Summer 2026

Theme: Be creative

Highlights from this issue:

• Understanding religion through culture in Japan: John Viner explores the unique blend of the religious and the secular he found in a country where shrines and temples still play a cherished role in life and ritual 
• Jewish Culture Month: Anna Silver of the Board of Deputies explains how this annual celebration can help schools focus on the vibrancy of Jewish life across the UK 
• Classroom strategies to spark and boost creativity: news of successful exercises to try in your own classroom including use of AI, song, sport and virtual tours 
• Inspiration through art: Elise Smith shares how a whole junior school in Sunderland was energised by an art project around local heroes 
• Exciting classwork on early Christianity from 6-7 year olds: Paula Brennan and Lat Blaylock prove how the life of St Paul can be meaningfully explored with very young pupils 
• Teaching Hinduism through stories, artefacts and play: a multi-sensory discovery around one of the world’s oldest traditions
• Breaking barriers and challenging stereotypes: PCGE student Enas Dayel considers teacher responsibility and opportunity to counter ignorance and social exclusion; Lucy Still and Azaan Akbar describe the methods and impact in their East London secondary school of the Student RE Matters project  

And much more!