What is a Local Group?
There are over 260 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, Juliet Lyal, 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 Juliet Lyal for support.
South Central
Bedfordshire
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford RE Local Group | Bedford | Middle | Connect |
| Central Bedfordshire (West) Cross phase (KS1-KS3) | Bedfordshire | Cross Phase | Connect |
| Central Bedfordshire Local Group | Bedfordshire | Cross Phase | Connect |
| Luton Primary Curriculum Network Group | Luton | Primary | Connect |
| Luton Secondary Curriculum Network Group | Luton | Secondary | Connect |
| The RE Society of Bedfordshire and Luton | Bedfordshire | Cross Phase | Connect |
Berkshire
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading & Wokingham Joint Secondary Network | Reading | Secondary | Connect |
| Reading Primary RE Network | Reading | Primary | Connect |
| Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Slough RE Network | Oxford Diocese | Primary | Connect |
| West Berks Primary RE Group | West Berkshire | Primary | Connect |
| West Berks Secondary RE Group | West Berkshire | Secondary | Connect |
| Wokingham Primary RE Network | Wokingham | Primary | Connect |
Bracknell
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest NATRE Affiliated | Bracknell Forest | Cross Phase | Connect |
Buckinghamshire
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes & North Bucks RE Network | Milton Keynes | Cross Phase | Connect |
| RS Hub Aylesbury Vale /RS Teachers Forum | Aylesbury | Secondary | Connect |
| SEREPS (Special Education, RE, Personal and Social) | Beaconsfield | Special | Connect |
| South Bucks RE Network | Oxford Diocese | Cross Phase | Connect |
Hertfordshire
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkhampstead Primary RE Group | Berkhampstead | Primary | Connect |
| Bishops Stortford Primary RE Group | Bishop's Stortford | Primary | Connect |
| Herts Secondary NATRE Group | Elstree | Secondary | Connect |
| SARETT: St Albans RE Teachers Together | St Albans | Primary | Connect |
| Tring & Surrounding area RE Teachers' Hub | Hertfordshire | Cross Phase | Connect |
| Watford RE Teachers Group | Watford | Primary | Connect |
| Welwyn, Hatfield & Hertford Encouraging RE (WHHERE) | Welwyn Garden City | Primary | Connect |
Oxfordshire
| Group name | Location | Group type | Connect to your local group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bucks RE Network | Oxford Diocese | Cross Phase | Connect |
| Central Oxfordshire & Oxford City RE Network | Oxford Diocese | Cross Phase | Connect |
| North Oxfordshire RE Network (Deddington) | Deddington | Cross Phase | Connect |
| South Oxfordshire RE Network (Benson) | Oxford Diocese | Cross Phase | Connect |
| West Oxfordshire RE Network | Oxford Diocese | Cross Phase | Connect |
Local Group Meetings
Central Bedfordshire (East)12th November 2019 Group Leader: Ryan Parker rparker@stalbans.anglican.org Focus/Theme: Curriculum - how do we ensure RE is broad, balanced and coherent? |
Central Bedfordshire (West)20th November 2019 Group Leader: Ryan Parker rparker@stalbans.anglican.org Focus/Theme: RE, Art and Literacy. Resources and networking. |
North Oxford5th November 2019 Group Leader: Anne Andrews anne.andrews@oxford.anglican.org Focus/Theme: Teaching Islam |
Central Oxford20th November 2019 Group Leader: Anne Andrews anne.andrews@oxford.anglican.org Focus/Theme: Teaching Islam |
Central Bucks21 November 2019 Group Leader: Anne Andrews anne.andrews@oxford.anglican.org Focus/Theme: Teaching Islam |
Tring and Surrounding Area RE Support Hub7th November 2019 Group Leader: Antonia Sharp asharp@tringschool.org Focus/Theme: First meeting |
