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Inspiring the highest achievers: challenging young people who are gifted in RE
Dilwyn Hunt, RE adviser in Dudley LEA, summarises four great ways to challenge the gifted and talented pupil, tried and tested“ which are also adaptable for the mainstream.
£CALL Out of stockInsight from Sikhism
Don't just admire others, be a hero yourself. Manjit Kaur, a Sikh who teaches RE herself, offers information and ideas about Sikhism and heroism for the primary classroom.
£CALL Out of stockWhat goes wrong with interfaith dialogue and why it's worth fixing.
Dr Chris Hewer is the author of Understanding Islam: The First Ten Steps and Principal Consultant on the Understanding Islam distance learning programme in the Understanding Faiths series.
£CALL Out of stockVisual learning matters most in RE with 4 - 7s
Some schools struggle to find the pictures of Jewish, Muslim or Christian life that will enable learning and even when you have the pictures, some teachers are anxious about RE and not sure how to use them.
£CALL Out of stockThe swirling hijab
In this article Kathy Bigio provides some specific and practical ways of working imaginatively in RE with 4 - 5- year-olds. Islam is often taught safely, but here children learn from Muslim dress in ways that are warm and wild.
£CALL Out of stockThe reality of death: some Hindu Ideas
Lat Blaylock and Rasamandala Das suggest ideas and resources for exploring notions of death and reincarnation within the classroom. Loss and death are often the realities we most seek to avoid.
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Summary of REC AGM May 2014
The Religious Education of England and Wales held its 2014 Annual General Meeting in the Welsh Government Buildings in Cardiff on May 7th and were addressed by Huw Lewis, Minister for Education in Wales.
£CALL Out of stockRespect for everyone
All Saints School in Sandwell decided to have a special week of work on RE, with a focus on respect for everyone. Themes of community, faith and identity were addressed in a punchy week of activities.
£CALL Out of stockReflecting on being Buddhist in Britain today
REtoday sub-editor Chris Boxley wanted to get some first-hand authentic reflections on Buddhist life in the UK today.
£CALL Out of stockRE in the real world: tell it like it is
We asked a selection of readers of REtoday to think about their RE reality at the moment. Here's some wisdom they sent us back.
£CALL Out of stockPromoting tolerance and respect for all in RE
This article describes a project set up to allow a group of students from different religions to work together to explore each others' religion in more depth.
£CALL Out of stockPhilosophising about God with eight-year-olds
Julie Graham and Ajai Zutshi of Ascot Heath CE Junior School have been discussing God with Year 4 children.
£CALL Out of stockMaking the name of God holy: poetry inspired by a line from the Lord's Prayer
Using a line from the Lord's Prayer, children explore what it may mean to ask for the name of God to be kept holy. It may change your mind about what 9-year-olds can do in RE.
£CALL Out of stockUsing the 2013 Ofsted report to support RE
Guidance from NATRE on how to use the 2013 Ofsted Report 'religious education: realising the potential' to support RE.
£CALL Out of stockCreativity and Spirituality: Growth Through RE
Jacqui Metcalfe teaches RE at a community middle school in Bedford. She explores here how some activities close to prayer might help pupils with their own spiritual growth.
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