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Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 5: Starters and Plenaries
Considers the positive effect interactive starters have on focussed, universal and productive learning into focus. Considers the positive effect of interactive plenaries which consolidate learning, demand reflection and raise learning questions for the next lesson.
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Case for Christian Values in Any School
Neville Norcross argues for the place of values from the Christian faith in any school, developed through RE.
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Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 6: Modelling
Explores effective modelling where pupils meet higher standards, are able to work more independently, employ a wide range of skills and thus further consolidate these skills. Unit 6: Modelling (2004). Generic guidance.
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Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 7: Questioning
Establishes that effective questioning helps pupils understand the lesson better as they have to articulate the learning themselves, demands deeper thinking and helps to link prior knowledge. Unit 7: Questioning (2004). Generic guidance.
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Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 8: Explaining
Argues that without effective explaining abstract concept, rules and principles are unlikely to be identified by pupils independently. Unit 8: Explaining (2004). Generic guidance.
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Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 9: Guided Learning
This refers to group work, and explores how well-guided group work can enable pupils to collaborate and support each other, work independently, reflect on their progress and use the language of the subject being studied. Unit 9: Guided learning (2004). Generic guidance.
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Teacher recruitment in RE
A NATRE PowerPoint to show 'Why restoring subject knowledge enhancement grants and balancing bursaries is necessary to recruit sufficient teachers of RE for secondary schools'.
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An additional activity about what matters most in the Pope’s role.
This resource looks at what matters most to Pope Francis and provides statements for students to sort. This supports pp.6-7 of the RE Today publication 'Christians' within the 'Examining religion and belief series'.
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The minister’s nine situations, written for a Catholic priest.
This resource looks at nine problems which could be all in the priest’s in-tray on a Monday morning. This supports pp.20-21 of the RE Today publication 'Christians' within the 'Examining religion and belief series'.
£CALL Out of stockCelebrations in the Early Years
Valerie Davies shares some real–life lessons on festivals for the 4–7s.
£CALL Out of stockCertainty isn't a Sure Thing
Karen Armstrong, writer in religions and TV presenter, argues that the real world is uncertain: to acknowledge our partiality and confusion is more realistic than rigid adherence to a particular point of view.
£CALL Out of stockChapel and Labyrinth: Ritual Places and Ritual Activity at the Priory Academy LSST, Lincoln
The educative power of the physical environment of the school as well as the symbolic activities that mark the annual round.
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John Hammond taught RE teachers for many years and co-wrote New Methods in RE Teaching: An Experiential Approach in 1990. He fires up our issue on the imagination with four Ss.
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This article presents reflections on the Archbishop of York's Young Leaders Award from four students at Manor CE Academy School, York – Luke Mulligan and Anna Robinson (year 8) and Fiona Hallam and Rob Judson (year 10).
£CALL Out of stockMaking it simple! Thoughts on assessment and progression in RE.
Alan Brine (REsource volume 25 issue 1, autumn 2002)
£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.
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