Three counties Secondary RE Conference 2024
25/06/2024
Three Counties Secondary RE Conference 2023
This will be a practical conference to explore theory and practice, from enriching provision at KS3 to enhance GCSE results, through to research on worldviews and being non-religious.
Date: Tuesday 25 June 2024, 8.30 AM–3:30 PM
Location: Puckrup Hall Hotel, GL20 6EL
Trainers: Stephen Pett and Ian Nicholson
Cost: £105 per delegate, or £175 for two teachers from the same school!
Full details and the booking form can be found here.
BOOKING DEADLINE: 12 PM 21 JUNE 2024
Who can attend?
The conference is open to Secondary schools that fall within the following areas: Gloucestershire, Bristol, Swindon, and East into the West Midlands and Birmingham and Shropshire – all accessible via the M5 and M50.
Why should I attend?
100% of attendees in 2023 rated the conference excellent!
• An opportunity to meet colleagues and share ideas
• Receive a rich variety of resources for classroom use
• Receive up-to-date, creative and inspiring training on things that matter in RE
You will receive an electronic copy of all resources used on the day to take away, with additional material available to download afterwards. A wide range of resources from RE Today Services will be available to purchase or order on the day at discounted prices.
The workshops offer a range of immensely practical strategies, exploring:
9.00 - 10 AM Explaining atheism: getting to grips with non-religion delivered by Stephen Pett. Research scientists are examining 29 possible causes of atheism – you’ll be amazed at no.7..! Using the latest, cutting-edge research to explore non-religion at KS3
10.15-11.15 Rich study of Islam at KS3 for exam excellence at GCSE and beyond delivered by Ian Nicholson. Loosening the straitjacket of the GCSE specs on your KS3! Lay the foundation for examsuccess by planning wide-ranging encounters with Muslims and Islam, including developing sophisticated interpretive skills, at KS3.
11.30 AM - 12.30 PM Worldviews: current research, excellent practice delivered by Chris Hancock, Wycliff School. Drawing on his PhD research, Chris will set out the current picture of worldviews research and offer practical ideas for handling them in the classroom, particularly looking at students’ personal worldviews.
Lunch
1.15-2.15 Beyond the spec: developing a coherent GCSE curriculum delivered by Ian Nicholson. Instead of using the specification as a curriculum – walking through each module and unit a line at a time – take an overview and find engaging ways for students to understand the field of study and be able to write great exam answers.
2.20 - 3.20 PM Encountering Jews, Hindus, Christians and Sikhs at KS3: real lives, real living delivered by Stephen Pett. Getting beyond the text book, hear from a wide range of adherents to enrich your students’ encounters, appreciating and appraising a range of voices from within religious
communities.
3.20-3.30 Conference Evaluations
Full details and the booking form can be found here.
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