Katie Neill Williams

Assistant Principal and RE Network coordinator

Old Ford Primary Academy

Katie is currently Assistant Principal at a large primary school in East London where she leads KS1 and phonics. Katie has been the RE lead at her current school for 8 years and has taught RE from EYFS to Year 6. She is also the RE Network Coordinator for her Academy Trust which is made up of six primary schools and one secondary school across Tower Hamlets and Suffolk. Her role as coordinator involves creating schemes of work for RE for EYFS, KS1 and KS2, delivering RE training to ECTs and trainee teachers and developing RE subject knowledge for staff across the Trust.

What do you love about RE?

'I love teaching RE, it challenges pupils with questions about belief, values, meaning, purpose, and truth. It enables them to develop their spirituality and reflect on their own values and religious issues around the world from a philosophical and spiritual perspective.'

What do you love about NATRE?

'NATRE is an excellent network of support and knowledge for teachers at all stages of their careers. It doesn’t matter if you’re a trainee teacher or an experienced RE lead, there’s always so much help and guidance available to you.'