirited Art 2023
Understanding Muslims, Understanding Islam
- ExternalPrimary and Secondary lesson plans and resources
- ExternalPicturing Islam, Picturing Muslims (RE Today Services 2020)
Socrates and power
- ExternalCogito Education
Renditions of the hymn 'Amazing Grace'
- ExternalThe Petersens (bluegrass version)
- ExternalJudy Collins (solo female voice)
- ExternalThe Tabernacle Choir
- ExternalPentatonix (a capella singing group)
- ExternalBarack Obama (at the funeral of Revd Clementa Pinckney)
- ExternalWalvin, J. 'Amazing Grace' (University of California Press 2023)
Member Only Content
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Christian hymn 'Amazing Grace' to teach the concept of worship
- Internal
Amazing Grace: Christian musical worship PPT (RET 42.3)PPT which supports the REtoday article '"I once was lost, but now I’m found." Use the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" to teach the concept of worship' article by Lat Blaylock (Summer 2025 issue). - Internal
Amazing Grace: Annotating exercise template (RET 42.3)Template for annotating exercise, as suggested in the REtoday article '"I once was lost, but now I’m found." Use the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" to teach the concept of worship' by Lat Blaylock (Summer 2025 issue). - Internal
Cancel culture in the classroom: patriarchal influence and gender roles (RET 42.3)Document supporting Michelle Sullivan's article 'Cancel culture in the classroom' (REtoday, Summer 2025 issue). Thinking through gender issues in the RE classroom: How have patriarchal views on gender influenced our society? How may have Genesis 3 influenced views on gender roles?
Cancel culture in the classroom: there's a gender divide
- InternalDocument with lesson themes and objectives
Ask an adviser: Debbie Yeomans
- Internal
- ExternalWhy RE Matters
- External'My future. My career. My RE.'
Concepts, confidence and clarity
Two Paths' Spirited Arts competition 2024
Heart and head word - developing RE through learning from others
- ExternalShap calendar
Religious education partners in Europe
- ExternalEFTRE (European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education)
- ExternalKudoboard: tributes to Lesley Prior
Primary pupils can! A richer encounter with parables
Book reviews
Select a topic to explore resources
News and eventsOpinion and InsightFor the classroomFor the staffroomThe big pictureProfessional REflection
RE News and Policy Updates
- ExternalBBC Bitesize new GCSE content
- ExternalCurriculum and Assessment Review: Interim Report (March 2025)
- ExternalThe Government Curriculum and Assessment review (RE:ONLINE)
- ExternalFocus week: Oracy in RE: Do we need to talk more?
- ExternalNational Centre of Religious Education for Wales – First-year report (April 2024)
Projects, Research and Surveys
- ExternalExplaining Atheism: research project
- ExternalCultivating deeper interdisciplinary dialogue (Canterbury Christ Church University)
- ExternalSTARME website and 2025 festival info
- ExternalSurvey for RVE in Wales: in Welsh
- ExternalSurvey for RVE in Wales: in English
Classroom and Curriculum Resources
- ExternalCSTG Sponsorship Programmes: Masters/Doctoral
- ExternalFree training resources introducing Religion & Worldviews (University of Nottingham)
- ExternalWindows into Buddhism: educational resources
- ExternalOracy in RE: Do we need to talk more? (RE:ONLINE)
Networks, Conferences and Hubs
Faith and the Fight: Ruqsana Begum
- ExternalShort video profile of Ruqsana
- ExternalRuqsana Begum’s book Born Fighter (Simon & Schuster UK 2021)
Atheism and Secularism
Upcoming Events
Curriculum Development
Making Spirited Arts accessible for all
- InternalSpirited Arts 2025: details of how to enter and 'gallery' of past entries
- InternalSpirited Art 2023
Understanding Muslims, Understanding Islam
- ExternalPrimary and Secondary lesson plans and resources
- ExternalPicturing Islam, Picturing Muslims (RE Today Services 2020)
Socrates and power
- ExternalCogito Education
Renditions of the hymn 'Amazing Grace'
- ExternalThe Petersens (bluegrass version)
- ExternalJudy Collins (solo female voice)
- ExternalThe Tabernacle Choir
- ExternalPentatonix (a capella singing group)
- ExternalBarack Obama (at the funeral of Revd Clementa Pinckney)
- ExternalWalvin, J. 'Amazing Grace' (University of California Press 2023)
Member Only Content
Christian hymn 'Amazing Grace' to teach the concept of worship
- Internal Amazing Grace: Christian musical worship PPT (RET 42.3)PPT which supports the REtoday article '"I once was lost, but now I’m found." Use the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" to teach the concept of worship' article by Lat Blaylock (Summer 2025 issue).
- Internal Amazing Grace: Annotating exercise template (RET 42.3)Template for annotating exercise, as suggested in the REtoday article '"I once was lost, but now I’m found." Use the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" to teach the concept of worship' by Lat Blaylock (Summer 2025 issue).
- Internal Cancel culture in the classroom: patriarchal influence and gender roles (RET 42.3)Document supporting Michelle Sullivan's article 'Cancel culture in the classroom' (REtoday, Summer 2025 issue). Thinking through gender issues in the RE classroom: How have patriarchal views on gender influenced our society? How may have Genesis 3 influenced views on gender roles?
Cancel culture in the classroom: there's a gender divide
Ask an adviser: Debbie Yeomans
- Internal
- ExternalWhy RE Matters
- External'My future. My career. My RE.'
Concepts, confidence and clarity
Two Paths' Spirited Arts competition 2024
Heart and head word - developing RE through learning from others
- ExternalShap calendar
Religious education partners in Europe
- ExternalEFTRE (European Forum for Teachers of Religious Education)
- ExternalKudoboard: tributes to Lesley Prior
