What is a Local Group?
There are over 280 local network groups across the UK, Hong Kong and Cyprus connecting over 2000 teachers and RE professionals. These groups are coordinated by the NATRE Local Groups officer, Saima Saleh, a member of the NATRE Executive.
The NATRE affiliated groups all come in different forms providing networking opportunities and engagement that can be invaluable to teachers, lesson ideas and solutions; helping the RE network grow with familiarity of the local areas and opportunities to understand what is happening in the region and across the country.
Each local group is affiliated with NATRE which enables it to benefit from the support we can offer. Our aim is that every teacher of RE should have a NATRE- affiliated local group within 10 miles (or 30 minutes) of where they live or teach!
If we don't have a Regional Ambassador in your area, you can contact our NATRE Local Groups officer Saima Saleh for support.
East Anglia
Cambridgeshire
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Cathedral RE Hub | Cambridgeshire | Cross Phase | Connect |
Essex
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester Secondary RE Group | Colchester | Secondary | Connect |
| North East Essex Hub | Essex | Primary | Connect |
| Southend Primary RE Network | Southend-on-Sea | Primary | Connect |
| Southend Secondary RE Group | Southend-on-Sea | Secondary | Connect |
| Thurrock Secondary NATRE Group | Thurrock | Secondary | Connect |
Norfolk
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hethersett Cluster RE Network | Norwich | Primary | Connect |
| Mid Norfolk RE Network | Norfolk | Cross Phase | Connect |
| Norfolk Local Leaders’ Forum Primary | Norfolk | Primary | Connect |
| Norfolk Secondary RE Hub | Aylsham | Secondary | Connect |
| North Norfolk Hub | Norfolk | Primary | Connect |
| Norwich East RE Network | Norfolk | Primary | Connect |
| Norwich Primary RE Network | Norfolk | Primary | Connect |
| Reepham Cross Phase RE NATRE Group | Norfolk | Cross Phase | Connect |
| The Hobart Cluster Group | Thurton | Primary | Connect |
| West Norfolk RE Group | West Norfolk | Cross Phase | Connect |
Suffolk
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich primary RE Network Group | Suffolk | Primary | Connect |
| Active learning Trust RE Development Group | Ipswich | Cross Phase | Connect |
| East Coast Religious Education (ECRE) | Norfolk | Primary | Connect |
| Felixstowe Primary RE Group | Suffolk | Primary | Connect |
Local Group Meetings
Ipswich & Area Primary RE Network23 September 2020 Group Leader: Katie Gooch katie.gooch@sidegate.net Focus/Theme: Talking RE Curriculum with Confidence |
