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Who is Jesus? What are the key teachings of Jesus for Christians today?
First thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Adele Rood of Seven Kings High School, London Borough of Redbridge, and supported by Claire Clinton.
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What 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 stockTwelve top tips for NQTs in RE
Claire Parkinson offers some tips to help you survive your first year as an RE teacher. And if you’re past your first decade, read it anyway – would you agree with the tips, and do they still apply to you today?
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Toledo Guiding Principles on Teaching about Religions and Beliefs in Public Schools
These guidelines offer guidance on preparing curriculum for teaching about religions and beliefs, preferred procedures for assuring fairness in the development of curricula, and standards for how they could be implemented.
£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 Stapleford Centre: a short history
In this article David Morton charts the history of The Stapleford Centre. Those of a nervous disposition are advised to skip the first paragraph . . .
£CALL Out of stockThe Russett faith garden: holy space in the open air at a special school
Russett School, in Northwich, Cheshire, decided to enhance their RE provision and make opportunities for spiritual development by creating a faith garden.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockThe interpretive approach to RE: an introduction
It has sometimes been claimed that the interpretive approach to RE is difficult to grasp, particularly for those who have not worked through the method in their own practice.
£CALL Out of stockThe Face to Faith Project: grasping the 'nettle' of religion
Ian Jamison writes about the early stages of one global schools project which has been made possible by advances in information technology.
£CALL Out of stockTen Characteristics of RE
Brian Gates explains how he came to formulate the "Ten Characteristics of RE" in the way that he did.
£CALL Out of stockTeaching and a teacher's faith and beliefs
James Holt argues that a teacher’s underlying beliefs and values can form an important element of their formation as a teacher.
£CALL Out of stockTaking the Holocaust seriously in RE
Michelle Smith shares the rejuvenating feeling and experience, and offers challenging ideas for RE teaching around Holocaust issues.
£CALL Out of stockSummary 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 stockSelf-evaluation for RE: making use of a free toolkit for subject leaders and heads of department
Joy Stanford explains how using a new self-evaluation toolkit helped her promote RE through the Ofsted inspection process.
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