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Alone at the beginning of time.
This presentation from Jackie Metcalfe is a hugely creative way to make 7 – 16s think about the ideas of God and the big bang for themselves.
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Beginning to see RE as research
This PowerPoint sequence supports the article ‘Beginning to see RE as research’, on pupils interviewing adult.
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Giving it! How charitable is Britain? extended article.
An extended version of the article on pages 24 – 25. These pages present many sources for understanding the Muslim practice of giving to charity and to help those less fortunate.
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Learning Outside the Classroom (Index) .
An index of 30 recent REtoday articles for Learning Outside the Classroom.
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RE Planning
Look at what’s available in your school regarding RE. Is there any long term planning? Does your school follow an agreed syllabus?
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Religious Life Journey Snakes and Ladders
RE Ideas: Journey - Snakes and ladders board game activity
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T is for Temples
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) looking at what makes temples, sacred spaces and holy buildings great achievements for humanity? using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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‘A Christian view’ extended interview with Lizzie Henderson
Faith in science? Faith in God? By Lizzie Henderson, Youth and Schools Programme Coordinator at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. This is an extended version of Lizzie’s article from the January 2018 edition of REtoday magazine.
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Corrine Guntrip is part of the Learning Academy Partnership and the All Saints Teaching School Alliance. Here Corrine discusses how she used music to explore theological ideas with Ilsham C of E Academy Year 4 pupils.
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‘Special Kind of Heroes’ song
A sound file for the song ‘Special Kind of Heroes’ by Fischy Music.
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'Office for standards in Churches' inspection report form
What does it mean to love God and your neighbour? (pp.19-25). The 'Office for standards in Churches' inspection report form.
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10 Beginnings for Foundation Stage RE
Here are 10 flexible sets of learning ideas for children in the 4–5 age group.
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10 Beginnings for RE in the Reception Class
Here are 10 flexible sets of learning ideas for children in the 4–5 age group.
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10 Ideas for Better Visual Learning: Images for Better RE
Everyone signs up to the importance of visual learning these days, but after deciding that visual learning matters, then what? Try these 10 ideas.
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10 Ideas for Creative Assessment in Primary RE
Alison Brown, a member of the PCfRE Executive and RE Adviser to the Anglican Diocese of Derby, decodes the mysteries of assessing primary RE.
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10 Practical Ideas to Help a Child to Grow Through RE
This article provides 10 practical ideas for good RE. Good RE isn't finished until the pupils' capacity to reflect on their own attitudes and sense of identity or community has been supported.
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10 top tips for assessment in RE in your school
10 top tips for assessment in RE in your school
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10 top tips for thinking and discussion skills
10 top tips for thinking and discussion skills
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10 top tips for using expressive arts in RE
10 top tips for using expressive arts in RE
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10 ways governors can help RE
Looking to get your governors engaged with RE? Then forward them this article by RE Today, which provides ten questions for them to think about at school leadership level.
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10 Ways to Use a Digital Camera in the Teaching of RE
Somewhere in most schools, a number of digital cameras are sitting idle. Could they make a contribution to an RE lesson?
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14 key moments in Jesus 'last hours'
This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Spring 2018’s REtoday magazine, pp. 24–5. Start your pupils off on slide 4.
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15 marks questions preperation
Supporting lessons for article in REtoday summer 2019 'Animal, vegetables and minerals'. (Lesson B: Artificial Inteligence)
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2011 (January) NATRE Survey on Impact of the EBacc on RE
Final analysis of NATRE's survey of 900 secondary teachers of RE undertaken in January 2011 in response to the introduction of the EBacc.
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2011 NATRE Survey on Impact of EBacc on RE
Report on NATRE's survey of 2000 secondary schools in May 2011 about the impact of the English Baccalaureate on RE.
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2012 NATRE Survey on Impact of the EBacc on RE
Report on the results of NATRE's fourth survey (2012) on the impact of the EBacc on RE.
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2013 NATRE Response to Consultation on NC Reform
NATRE's response to the DfE's consultation about reform of the National Curriculum.
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2013 NATRE Survey on RE in Primary Schools
Report on the results of NATRE's 2013 survey of RE in 700 primary schools in England.
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2013 NATRE Survey on the Impact of the EBacc on RE
Report on NATRE's survey of 580 secondary schools in May–July 2013 about the impact of the EBacc on RE.
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2013 Review of Religious Education in England
The RE Review, an initiative of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales, takes account of wider educational aims, including those of the new National Curriculum.
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2016 NATRE Survey – An analysis of the provision for RE in Primary Schools
Report on the results of NATRE's 2016 survey of RE in 373 primary schools in England.
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21 examples of service to others in Sikhism
Here are some examples of ways that Sikhs can perform sewa. Remember, the idea is that Sikhs should perform service without looking for reward or gain for themselves. It is meant to be service for God.
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30 leaves, 30 pieces of RE knowledge (socially distanced learning)
This is one of a series of separate session ideas. Each involves some engaging learning out of doors, or in larger indoor spaces, some thinking all together and some opportunities to take the learning and record thoughts and ideas individually afterwards through good RE writing activities. We hope these ideas will flex across the 5-14 age range.
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350th Anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer
REtoday likes controversy, so here Michael Brydon celebrates the Prayer Book, while Chris Boxley takes a different view.
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5-4-3-2-1 Learning Hindu ideas by numbers
Exploring Religion and Beliefs: Hindus-: 5-4-3-2-1 Learning Hindu ideas by numbers. Further information and revision activity to extend learning activity 2
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A beautiful message for Jewish people
Opening up RE: Creativity - Questions based on Jewish passages
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A beautiful message for Muslim people
Opening up RE: Creativity - Questions based on Muslim passages
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A big step up for your RE in a single day
RE Today believe they have a great way of lifting a whole school’s ambition and achievement in RE through whole-school professional development, often through clusters of school, multi-academy trusts and other networks of schools. Find out how...
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A blank version of the opposites and similars grid
A blank version of the opposites and similars grid
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A Bookshelf on Philosophy of Religion.
Jeff Astley (REsource 25:3, Summer 2003). Overview of the types of books useful in understanding the philosophy of religion.
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Joy Barrow (REsource 25:1, Autumn 2002). Recommendations of books on Sikhism.
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A British flag to learn from British Values
This PowerPoint sequence supports the idea for a piece of work about British values for a large school population from REtoday, September 2015.
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A Buddhist lantern festival
Recently, over 950 people gathered for a traditional Shinnyo Buddhist lantern floating ceremony at the peaceful, serene Shinnyo-en Buddhist centre in Kent. Article and questions.
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A Buddhist talks about happiness
Extended version of the interview with Ven Tenzin Choesang on p.12
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Gill Johnson, of Oaklands Infant School in Cheshire, shares some ways her team have found of helping 4–7s to reflect for themselves in RE. A huge range of approaches, given time, can grow reflective RE.
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A Christian responds to Rudolph Bultmann
A Christian response to Bultmann's theories and philosophy.
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A Gift to the Child: Teaching and Learning in Primary RE
This resource is important for understanding pedagogy in RE. It is child centred and encourages children to think deeply about many issues. A very worthwhile addition to a resource collection.
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A Gods eye view
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - A visual image of God's eye view
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Marilyn Bowles, AST and NATRE executive member from Willowbrook Primary School in Leicester, shares the experience of planning opportunities in RE for high–achieving and more able primary pupils.
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A guide to Hajj
Pages from the Examining Religion and Belief: Muslims publication (pp. 20–21)
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Graham Langtree, RE Adviser to the county of Devon, provides a guide to the new GCSE specifications.
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A happy man, and a moral voice for love, peace and justice
A pdf of the article by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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A Hindu creation story
The big picture: a Hindu creation story, from REtoday Autumn 2019.
£CALL Out of stockA Humanist Manifesto PPT
This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from RE Today’s book Examining RE: Atheists pp. 8-9. It explores the Humanist Manifesto and gives ideas on how to explore this with your students.
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A is for Atheism
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) about atheism and beliefs about whether God is real using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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A larger image of Guru Nanak and the Cobra. Sheltered by a snake - illustration. Supports activities in RE Today publication 'Sikh's from the Inspiring RE series.
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Data to support the writing of examination reports
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Data from the University of Oxford in February 2016 shows that RS A level continues to be popular with Universities.
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A presentation of the story of Guru Nanak and Mardana for 5–11s from pages 34 - 35.
£CALL Out of stockA longer version of Wendy’s interview
From the RE Today publication Buddhists, Wendy Ridley talks about the place of meditation in her tradition and daily practice.
£CALL Out of stockA mother's forgiveness for her son's killers (Christianity)
A Mother’s Forgiveness for her Son’s Killers is a short clip (6.16 mins) from the BBC’s Learning Zone Broadband Clips Library which tells the story of 18-year-old Anthony Walker through interviews with his mother and sister, and using news footage. They describe their feelings at the loss of Anthony, and also how forgiving his killers, following Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness, has helped them to release their feelings of anger, bitterness and revenge.
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A mystery: Why does Zara give money away at Ramadan
RE Ideas - Fairness and Justice: A mystery: Why does Zara give money away at Ramadan cards
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Janet Jackson, from Holmes Chapel Primary School in Cheshire, compares values with her 5-year-old pupils. Lessons around the theme of a gift.
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Notes to Accompany Cross phase Download for Local Groups
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A PDF of photos to download from page 5
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - Photos from page 5
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A PDF of the interview with Rehaan
RE Ideas - Sacred Words: An interview with 12-year-old Rehaan, hafiz in training
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A Piece of Me: An Exploration of Identity Using Digital Photography
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Dave Bennett, Babington Community Technology College.
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A process for good learning in RE
Opening up RE: Belonging - A process for good learning in RE
£CALL Out of stockA Question of Faith films
A compilation of five short films from the BBC for GCSE Religious Studies where twelve students, made up of Christians, Muslims and non-believers, explore some big questions of faith.
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Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Gurjit Kaur Shergill, Brampton Manor School.
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A Sample RE Policy for a Primary School
Framework for a sample RE policy for a primary school
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A senses poem
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - A writing prompt activity
£CALL Out of stockA Short History of Articles of Faith in the UK
The stories of the company called Articles of Faith and of RE in the United Kingdom over the last 20 years or so have been intertwined.
£CALL Out of stockA Short History of Evil
A short history of evil is a 4-minute mini-documentary. Some big questions, illustrated by perspectives and snippets from the history of religion, are posed. The resource is aimed specifically at GCSE, is fast-paced and provocative. It enables students understand aspects of the topic, and also leads them to consider their own response to the issue in the light of their learning in RE.
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A Short history of the Afterlife is a fast-paced mini-documentary (3.10 mins) which asks some big questions illustrated by perspectives and snippets from the history of religions. Is death the end? Is there any evidence for an afterlife? Is death a consequence of sin, but with hope of a risen life, as Christians say? Or is it all about karma leading to rebirth, as Buddhists believe?
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A silent argument strategy
Essential RE: Hope. Six reasoned beliefs about the afterlife including ready-to-use lesson activities, including silent debate.
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A special day for Baby Querk’ PowerPoint
Jo Crabtree approach to learning about welcoming a baby is supported by a PowerPoint presentation you can use in the classroom.
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A spiral text commentary (3.3)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 3.3 from page 11 of the book. Sheet to complete with spiral text exercise. For use with exercise F on page 9.
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Song book with 2 x CDs, 120pp spiral bound. When your RE budget seems small, this resource is a little treasure. It will be used and loved by children, year after year. Super value for money.
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A story from Islam about kindness and sharing
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - An interactive story from Islam about kindness and sharing
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A timeline-sorting activity for use by students
The rise of Western atheism: a timeline
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A values auction activity
Opening up RE: Community - An activity for teachers to do with pupils using an activity sheet to do a values auction.
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A view from inside Sikhism
An extended version of the interview with Dr Opinderjit Kaur Takhar (pp.2-5).
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A presentation to support the article by Tricia Outram, Headteacher, Bakewell Church of England Infant School on page 34.
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A whole day of temptation! – PPT
A PPT presentation to help you plan a successsful ‘RE Day’.
£CALL Out of stockA Wide Range of Religions in Rural Herefordshire
This event report shows what a fearless approach to diversity can achieve, in a county some might think of as ‘white’. By Joyce Mackley.
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A-Z of Religion and Belief notes and home learning ideas
The A-Z of Religion & Belief notes and home learning ideas from Lat Blaylock, RE Today.
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A-Z of Religion and Beliefs (A-C) lesson ideas
Teachers notes and classroom ideas relating to the BBC series 'A to Z of religions and belief'. This collection of notes covers lesson ideas on Atheism, Burka and Creation. Films can be found here. https://www.natre.org.uk/resources/?Search=A-Z&SearchType=and&NoDefaultFilter=
£CALL Out of stockA-Z of Religion and Beliefs films
These secondary films from BBC Teach are an A-Z of world religions and belief, covering subjects as diverse as religious clothing, extremism, the distribution of wealth and more philosophical themes.
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A-Z of Religion and Beliefs lesson ideas
Teachers notes and classroom ideas relating to the BBC series 'A to Z of religions and belief' it covers A-E,G,O,U,V,W,X,Z. https://www.natre.org.uk/resources/?Search=A-Z&SearchType=and&NoDefaultFilter=
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A4 pictures of Dorothy and Jack
Pictures to be used with Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
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A5 pictures of various places of worship
RE Ideas: Expressive arts - Various pictures of worship including a mosque, a church and a Holy Communion
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Abigail gets Baptised
Opening up RE: Promises - This presentation with questions will help children learn about welcoming a baby in Christianity.
£CALL Out of stockAbortion: some Christian perspectives
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a brief overview of the position of Christianity on abortion. There is a short test activity to consolidate learning.
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Julian Stern (REsource 25:3, Summer 2003) looks at how spirituality can be expressed through computers.
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Statement from the DfE about the legal requirement for RE in academies
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Access Challenge
The curriculum ideas about Islam in this are all flexible to meet the needs of lower achieving students. Here are four ideas to enable the teacher to make work simple and accessible for a wide range of needs.
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Active reading grid for Judaism
RE Ideas: Literacy - Active reading grid for Judaism to support the article on Sarah and Elliot
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Activity 3: Argument sheet
A script for an argument in 20 bites between a Christian and an Atheist on 'What does it mean to be human?'.
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Activity 3: Pupil worksheet
Build skills by filling in with ideas, reasons, evidence and sources to support your point of view.
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Table to match poems and quotes from non-religious funeral services from page 32 of RE Today's curriculum book Inspiring RE: Living without God. Includes practical classroom activities.
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Additional activity on parables
An activity which asks pupils to come up with at least three reasons why some people in the parables don’t accept the invitation to allow God to rule in their lives. To be used with section on parables Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
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Church-ads runs an annual campaign to re-tell the story of his birth in ways which engage positively with the public’s interest. This site provides details of the current campaign.
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AI definitions
Supporting lessons for article in REtoday summer 2019 'Animal, vegetables and minerals'. (Lesson A: Artificial Inteligence)
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Al Murray: the ‘Pub Landlord’
Interview with award winning comic Al Murray, who noticed that at least eleven different religions and philosophies say humanity would be better for following the Golden Rule: ‘Treat others how you would like to be treated yourself.’ True?
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p.7 of REtoday publication 'Inspirational people'. Alex is a vicar who shares his experience within this letter on how he helps people.
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A description of the new APPG for RE and an invitation to teachers and others to contact their constituency MP with an invitation to join.
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Allah and creation (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Allah and creation for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds).
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Alter outline
An A4 outline of the altar from p.31 for pupils to design their own.
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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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Joyce Mackley, RE adviser for 15 years has endeared herself to hundreds of teachers through her practical and inspiring work.
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An effective RE planning process
Opening up RE: Belonging - An effective RE planning process example for upper primary
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An extended interview with Hannah Hart
An extended interview from Hannah Hart from the RE Today publication Atheists.
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An extended version of Augustine’s diary entry
An extended version of Augustine’s diary entry from p.29.
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An interfaith trip
A presentation by Anna Mantle on how school interfaith visit to a Sikh gurdwara and a Muslim faith centre in Kirklees helped her students to grow.
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An Introduction to Spirited Play
Stories are told in as simple a way as possible to enable children's imaginations to act upon the essences of the story and to make connections between the stories and their own experience.
£CALL Out of stockAn Islamic perspective on theology (2.1)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 2.1: An Islamic perspective on theology.
£CALL Out of stockAn RE week on respect for everyone
A presentation showing how All Saints School, Sandwell, used learning outside the classroom and design and thinking skills activities for all ages during their week of ‘Respect for Everyone through RE’
£CALL Out of stockAnalysing atheists: where do they stand on God? Activity card
Activity card from page 5 of RE Today publication Examining Religion and Belief: Atheists.
£CALL Out of stockAndy and His Bag: Introducing World Religions at Key Stage 1
Helen Thacker (REsource 20:3, Summer 1998) – advice on how you could teach pupils about different religions through animated images of children.
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Angels in the Qur'an - Article with Quranic references
Examining Religion and Belief: Muslims Vol. 2 - Rachel Dryden is a PhD student at Cambridge University. In this document, she summarises some key points from her studies, on what the Qur'an say about angels.
£CALL Out of stockAnimal Ethics: perspectives from 5 religions
Animal Ethics is part of the BBC’s Ethics website. It provides detailed and comprehensive coverage of the main areas of study required by the exam boards e.g. legislation; moral status of animals; experimentation; eating animals; pets; hunting; animal activism. Perspectives from five religions are covered: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. The material is text-based. It is suitable as a reference point for students, particularly more able ones, and is a readily accessible source from anywhere with internet access.
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Sally Elton Chalcroft reminds teachers that our mind-set matters. Every child of every race deserves a positive image.
£CALL Out of stockAntonia Rolls: Artist Extraordinaire
Antonia Rolls is a Christian artist, beloved of many teachers of RE. Her work has featured in both of REtoday's Picturing Jesus packs.
£CALL Out of stockAQA Religious Studies for AS and A2
This will be a very useful resource for any students learning ethics, especially if they are studying an AQA specification.
£CALL Out of stockArchbishop Desmond Tutu
This resource is from a primary RE Today curriculum book called Special People. This resource uses Archbishop Desmond Tutu as an example of special people in the world. Full of classroom activities for primary pupils.
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RE Ideas: Expressive Arts - Are art and music used in Islam
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Are you old enough to watch that?
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Temptation scenario
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Are you sitting (too) comfortably?
Additional resources to accompany the article on page 34 by Mark Plater.
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Are You There, God? Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Brigstocke, comedian, theological enquirer, regrets his irreligiosity – kind of! Share his wistful take on spiritual development with your pupils for some good RE lessons.
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Arguments writing frame
An extended version of the article by Ben Wood and Lat Blaylock on using questions about prayer to develop students’ skills at arguing.
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Art representing Jesus (IBC)
RE Ideas: Jesus - Many Christian and non-Christian artists choose to represent the person and life of Jesus Christ through art.
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Artist's impression of King Solomon's Temple
Drawing of King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem. From RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people', for activity 1 in What do the 'foot festivals' mean in Judaism today? Suitable for ages 7-11.
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Artwork - beliefs about God
Four images that illustrate different beliefs about God.
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Artwork A: Processional Cross of the Most Holy Trinity
RE Ideas - God: Carvings by artist Jean Lamb
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Artwork B: Interpretation of Rublevs Icon of the Trinity
RE Ideas - God: Painting by artist Sophie Hacker
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Assemblies for Spring and Summer Festivals
While some adaptation may be needed depending on the ages of the pupils, assembly leaders will find a wealth of material for Christian assemblies in this reasonably priced book.
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Assessing Religious Education at Key Stage 3
Barbara Wintersgill (REsource 26:3, Summer 2004).
£CALL Out of stockAssessment for Learning (2004) Curriculum Targets
Unit 6: Developing curricular target setting in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
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Unit 3: Developing objective–led lessons in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
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Unit 4.1: Developing oral feedback in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
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Unit 5: Developing peer and self–assessment in RE. Subject specific guidance.
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Unit 4.2: Developing written feedback in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
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Atheism What would God think of it?
A PowerPoint presentation of student responses to an article by comedian Marcus Brigstocke about why, although he is an atheist, he would like to find a God is supported by lots of pupils writing back to him on behalf of God (and the devil).
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Attainment, threshold concepts and RE: a response to Mark Chater
Stephen Pett responds to the article by Mark Chater
£CALL Out of stockAttitudes towards fighting and warfare - Christianity
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a brief overview of Christian perspectives on war and peace. It covers just war and holy war and provides examples of key texts from the Bible.
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s dilemma
Buddhist teaching in action: the example of Aung San Suu Kyi
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s dilemma - additional resource
Buddhist teaching in action: the example of Aung San Suu Kyi
£CALL Out of stockAwe and Curiosity: The Contribution of RE to Contemporary Education?
Duncan Forrester (REsource 24:2, Spring 2002).
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B is for Burkas and religious clothing
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) religious dress and the reasons why it matters using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
£CALL Out of stockBackground and Introduction to Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Pat Hannam sketches out both the background to, and the methodology of, Philosophy for Children with a focus on its significance for RE teachers.
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Background information about the parables
Background information and Christian interpretations to be used with Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
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Background of baby's bedroom
A background image of a 'baby's bedroom' used whilst telling a Christian story about Jesus within RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 4-8)
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Background scene village
A background image of a 'village' used whilst telling a Christian story about Jesus within RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 4-8)
£CALL Out of stockBaisakhi - understanding Sikhs through festival
The activities suggested here use a visual approach, supported by probing questions. They aim to enable pupils to understand the meaning of Sikh celebration of Baisakhi and encourage reflection on their own celebrations in light of this. This resource is from RE Today's Primary publication - Special Times.
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Baptising Baby Querk
In this article, Jo Crabtree of Brunshaw Primary School talks about creative play in RE and the recent christening her class arranged.
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Baptism (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Baptism for pupils in KS2 (7-11 year olds).
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Bar and Bat Mitzvah (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Bar and Bat Mitzvah for pupils in KS2 (7-11 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockBe a Church Detective
This book aims to encourage the reader to explore ancient church buildings and discover the hidden secrets of crypts, vaults, towers and graveyards.
£CALL Out of stockBeatitudes: Learning from Jesus about being happy
RE Ideas: Fairness and Justice - Beatitudes: Learning from Jesus about being happy
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Befriending the Bible
An extended version of John Campbell’s article on pp.38-9 on the use of the Bible in arguing the case for/against slavery.
£CALL Out of stockBeing a Christadelphian RE teacher
(REtoday 22:2, Spring 2005). Ruth Thaw, RE teacher and Christadelphian, gives her insights into the frontier between commitment to faith and to education.
£CALL Out of stockBeing a Christian in everyday life
Faith Stories is a collection of examples of real life experiences of faith which show how life-changing the Christian message can be. Contributors explain, in a short piece of text, how they came to faith and how it affects their daily lives. These stories provide useful examples of general and special revelation. They are short enough to be readily accessible to all students, and no less powerful for that.
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Being human: do we have a problem?
This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Margaret O’Sullivan’s article in REtoday (summer 2017) about art in RE. Margaret teaches RE at the Forces School in Cyprus.
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Being human: do we have a problem?
Margaret O’Sullivan’s RS short-course GCSE was taken away, so she needed to devise a course made up of a single ‘pure’ RE lesson every two weeks with a focus on pupils’ spiritual and moral development.
£CALL Out of stockBeing psychologists for a day
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 6.4: being psychologists for a day, "If someone thinks God is ... how might they behave?". Supports Step 3B on page 29 of book.
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Presentation to accompany the article on pages 18 - 19 by Opinderjit Takhar.
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Being Sikh in Britain Today.
Resources to accompany the article on pages 18 - 19 by Opinderjit Takhar.
£CALL Out of stockBelief and behaviour activity - Black and white
Opening up RE: Christianity - A black and white image for the activity on belief and behaviour
£CALL Out of stockBelief and behaviour activity - Colour
Opening up RE: Christianity - A colourful image for the activity on belief and behaviour
£CALL Out of stockBeliefs - and why they change
A collection of more than 71,000 ideas that adults thought were true when they were children. It can provide a good spring board to thinking about beliefs in RE.
£CALL Out of stockBeliefs about Love and Sex: Christianity
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a very brief overview of some Christian perspectives on love and sex There is a short test activity to consolidate learning.
£CALL Out of stockBeliefs about Love and Sex: Islam
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a very brief overview of some Muslim perspectives on love and sex. There is a short test activity to consolidate learning.
£CALL Out of stockBeliefs and Questions - Buddhism
Beliefs and Questions - Buddhism is a video resource which presents four members of the Buddhist community answering questions about: their place of worship, best things about being a member of their religion, faith schools, politics and humour. Each clip can be viewed separately - the user chooses a question and the person whose answer they want to hear. The responses illustrate the impact of belief on behaviour, and the sources of authority individuals draw on when making everyday decisions.
£CALL Out of stockBeliefs and Questions - Christianity
Beliefs and Questions - Christianity is a video resource which presents four members of the Christian community answering questions about: their place of worship, best things about being a member of their religion, faith schools, politics and humour. Each clip can be viewed separately - the user chooses a question and the person whose answer they want to hear. The responses illustrate the impact of belief on behaviour, and the sources of authority individuals draw on when making everyday decisions.
£CALL Out of stockBeliefs and Questions - Sikhism
Beliefs and Questions - Sikhism is a video resource which presents four members of the Sikh community answering questions about: their place of worship, best things about being a member of their religion, faith schools, politics and humour. Each clip can be viewed separately - the user chooses a question and the person whose answer they want to hear. The responses illustrate the impact of belief on behaviour, and the sources of authority individuals draw on when making everyday decisions.
£CALL Out of stockBeliever's Baptism
Believers Baptism is a video resource from CLEO which presents the baptism by total immersion of a young Christian. The video is conveniently segmented and includes: i) testimony ii) welcome iii) vows iv) baptism. It is worth noting and explaining to students that this baptism takes place in an Anglican church (Church of England), which more traditionally practices infant baptism.
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Believing in equality: A Sikh story for everybody
RE Ideas: Fairness and Justice - Sallie Boyd explains how 8-year-olds explored a Sikh belief and some of their own ideas during a whole school RE week about wise words
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Belonging to a Jewish family: A special meal
Opening up RE: Belonging - Activities, information and illustrations on Judaism
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Belonging: learning from religion
Opening up RE: Belonging: learning from religion
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Bernadette and Beatitudes
This PowerPoint sequence supports the ideas about the meanings of the Beatitudes from Matthew 5 in Christian text. It is based on Trish Ebbrell’s work, published in Summer 2017’s REtoday magazine. The pupils sometimes struggle with their writing, but they really do handle the big ideas about Saint Bernadette rather well.
£CALL Out of stockBetter teaching about abortion in RE.
A pdf of the article ‘Don’t abort the brain!' Ten ways to teach birth issues and sanctity of life better.
£CALL Out of stockBetter than Expected: Marking Children's Progress in RE
Dave Francis (REsource 24:1, Autumn 2001). Ideas about how to organise assessment in RE.
£CALL Out of stockBeyond the Candle Flame: Thirty Reflective Bible Stories for Quiet Moments with 5–7s
The stories in this book aim to form a foundation for Circle Time, but could also be used in RE lessons and collective worship.
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Bible sentences: making sense, making links activity
RE Ideas: Community - Bible sentences: making sense, making links activity
£CALL Out of stockBible stories commentary
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 6.7: "If this is what Jesus is like, what is God like?" - commentary on the Bible stories, to support Resources 6.5 and 6.6.
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Bible Wisdom Presentation
Exploring a Theme: Sacred Stories - Bible Wisdom Presentation with activities
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Biblical Wisdom
Exploring a Theme: Sacred Stories -32 simplified Bible quotations
£CALL Out of stockBiblos: Primary Teacher's Handbook
The Biblos Project is a collaboration of the University of Exeter's School of Education and Lifelong Learning and the Bible Society, boasting a 'new, lively approach to teaching the Bible in today's schools'.
£CALL Out of stockBig Concepts in Primary RE: Faith-what does that mean?
Anna Fane teaches at Nettleham Junior School in Lincolnshire. Here are her reflections on RE’s use of abstract concepts with 7-11 year olds.
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Big ideas found in the Ramayana
Exploring Religion and Beliefs: Hindus-: Big ideas found in the Ramayana
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Big Picture: Calligraphic Galleon
PDF of 'The big picture' article on pp. 86-87 of REtoday Spring 2020: What does the Calligraphic Galleon tell us about Islam?
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Big Questions Little Questions
Opening up RE: Creativity - This visual presentation by Stephen Pett links to the chapter on asking and answering puzzling questions with 5–7s
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Big Questions Unit 1: Ready Steady RE
Inspiring RE: Big Questions - Opening unit, which includes sections on Encouraging Asking and Advice for Answering.
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Big Questions Unit 2: Exploring identity
Who am I? Where do I belong? Exploring identity
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Big Questions Unit 3: What if everyone was peaceful?
What if everyone was peaceful?
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Big Questions Unit 4: Philosophical thinking
How can we think about answers to big questions? Embarking on and developing philosophical enquiry in the primary classroom, using the STARS framework.
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Big Questions Unit 5: What do Hindus believe happens when you die?
What do Hindus believe happens when you die?
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Big Questions Unit 6: What are religions and worldviews?
Defining and identifying what is a religion or worldview. For use with ages 9-11.
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Big questions, big ideas what does this mean in RE
RE is often valued by teachers and pupils for the ‘big questions’ it addresses. The place of ‘big ideas’ in the subject goes beyond what each particular religion has to say, and in some ways makes RE a subject about every learner.
£CALL Out of stockBigger questions: Better Answers
Lisa Kassapian, RE advisory teacher in Hertfordshire, suggests that big questions get better answers. The classroom work from Year 4 at Chater Junior School, Watford, makes the case.
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Biography of belief
This presentation looks at how belief and experience make a difference to each other in the biography of a young atheist and a young Muslim. These two examples will enable you to write a ‘biography of belief’ of your own.
£CALL Out of stockBirmingham Culture Shock: Plan that Visit Carefully
In rural East Devon, a casual walk through Small Heath, with its predominantly South Asian ambience, can be a shock to the system.
£CALL Out of stockBirmingham Qur'an cut-out cards
A set of cut-out cards telling the story of the Birmingham Qur'an. From p.6 of Examining religion and belief: Muslims.
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Birth and Death – exploring Hindu ideas
This PowerPoint explores reincarnation and the cycles of birth and death in Hinduism.
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Bishop Victoria Matthews, Suffering Equality, God
Earthquakes? Cancer? Faith in God? An interview with Bishop Victoria Matthews of Christchurch New Zealand. Bishop Victoria was one of the very first Anglican women priests to become a bishop, and served first in Canada, and now in New Zealand.
£CALL Out of stockBlack Taj Mahal: A Sufi Love Story
Readers who wish to broaden their feel for the Sufi school of Islamic thought and for the sayings of Muhammad as they may relate to the modern life will enjoy this book most.
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Blank front cover
A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Blank front cover
A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Blank front cover
A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Blank front cover
A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Blank front cover
A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
£CALL Out of stockBlank hexagon sheet
Sheet with hexagon grid, blank, for use with classroom exercises suggested in secondary curriculum books (RE Today publications).
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Blank postcard outline
Postcard outline to be used with RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series.
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Blended learning, virtual opportunities and new ways of working for 4-16s
Blended learning, virtual opportunities and new ways of working for 4-16s
£CALL Out of stockBloody RE and Experiential Learning Incorporating Art, Some Drama and a Little Science
Case study: development of a compelling learning experience by Bethan Ruth, Frankley Community High School.
£CALL Out of stockBody and Soul: Active Learning for Relationship Education
This is a very comprehensive series of lesson plans and activities, including a DVD and photo cards that focus on relationship education.
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Boggarts and the love that casts our fear.
An extended version of the article on pages 10 - 11 by Anne Richards.
£CALL Out of stockBoys' Achievement in Secondary Schools
A report from Ofsted (2003) on teaching boys with recommendations of what works well.
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A presentation to support teachers in using enquiry methods at KS3.
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British Values and religious values
Study visits and inspirational creative work from Stretton Handley CofE VC Primary School in Derbyshire. This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Autumn 2017’s REtoday magazine.
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Notes to Accompany Primary Download for Local Groups – September 2015
£CALL Out of stockBrother Daniel Faivre: Learning from an Interfaith Man
Pamela Draycott interviews Brother Daniel to create a way forward for pupils who are learning about interfaith issues.
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Buddhist Pilgrimage: An Indian Spiritual Journey
A high–quality, comprehensive and flexible PowerPoint-based resource – a 'must' for anyone teaching pilgrimage in Buddhism to 7–14s.
£CALL Out of stockBuddhist Prayer and Meditation
Buddhist Prayer and Meditation is a short film clip (4.36) from the BBC’s Learning Zone Broadband Clips Library. It shows life in a Buddhist monastery in Scotland, where an important part of each day is prayer and meditation. The clip explains who Buddhists pray to, where they pray, and how prayer flags are used. There is also comment on the role of meditation.
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Buddhist wheel of life
Essential RE: Freedom. Buddhist Wheel of Life template from this RE Today publication.
£CALL Out of stockBuilding Bridges Between Science and Religion: The Work of the Faraday Institute
Dr Clare Redfern outlines the kind of support for RE teachers (as well as those who teach science and philosophy) that the Faraday Institute for Religion and Science in Cambridge can offer.
£CALL Out of stockBuilding Up to the Sky
Anne Krisman (REsource 21:2, Spring 1999). How RE could be taught so that it better engages with special schools.
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Bursaries 2013 – Dismay that RE is Not Included
A response from NATRE to the DfE's announcement in October 2013 that bursaries and scholarships will not be available for those wanting to train to teach RE.
£CALL Out of stockBut I Love Elephants…
Jenny Earp is head of Coleshill CE Primary School, Buckinghamshire, and her spirituality week is a model for yours! In this article she shares the remarkable impact of a curriculum week concentrating on the human spirit.
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Buttresses Template
What is at the heart of being Jewish? A blank template for the buttress activity developing structured writing.
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Buying the sweets (surely it is OK to eat one now?)
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Temptation scenario
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C is for Creation Stories
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) debates about whether the universe is created or accidental using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Campaign legacy sees recruitment momentum continue
£CALL Out of stockCan religion be blamed for war?
Can religion be blamed for war? is one of the questions addressed in the BBC programme ‘What the world thinks of God’. A 1.52-minute clip from the programme is available from this resource. It is a collection of short statements from a range of different faith perspectives (e.g. Christian, Muslim, Hindu), and provides an ideal stimulus for discussion.
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Can you be open enough to see another world?
For the student: read this page together with your teacher. It is a serious way of getting to grips with the biggest ideas in your worldview or philosophy. This resource is from REtoday Spring 2019. Suitable for 14-19s
£CALL Out of stockCan you predict behaviour from beliefs about God (10.1)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 10.1: Can you predict behaviour from beliefs about God? Exercise sheet: page 28 in book.
£CALL Out of stockCan You See the World from Your Window?
Case study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Ruth Price, Morpeth School, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, supported by Deborah Weston.
£CALL Out of stockCanterbury Cathedral
PowerPoint presentations showing the architecture and decorative interiors of Canterbury Cathedral.
£CALL Out of stockCapital B outline
Resource to use with Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
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Cards: Identifying duties
Inspiring RE: Hindus- picture cards: Identifying duties
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Cards: Order around the world
Inspiring RE: Hindus- picture cards: Order around the world
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Carving Jesus Big Picture PPT
This download resource for Autumn 2015 from REtoday supports the ‘Big Picture’ article about a wood carver’s statue of Jesus.
£CALL Out of stockCase 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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Case Study: A typical week at Akeel's mosque
Examining Religion and Belief: Muslims Vol. 2 - Akeel Ahmed has written about life at his mosque
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Case Study: Animals and Islam
Examining Religion and Belief: Muslims Vol. 2 - Basma Elshayal is a Muslim and an RE teacher in Harrow, north London. She talks about the place, importance and treatment of animals in Islam.
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Case study: Dharma in action at the Atma Café
Exploring Religion and Beliefs: Hindus-: Case study: Dharma in action at the Atma Café
£CALL Out of stockCase Study: Investigating the Nature of Spirituality Through Art
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Cathy Lyall, Frome College.
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Case study: Mission Aviation Fellowship
Case study about MAF working with Women for Women - 'A medical emergency: facing the future with dignity' (2 pages), to support pages 6-7 in ERB Christians vol. 2
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Celebration food: Jewish recipes
Celebration food: recipes for Auntie Julia’s latkes and Haman’s pockets (hamantaschen). Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people'.
£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 stockChange your image of the developing world (pp 26 – 27).
REtoday Summer 2007. A pdf of the article.
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Change your image of the developing world - chart
A visual learning frame to use with the Green School picture.
£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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Character faces illustrations
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Character faces illustrations
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Charity in Islam – discussing the issues
The information sheets on pp. 25 of RE Today publication 'Inspirational People'. Pupils are asked to work in groups, and are given 4 situations, which they then need to write in clear sentences.
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Charlie Hebdo terror attack 2015
This PowerPoint sequence supports the idea for a piece of work about British Values and the attacks at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris just one year ago. It is provided along with the article in RE Today, January 2016. It may prove to be tragically adaptable, whenever you want pupils to consider a complex case of responsibility.
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Cheesecake recipe for Shavuot
Shavuot is a festival that occurs in spring/summer and celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Torah. Foods containing milk are eaten as milk sustains the body, just like the Torah sustains Jewish people. Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people',
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Child Characters
Opening up RE: Values - Child characters representing six world religions
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Children fighting
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
£CALL Out of stockChildren meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu (pp 14 – 15).
Transcript of the interview.
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Children saying sorry
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
£CALL Out of stockChildren Use Their Imagination for Spirituality
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.
£CALL Out of stockChildren's Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development: Primary and Early Years
Designed for those seeking QTS status, primary teachers and managers wanting to refresh their understanding of pupils' personal and academic development.
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Christian Aid - Religion in Conflict
The amazing true story of two brothers, Luis and Amaral, who were seized to become child soldiers. They fought on opposite sides in Angola’s civil war, but over 30 years later, they are now reunited and working for reconciliation with Christian Aid.
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Christian Baptism (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Christian Baptism for pupils in KS4/GCSE (14-16 year olds).
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Christian Festivals
RE Ideas: Celebration: Which is the most important Christian festival for Christians
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Christian Interview
What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today? Extended version of the interview with Christian teenager and parent.
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Christian Spotlight on Entertainment
Christian Spotlight on Entertainment is a service provided by the Christian Answers.Net website. This site, though rather evangelical, contains Christian responses to a wide range of contemporary film.
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Christianity hexagons
GCSE Religious Studies asks students to give two views and be alert to the diversity within the religions they study. This approach asks students to think through the differences between evangelical and liberal Christians, and sort out the 18 hexagons.
£CALL Out of stockChristianity in Action
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 stockChristianity in Today's World, Second Edition
A visually appealing and colourful text, ideally suited for students following any GCSE syllabus examining Christian responses to contemporary moral issues and ultimate questions.
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Christians singing in Calais’s refugee camp
Copy and cut up these nine boxes, which tell the story of the refugee church in the Calais Jungle, or use the PowerPoint to introduce the story. The activity here asks pupils to guess, eight times, what happened next. It uses speculation and curiosity to generate learning and interest. Further analytical activities follow.
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Christians singing in Calais’s refugee camp
This PowerPoint sequence supports the ideas in RE Today, September 2016 on Religion in the Calais Jungle Refugee Camp.
£CALL Out of stockChristmas a year-by-year approach (part 1)
This resource is suitable for reception and year one and explores Jesus' birthday as well as gifts and giving, telling the story of the three wise men. Taken from RE Today series Developing Primary RE: Christmas.
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Christmas a year-by-year approach (part 2)
This resource is suitable for year 2 and 3 and explores the story of the angels telling the shepherds about the birth of Jesus and activities exploring Jesus as the light of the world. Taken from RE Today series Developing Primary RE: Christmas.
£CALL Out of stockChristmas in church illustration
A picture of Christmas in church This resource supports p.17 in the RE Today publication 'Christians' within the 'Examining religion and belief series'.
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Christmas: ‘Through the Keyhole’
A presentation to support schools wanting to replicate the multi-sensory trail.
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Christology for beginners activity
Rank and interpret these eight statements about Jesus.
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Citizenship Education and RE: Threat or Opportunity?
Geoff Teece (REsource 21:1, Autumn 1998)
£CALL Out of stockClarifying Truth with SEN Pupils
In this article Jenny Fox Eades describes how the story of Guru Nanak was explored with pupils of Park Lane Special School, Macclesfield.
£CALL Out of stockClarke & Woodhead: A New Settlement - Religion and Belief in Schools: Discussion prompts for NATRE Local groups
This presentation can be used as part of a local group meeting and would be helpful for primary, middle, secondary or cross phase groups. It is intended to get people both discussing and thinking about RE in schools.
£CALL Out of stockClassical Arguments for the Existence of God (Christianity)
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a very brief overview of the classical arguments for God’s existence, and some modern arguments, e.g. religious experience. There is a short test activity to consolidate learning. The focus is Christianity.
£CALL Out of stockCoat–hangers and Clothes: Teaching Key Concepts Well
Judith Lowndes, inspector and adviser for RE in Hampshire, shares a way for 7–9 year olds to learn about holiness using the Hampshire local Agreed Syllabus 'Living Difference'.
£CALL Out of stockCodes for living: how should we live?
This set of lessons enables learners to explore the nature of ‘codes for living’ through three examples, one each drawn from Islam, Christianity and Humanism.
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Collective Worship and Religious Education: A guide for Governors
This document contains guidance for Governors regarding RE and collective worship in schools
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Commitment game cards boards and rules
What are your commitments? Board Game. Inc. the cards, board and rules for playing (pp.14-20).
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Communities people belong to (Part 1)
RE Ideas: Community - Communities people belong to, part 1 activity
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Communities people belong to (Part 2)
RE Ideas: Community - Communities people belong to, part 2 activity
£CALL Out of stockCommunity Cohesion: Where Now For RE?
This article by Dr Joyce Miller provides a useful guide through the complex field of 'community cohesion'.
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Complaints protocol for maintained schools 2013.
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Complete 'Guidance: Withdrawal from RE in your school'
This is the complete guide, produced by NATRE, clarifies the law and offers suggestions for dealing with specific withdrawal scenarios.
£CALL Out of stockConcepts and Content in RE With the New Secondary Curriculum
Dave Francis and Lat Blaylock suggest some of the potential for the new secondary curriculum in RE, with which schools are grappling at the moment.
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Concepts from Sikhs and Buddhists: creative RE
Concepts from Sikhs and Buddhists: making creative sense of wisdom (page 48). A PowerPoint presentation to support this article.
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Connecting RE and British Values
MP Dennis Skinner comes to school. REtoday article 35 1 (pp.18–19)
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Connections activity
Opening up RE: Hinduism - Making connections and explaining links activity template
£CALL Out of stockConstruct a supernatural agent: how MCI can you go? (12.1)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 12.1: Construct a supernatural agent - how MCI (Minimally CounterIntuitive) can you go? A table to use for the classroom exercise on page 33 of the book.
£CALL Out of stockContemplating Buddhism
Using a magazine format, cheerful reflections, a washing liquid called Ultra Concentrated Joy and a nightclub called Passion, this resource will help your pupils to engage for themselves with meaning and purpose in Buddhist understanding.
£CALL Out of stockControversial issues in RE
Dr Trevor Cooling’s article lays out some areas for thinking. Pages 3 - 6 offers further guidance from other sources, collected by the editorial team.
£CALL Out of stockCountry comparisons: big God or big Self/closeness to God (11.4)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 11.4: National comparisons for big God or big Self and closeness to God. Research results for USA, UK and India to support Study 1 and Study 2 in Resource 11.1 on page 30 of the book.
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Create a Reflection Area
Samantha Fletcher, class teacher for Year 2 at Byron Street School, Oldham, is also a Primary Associate for Oldham. In this article she describes how she proves to her class that 'Every Child Matters in RE'.
£CALL Out of stockCreation and evolution: Christian Perspectives
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a very brief overview of creation and evolution from a Christian perspective.
£CALL Out of stockCreation and evolution: Hindu Perspectives
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a very brief overview of creation and evolution from a Hindu perspective.
£CALL Out of stockCreation Through Art: Lessons for Today’s World
Case study: development of a compelling learning experience by Alison Clark, Woodhouse Business and Enterprise College.
£CALL Out of stockCreation: A Story from Ancient India
This beautifully illustrated book tells a traditional Hindu story of creation in ways that will excite RE teachers, because it connects with the questions about origins, identity and environment that are at the core of learning from religion.
£CALL Out of stockCreative Cross-curricular RE with Maths
Ingrid Lomas teaches RE at Sir William Romney’s School, Tetbury. Lots of us make subject links to humanities or art, but here’s her experience of linking RE with Maths. Could this help the subject to grow stronger in your school?
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Creative Incarnation
Liz Mills, who leads RE at Bottesford CE Primary School, wanted to enable her pupils to develop their understanding of the concept of Incarnation in Christianity across the 7–11 age group.
£CALL Out of stockCreative Investigation Into the Buddhist Way of Life
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Claire Parkinson, Ashton Community Science College.
£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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Creativity in the outdoors
The following PowerPoint was created during sessions in the university at Carlisle and Lancaster in the autumn of 2011. The sessions involved walking to a local park and using what was there to create the pieces in small groups. From REtoday Autumn 2012 'Spirituality in the classroom (p.46)'
£CALL Out of stockCritical Realist RE: An Evidential Catholic Approach
Antony Luby, Chartered Teacher of Roman Catholic RE, Aberdeen City Council, explores an evidential Catholic approach to teaching RE.
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Critical thinking about Jewish festivals
Sheet with PCI (Positive / Challenging / Intriguing) exercise about the festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. To support Examining Religion and Belief: Jews (an RE Today publication). Suitable for 11-14s.
£CALL Out of stockCultivating flowers
Cultivating flowers in the Religious Education garden is a document by NATRE showing some key stakeholders involved in RE.
£CALL Out of stockCurrent controversies: how are Muslims and Islam represented in the media?
A PowerPoint presentation looking at how Muslims and Islam are represented in the media. From pp.30-31 of Examining religion and belief: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockCurriculum for Pupils With Learning Difficulties in RE
Planning, teaching and assessing the curriculum in RE for pupils with learning difficulties (2001).
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D is for Darwin
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) on Charles Darwin, evolution and religious beliefs using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Data on Christians in UK and beyond (vol 2)
Infographic spread from ERB Christians vol. 2
£CALL Out of stockDavid and Goliath
Stories are told in as simple a way as possible to enable children’s imaginations to act upon the essences of the story and to make connections between the stories and their own experience.
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Dealing with Conflict
What is most powerful about this pack is that fact that it has been developed from a real situation, using real examples from the lives of real people who have dealt with conflict together and non-violently.
£CALL Out of stockDealing With Death, Coping With Life
Deb Padfield teaches RE at Wood Green School, Witney. She suggests that there’s no taboo in thinking about death. In fact, it is grown-up to do so.
£CALL Out of stockDealing with Problems of Prejudice PPT
Use it as the basis of a lesson. Work through the ideas and information and give pupils a copy of Peter’s interview to read as they respond to the different tasks and questions.
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Dealing with suffering: religious and non-religious views
An additional resource giving Christian and atheist responses to suffering.
£CALL Out of stockDealing With the Dark Side: Evil and Theology
Elizabeth Templeton (REsource 20:1, Autumn 1997).
£CALL Out of stockDeep Learning Through Day Conferences in RE
Hazel Parker organises exciting RS Deep Learning Days. She reports here on one for 13–14 year olds in Year 9, beginning GCSE RS in the summer term.
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Deepu’s dilemma
Exploring Religion and Beliefs: Hindus-: Deepu’s dilemma: will she go to Daniel’s sixteenth birthday part?
£CALL Out of stockDefining SMSC 2014
In the new Ofsted School Inspection Handbook published in August 2014 offered amended definitions for Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. Access a document underlining the new or adapted text here.
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Demographics and religion - article
This document helps pupils see religion as it is in relation to their own view of the UK. It’s set up as a ‘marks out of ten’ quiz, and is fun to do, but carries lots of learning. (pp.26-7)
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Derren Brown: Is religion all in the mind? (Part 1)
Derren Brown is probably the UK’s most famous illusionist. He was once a Christian, but his new show seriously questions the nature of miracles, begging the question, ‘Is religion all in the mind?’
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Derren Brown: Is religion all in the mind? (Part 2)
Derren Brown is probably the UK’s most famous illusionist. He was once a Christian, but his new show seriously questions the nature of miracles, begging the question, ‘Is religion all in the mind?’
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Design your own chasuble and stole
RE Ideas: Expressive Arts - Pupils Art - Design your own chasuble and stole
£CALL Out of stockDeveloping Citizens
This book provides some useful insights into Citizenship as a curriculum subject in secondary school. Those RE teachers who are particularly keen, or sceptical, about Citizenship and its relationship with RE would do well to dip into it.
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Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Kath Caunce, The Highfield School.
£CALL Out of stockDeveloping Evaluation Skills in the Humanities
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Kathryn Wright, Methwold High School.
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DFE Teacher Standards 2013: An RE Exemplification
This is a support tool to help individual teachers interpret the DfE standards in relation to RE. It could be used for self–audit or in the context of professional development.
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Different forms of the Divine: the trimurti
Exploring Religion and Beliefs: Hindus-: Different forms of the Divine: the trimurti – completed information sheet to support learning activity 1
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Work from Little Heath School, Coventry, shows that trusting children at this urban, rather disadvantaged community school with a camera to take home was well worth the risk.
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Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Olivia Seymour, Archbishop Holgate's CE (A) School.
£CALL Out of stockDinner in the Lions' Den
The book provides a fresh focus on the popular Bible story by emphasising the importance of the angel sent by God in answer to Daniel's prayer. It is a thoroughly enjoyable book to listen to and great fun for the teacher to read aloud.
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Dinner table dialogue
RE Ideas: Jesus - Dinner table dialogue about Judaism and Jesus
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Discarded weapons image
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
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Disentangling Buddhist and Christian ideas
Classroom activity: identify Christian and Buddhist statements.
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Disentangling the text activity
Opening up RE: Christianity - Answers to activity 1 on page 27
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Diversity and Respect
This sequence of work explores what do the religions say about mutual understanding and respect.
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Diversity for Beginners: meet the children
Opening up RE: Respect - Diversity for Beginners: meet the children presentation
£CALL Out of stockDiversity in the Jewish Tradition
As a Member of Birmingham Progressive Synagogue, Deirdre Burke gives an insider's perspective on Liberal Judaism: a path of conviction, not concession.
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Do it yourself prayer writing: construct-a-prayer for Christians
RE Ideas: Jesus - For each of the following situations students must select from the prayer-bank below to construct a prayer a Christian might say.
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Do Not Photograph
The Big Picture article: 'Do Not Photograph' about Hassidic Jews, REtoday Summer 2020 pp. 94-95
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Do the homework before you open the screen?
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Temptation scenario
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Do you need belief in God to be good? (home learning)
A piece of home learning about whether belief in God is necessary to live a morally good life for pupils in KS4/GCSE (14-16 year olds).
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Case study: investigating responses to poverty with a link school in Africa, by Sue Wilson and Nikki Warrender, Verdin High School.
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Does it help you to copy other people's work, rather than think for yourself?
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Temptation scenario
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Dog outline
Drawing of dog outline. Supports activity in article on p. 42 of REtoday Spring 2020 issue.
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Here comes Divali. NATRE members know that good RE is more than lamps, sweets and cards. Here are suggestions for Divali RE learning for pupils aged 4-11. See what you like!
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Ten ways to teach birth issues and sanctity of life better in RE
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Don't join in (others may be hurtful - you can be kind!)
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Temptation scenario
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Dr Noel and Victoria Crosses
The Victoria Cross is the highest medal awarded to anyone in the British Forces. Here is a story of a man who won it – twice. Part of the remembrance suite of resources originally created for the Diocese of Wakefield.
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Draw the missing picture
Exploring a Theme: Sacred Stories - Activity on drawing the missing picture based on images shown around the page.
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Dreidel cut out
A dreidel template for your pupils to cut out. Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people'.
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E is for Extremism
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) looking at why some people are extreme in their views and behaviour using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Early Years RE Provocations
Article by Emma Pobjoy in REtoday Summer 2020: 'Early Years RE Provocations', p. 40.
£CALL Out of stockEaster – Jesus Rises from the Dead
Themes: Easter; resurrection; new life This story is one of a collection of stories from RE Today.
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Easter (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Easter for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds).
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Exploring humility and service to others through the story of Jesus washing his disciples' feet. Designed to engage 7-9 year olds. From the RE Today publication 'Special Times'.
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Easter activity with instructions and resources
Easter activity with instructions and resources including an easter bunny letter to children and Easter forest school labels for objects.
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Easter Expert (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Easter for pupils in KS2 (7-11 year olds).
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Easter knowledge passport
A knowledge passport to print and use in class supports RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series.
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Easter Pause
A PPT presentation on how an Easter event can enable pupils to build reflective skills.
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Easter senses interactive worksheet
Exploring a theme: Journey of Life and Death - Easter senses interactive worksheet
£CALL Out of stockEaster: A spiritual experience for the community school?
A pdf of the article by Pete Greaves from pages 14 – 15 (age range 5 – 11).
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Some curriculum ideas for progressing the study of Good Friday and Easter.
£CALL Out of stockEaster: Developing the theme across the primary school
Progression activities for younger children aged 4-7 supporting your teaching of Easter. From the RE Today publication Special Times.
£CALL Out of stockEducation and Learning: A Humanist Perspective
Andrew Copson writes the fifth article in the series in which NATRE asked adherents from a range of religious and belief systems to explore education and learning from their own group’s history and perspective.
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This is the fourth in a series of articles in which we have invited educationalists from particular faith backgrounds to write about education and learning from that faith's perspective. By Ibrahim Hewitt.
£CALL Out of stockEducation for Global Citizenship: A Guide for Schools
A practical guide that shows teachers how to provide pupils with the knowledge, skills and values which they need to secure an equitable and sustainable world.
£CALL Out of stockEffective Questioning in Primary Religious Education and the Assessment of Pupils' Learning from RE
Phil Albans (REsource 21:1, Autumn 1998).
£CALL Out of stockEid-ul-Fitr box
Get pupils to make their own Eid-ul-Fitr box with this net template from Inspiring RE: Muslims.
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Eight ways to harmony of the spirit.
A Buddhist perspective Munisha is a Buddhist. Formerly a teacher, she now works for the Western Buddhist educational organisation, the Clear Vision Trust. An extended version of the articles on pp 28 -31.
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Case study: development of a compelling learning experience, by Amanda Head, Graham School Science College.
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Elimination Diagram for 32 entries
RE Ideas - Fairness and Justice -Elimination Diagram for 32 entries
£CALL Out of stockEmail a Believer
Email a believer provides a facility for students to email a member of one of the six main religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism) with a question. Alternatively, they can check through a long list of previous questions to see if the answer they are looking for has already been provided. This provides an excellent opportunity for students to access authentic viewpoints from the community of faith, and to develop a deeper understanding of differences of emphasis and the reasons for this.
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Emails from Reverend Bob
Opening up RE: Thankfulness - Emails from Reverend Bob about Harvest time
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Enacting a Christening
Sandra Sanders, who teaches at Wentworth Church of England School in Rotherham, shows you how much children can learn from a doll's christening.
£CALL Out of stockEncouraging Reflection and Expression for Spiritual Development
In this article Michael Beesley distils some wisdom: how can we help pupils in RE to reflect and express themselves with clarity and depth?
£CALL Out of stockEngaging imagination and expressing ideas task 1
Images of Heaven and Hell (page 15-20)
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How is my image of heaven similar to and different from a Muslim view?
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Engaging my pupils with Jesus
A PowerPoint presentation for teachers and learners to support the article by Ruth Hurren.
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Enquiring into Buddhist community interview activity
Opening up RE: Community - Enquiring into the importance of community for Buddhists activity
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Enquiring into Marriage
Opening up RE: Promises - This presentation supports an article on marriage from Opening up RE: Promises
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Enquiry in RE: What matters most at Easter?
Opening up RE: Easter - Enquiry in RE: What matters most at Easter
£CALL Out of stockEntries for Religious Studies A level rising faster than for any other arts, humanity or social science
The key outcomes of the 2016 A level results in England and Wales for Religious Education are as follows.
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Equality - Race/ethnicity, religion and culture
Race/ethnicity and religion are three overlapping terms. While they are often related, it is important to distinguish between them. The following activities will enable pupils to interpret these terms; reflect on their impact, influence in people's lives; evaluate the effective qualities of role models.
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Erratum Sacred Places
RE Ideas - Sacred Places: Correctly labelled assessment for learning levels for 4 to 6 year olds.
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Essential RE: Expressing - blank cover
A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Essential RE: Expressing - front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Essential RE: Freedom - blank front cover
Essential RE: Freedom - blank front cover A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Essential RE: Freedom - front cover
Essential RE: Freedom - front cover A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Essential RE: God - front cover
Essential RE: God - front cover A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Essential RE: Happiness - front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Essential RE: Origins & Destiny - front cover
Front cover image of this RE Today title.
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Essential text: Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2
Exploring Religion and Beliefs: Hindus-: The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2. The title Bhagavad Gita is often translated as 'Song of the Lord'. Some say that it is the most popular and well-known of all Hindu scriptures.
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Essential text: how is the meaning of the Qur’an understood?
Examining Religion and Belief: Muslims Vol. 2 - Essential text: how is the meaning of the Qur’an understood?
£CALL Out of stockEthics and Moral Issues (Specials! RE)
A clear collection of 'instant copiable RE lessons', aimed at pupils with lower reading abilities.
£CALL Out of stockEthics of War
Ethics of War provides detailed and comprehensive coverage of the main ideas and concepts (e.g. just cause, just war, jihad, holy war, pacifism, war crimes, genocide). The material is text-based. It is suitable as a reference point for students, particularly more able ones, and is a readily accessible source from anywhere with internet access.
£CALL Out of stockEthnography for Pupils
The interpretive approach is rooted in ethnographic methods of enquiry. With her usual clarity, Joyce Miller explains how such methods can be applied to RE in order to enhance the quality of learning that takes place.
£CALL Out of stockEuthanasia - two different Christian views
Christian views on euthanasia is a short clip (5.52 mins) which presents two Christians with opposing views on euthanasia. Both views are backed up by Biblical references, which raises the question of how the Bible can be interpreted in different ways. Arguments for and against legalising euthanasia are presented.
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Evaluative essay-writing (home learning)
A piece of home learning about evaluative essay-writing for pupils in KS3 (11-14 year olds).
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Evaluative essay-writing KS4 (home learning)
A piece of home learning about the Bible for pupils in KS4/GCSE (14-16 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockEvery Child Matters and RE
Helen Harrison explores how RE makes a significant contribution to the ECM outcomes.
£CALL Out of stockEveryone Visiting Everywhere!
Caroline Smith, RE co-ordinator at Temple Park Infants School in South Shields, thinks that a broad experience for every child includes lots of visits to places of worship for 4–7s. In this article she tells you how and why.
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Examining Art: Teakster
Examining Religion and Belief: Muslims Vol. 2 - Teakster is an multi-award-winning digital artist who discusses being a Muslim artist.
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Examining Religion and Belief: Jews
Additional activities to support Essential Texts: introducing Tanakh and Talmud (pp. 6-7 of ERB Jews)
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Example of work: A Sikh Poem
Example work from page 16 of RE in Action: A Sikh Poem (JPG) Age 6.
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Example of work: Advent Calendar and meaning for Christians 1
Example work from page 21 of RE in Action: How does an Advent calendar show the meaning of Christmas for Christians? Picture showing calendar doors closed (JPG) Age 8.
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Example of work: Advent Calendar and meaning for Christians 2
Example work from page 21 of RE in Action: How does an Advent calendar show the meaning of Christmas for Christians? Picture showing calendar doors open (JPG) Age 8.
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Example of work: And what do we think about God
Example work from page 15 of RE in Action: What Jewish people think about God - and what do we think? (JPG) Age 6.
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Example of work: Christians, Creation and Eco churches 1
Example work from page 34 of RE in Action: Christians, Creation and Eco churches. Graphics (JPG) Age 11.
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Example of work: Christians, Creation and Eco churches 2
Example work from page 34 of RE in Action: Christians, Creation and Eco churches. Writing (JPG) Age 11.
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Example of work: Comparing Christian Theodicies
Example work from page 44 of RE in Action: Comparing Christian Theodicies (JPG) Age 15.
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Example of work: Comparison of celebrations
Example work from page 25 of RE in Action: Comparison of celebrations. Shabbat, Easter, Mother's Day (JPG) Age 9.
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Example of work: Creation and science
Example work from page 27 of RE in Action: Creation and Science: conflicting or complementary? Three pieces of written work by one pupil (JPG) Age 10.
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Example of work: Different views of a sacred space
Example work from page 31 of RE in Action: Different views of a sacred space (JPG) Age 11.
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Example of work: Everything is listened to
Example work from page 39 of RE in Action: Everything is listened to (JPG) Age 12.
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Example of work: Exploring the Church
Example work from page 11 of RE in Action: Exploring the Church. Written questions. (JPG) Age 5.
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Example of work: Five Religious Pilgrimages
Example work from page 42 of RE in Action: Five Religious Pilgrimages. (JPG) Age 13.
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Example of work: God is invisible
Example work from page 17 of RE in Action: God is invisible, but gives people their abilities (JPG) Age 7.
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Example of work: Joseph's Coat of Many Colours 1
Example work from page 10 of RE in Action: Joseph's Coat of Many Colours (JPG), example 1 of 2. Age 5.
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Example of work: Joseph's Coat of Many Colours 2
Example work from page 10 of RE in Action: Joseph's Coat of Many Colours (JPG), example 2 of 2. Age 5.
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Example of work: Living as a Muslim
Example work from page 29 of RE in Action: Living as a Muslim: a visitor to our class (JPG) Age 11.
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Example of work: Moral Code
Example work from page 33 of RE in Action: Moral Code (JPG) Age 11.
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Example of work: Muslim Scriptures and Prayer 1
Example work from page 28 of RE in Action: Muslim scriptures and prayer and the search for peace. Written work: Muslim prayer (JPG) Age 10.
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Example of work: Muslim Scriptures and Prayer 2
Example work from page 28 of RE in Action: Muslim scriptures and prayer and the search for peace. Written work: The Holy Qur'an (JPG) Age 10.
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Example of work: Nature and Qualities of God in Christianity
Example work from page 45 of RE in Action: The nature and qualities of God in Christianity (JPG) Age 16.
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Example of work: Pentecost 1
Example work from page 38 of RE in Action: Pentecost. Illustrated writing (JPG) Age 12.
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Example of work: Pentecost 2
Example work from page 38 of RE in Action: Pentecost. Worksheet (JPG) Age 12.
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Example of work: Prophetic Rant 1
Example work from pages 36-37 of RE in Action: Prophetic Rant: calling for justice. Prep sheet (JPG) Age 12.
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Example of work: Prophetic Rant 2
Example work from page 37 of RE in Action: Prophetic Rant: calling for justice. Written work (JPG) Age 12.
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Example of work: Questions for Guru Nanak
Example work from page 20 of RE in Action: Questions for Guru Nanak, about Guru Nanak's visit to the Court of Heaven (JPG) Ages 7 and 8.
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Example of work: Questions? Questions? Questions?
Example work from page 22 of RE in Action: Questions? Questions? Questions? poem (JPG) Age 7.
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Example of work: Reincarnation
Example work from page 30 of RE in Action: Reincarnation (JPG) Age 11.
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Example of work: The story of Jesus meeting Zacchaeus
Example work from presentation (not in book) of RE in Action: The story of Jesus meeting Zacchaeus and changing his life from greed and loneliness to generosity and community. (JPG) Age 7.
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Example of work: Treasure and Money 1
Example work from page 19 of RE in Action: Treasure and Money, main picture (JPG) Age 7.
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Example of work: Treasure and Money 2
Example work from page 19 of RE in Action: Treasure and Money, additional pictures (JPG) Age 7.
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Example of work: Trinity
Example work from page 32 of RE in Action: Trinity: three persons in one God (JPG) Age 11.
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Example of work: Using metaphor to express the incarnation
Example work from pages 40-41 of RE in Action: Using metaphor to express the incarnation. Entitled: I am the Bread of Life and I am the Light of the World (JPG) Age 13.
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Example of work: Visiting a Church
Example work from page 12 of RE in Action: Visiting a Church. (JPG) Age 5.
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Example of work: Wanted Messiah! 1
Example work from page 22 of RE in Action: Wanted: Messiah! poster (JPG) Age 9.
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Example of work: Wanted Messiah! 2
Example work from page 22 of RE in Action: Wanted: Messiah! written explanation (JPG) Age 9.
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Example of work: What gifts would we give Jesus?
Example work from page 8 of RE in Action: What gifts would we give Jesus? (JPG) Age 4.
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Example of work: What it means to be a Muslim
Example work from page 35 of RE in Action: What it means to be a Muslim. Writing (JPG) Age 12.
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Example of work: What Jewish people believe about God
Example work from page 14 of RE in Action: What Jewish people believe about God. (JPG) Age 6.
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Example of work: What would I do What would a Buddhist do
Example work from page 13 of RE in Action: What would I do? What would a Buddhist do? (JPG) Age 5.
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Example of work: When Allah gave life 1
Example work from page 26 of RE in Action: When Allah gave life. Allah's creations, by Tiya (JPG) Age 9.
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Example of work: When Allah gave life 2
Example work from page 26 of RE in Action: When Allah gave life by Tarandeep (JPG) Age 9.
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Example of work: Who was Krishna?
Example work from page 43 of RE in Action: Who was Krishna? (JPG) Age 14.
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Example of work: Why did God make ... ?
Example work from page 9 of RE in Action: Why did God make ... ? (JPG) Ages 4 and 5.
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Example of work: Why is the Holy Spirit significant to Christians? 1
Example work from page 24 of RE in Action: Why is the Holy Spirit significant to Christians? Written work (JPG) Age 9.
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Example of work: Why is the Holy Spirit significant to Christians? 2
Example work from page 24 of RE in Action: Why is the Holy Spirit significant to Christians? 'Bag of worries' exercise (JPG) Age 9.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment
Excellence and enjoyment: a strategy for primary schools (2003).
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment: Assessment
Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Planning and assessment for learning; day-to-day assessment strategies.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment: Collaborative and Personalised Learning
Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Creating a learning culture; classroom community, collaborative and personalised learning.
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Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Creating a learning culture; conditions for learning.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment: Design Opportunities
Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Planning and assessment for learning; designing opportunities for learning.
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Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Learning to learn; key aspects of learning across the primary curriculum.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment: Learning Environment
Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). The learning environment and its impact on learning.
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Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Planning and assessment for learning; assessment for learning.
£CALL Out of stockExodus 20
A stimulating, flexible and challenging DVD-based resource, providing contemporary insights and opportunity for reflection on the 10 Commandments.
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Experiencing stillness haikus
This presentation supports the work on meditation and stillness from Questions in RE: Buddhists, RE Today Services 2012 (pp.11–16). It shows the work of Year 7 students from Chosen Hill School, Gloucestershire
£CALL Out of stockExplanation for why people believe or do not believe in God (1.1)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 1.1: Explanation for why people believe or do not believe in God. Identifies some explanations people offer, reflecting a range of disciplinary perspectives.
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Exploring artefacts special objects in Jewish homes FULL UNIT
A PDF of the full unit 'Exploring artefacts: what special objects do Jewish people have in their homes from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people',
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Exploring beliefs through real people (Classroom 11-16)
A pdf of the article by Daniel Hugill from (pp.26-27). Daniel Hugill teaches at Coopers Coborn School in Essex. He shares four ideas for learning from beliefs that have worked well there.
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Exploring celebrations presentation
Exploring a theme: Celebrations - Exploring celebrations presentation - a card and discussion activity
£CALL Out of stockExploring Churches
A resource enabling teachers and parents of all ages and abilities to make the most of a visit to a church and churchyard.
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Exploring Easter (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Easter for pupils in KS3 (11-14 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockExploring Iconic Images
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Ed Pawson, The King's School.
£CALL Out of stockExploring puzzling questions: two practical actvities
This resource is from the publication 'Exploring Puzzling Questions'. Page 10-12. Includes two practical activities for 5-7 year olds. Two concepts are using stories and using pictures.
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Exploring the 99 names of Allah
Opening up RE: Islam - Exploring the 99 names of Allah activity template
£CALL Out of stockExploring the Beliefs of 16–19 Year Olds, Part 2: Respect, Human Rights, Life After Death
Lat Blaylock (REsource 29:1, Autumn 2006).
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Expressing myself
Page 32 of this RE Today publication. Entry-level pupil activities on the them of 'expressing myself'.
£CALL Out of stockExtended commentaries on Muslim and Christian texts (4.1)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 4.1: Extended commentaries on the Qur'an and Bible texts on page 12 of the book.
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Extended information sheets on the pictures of atonement
This resource looks at four ways of understanding atonement. This supports pp. 28-29 of the RE Today publication 'Christians' within the 'Examining religion and belief series'.
£CALL Out of stockExtended interview with Tim, George's father
Extended interview with Tim, George's father, a non-religious perspective on celebration from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God.
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Extended interviews with people of faith
Extended interviews from pp.12-13, plus an additional Muslim response.
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Extended version of the article ‘Case studies: Shankara and Ramanuja’
Exploring Religion and Beliefs: Hindus-: Extended version of the article ‘Case studies: Shankara and Ramanuja’, suitable for use with advanced GCSE and A level students.
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EYFS Knowledge Organiser Christianity
Where do we live and who lives there? How do we celebrate Christmas?
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F is for forgiveness
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) on the value of forgiveness in different religions and beliefs using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Facilitating Subjects: The Myth!
How advice based on a misunderstanding of the idea of ‘facilitating subjects’ can disadvantage students applying for university!
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Fact sheet on female leaders of religion
Further information on female leaders of religion as well as fact files on three figures suggested in the Pp. 30-33 REtoday autumn 2018 article 'Words matter: gender, religion and RE'
£CALL Out of stockFairy Lights and Sand Trays: Tools for Spirituality?
Rachel Warwick describes the practice of prayer spaces in schools: is this most appropriate in church schools, or would it work well in community schools? Is it RE, spiritual development, school worship or what?
£CALL Out of stockFaith and responses to the environment
Burnley Interfaith Question Panel is a video on the CLEO website of a question and answer session at the end of a young people’s conference. Four people, representing Christian, Atheist, Muslim and Agnostic points of view answer 8 questions put to them through the chairperson. The question in focus here is: ‘How does your faith affect your attitude to the environment?’ The Christian, Agnostic and Muslim panel members respond.
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Faith stories: Judaism
Opening up RE: Values - The story of Hanukkah - Adapted from Maccabees books 1 and 2
£CALL Out of stockFaith Studies and Ethics for AQA
This is not just another revision book but an attractive and informative resource. It will be useful to staff and students taking AQA Short Course Specification B to support the programme of study. Highly recommended.
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Family driving image
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
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Features of God's kingdom
Features of God's kingdom from the parables. To be used with to be used with p. 27 Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
£CALL Out of stockFeedback to AQA on the 2018 GCSEs
A Q&A between a NATRE executive member and the AQA exam board.
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Festival Wall Planner
Download the FREE Festival wall planner for 2017 from Articles of Faith.
£CALL Out of stockFestivals and Festivals 2
Festivals and Festivals 2 are DVD packs with supporting posters.
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Fierce Feathers - A true story of the Society of Friends in America
A great resource including a story, classroom cards, a picture book inspiration and a quiz for your pupils. Part of the remembrance suite of resources originally created for the Diocese of Wakefield.
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Mary Stone reflects on her more than 60 years of working with children and teachers. Mary was a pioneer in searching out styles of RE and learning that really mattered.
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Finding meaning in objects - Anchor Cross
RE Ideas: Jesus - Finding meaning in objects - Anchor Cross
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Finding meaning in objects - St Brigid Cross
RE Ideas: Jesus - Finding meaning in objects - St Brigid Cross
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Finding meaning in objects - The Alpha and Omega
RE Ideas: Jesus - Finding meaning in objects - The Alpha and Omega
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Finding out about Pesach: using the big picture
RE Ideas: Celebration: Finding out about Pesach: using the big picture
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Finding philosophical questions
To support philosophical enquiry activities on pp. 16-20 in Inspiring RE: Big Questions. Advice on how to enable your class to write philosophical questions.
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Julia Sandiford Mitchell, headteacher at Shawclough Primary School, wanted her pupils to think about credit, Woolworths and giving money away in RE.
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Five tweets from the future
Article about climate justice from page 46, 'Instant RE' section in REtoday Autumn 2020. Idea for the classroom, with examples from pupils aged 8 - 13 years.
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Full, extended version of article: 'Five ways to teach climate change in RE' by David Kibble on pages 34-35 in REtoday Autumn 2020.
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Flying for life: the Mission Aviation Fellowship
Article by Rebecca Walker from the Mission Aviation Fellowship, from REtoday Autumn 2019.
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Food outlines
Opening up RE: Judaism - Food outlines for activity 1 to ask pupils to explain the significance of the food.
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Foot outline to use for 'foot festival' activities
Foot outline to use for 'foot festival' activities. Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people'.
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For teachers - what are the roots of Sikhs in the UK
What are the roots of Sikhs in the UK
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From Page to Practice: Creative RE Using a Local Agreed Syllabus
The authors of this article encourage teachers to be creative in using a local Agreed Syllabus and scheme of work's RE material, using the Lancashire ‘Field of Enquiry’ model as an example.
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In this article, Terence Copley traces his career, noting along the way the many events and influences with which he had to contend.
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This article comments on some aspects of the story of Moses and draws out six suggestions for classroom activities.
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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils. Includes blank version.
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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Front cover images
A downloadable version of the individual cover images of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Fruits and roots
Opening up RE: Values - Exploring Christian teachings about love
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G is for Goddesses
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) on questions to do with gender and goddesses in different religions using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
£CALL Out of stockGaia and Climate Change: A Theology of Gift Events
In brief, this book considers environmental responsibility in relation to both the modern concept of Gaia and the more fragmented environmentalism that preceded it.
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Game board on Hinduism and Islam
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Game board on Hinduism and Islam
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Game board on Hinduism Instructions
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Game board on Hinduism and Islam instructions
£CALL Out of stockGCSE and GCE Changes
An update on changes in GCSE and GCE examinations proposed in 2006.
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GCSE promo posters
A set of 5 posters featuring 2018 GCSE students to promote GCSE RS.
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Generic music analysis
Expressing meaning through sound: liberating music (pp.18-22 and 32). A generic music analysis sheet, for pupils to explore and compare different types of music.
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Giving it! How charitable is Britain?
Activities, copiable worksheets and classroom ideas about the top ten charities in the UK for secondary pupils: make them think about generosity and use contemporary data as a starting point for reflection on attitudes.
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Giving It! How Charitable is Britain? 10 ways...
Ten ways to use charity data in exploring the themes of money and religion.
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PowerPoint presentations showing the architecture and decorative interiors of Gloucester Cathedral.
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God & atheism (home learning)
A piece of home learning looking at 2 questions: 'why do people disagree so much about whether God is real and what God is like?'. For pupils in KS3 (11-14 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockGod in Hinduism
God in Hinduism is a simple morph activity - the Aum symbol (representing Brahman) morphs into three deities, and returns to Aum. This helps make a difficult concept easier to grasp, and illustrates the Hindu belief in one god with many forms.
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God is not... PowerPoint
Supporting PowerPoint presentation to support class work on what God is not, designed for 7-9-year-olds but adaptable for other primary age ranges.
£CALL Out of stockGod's Creation Part 1
God’s Creation part 1 is a short video (3.59 mins) illustrating one Christian perspective on the relationship between God and creation. The lyrics of a song are presented clearly, illustrated with visual images. This is a useful resource to focus students sharply on identifying beliefs expressed in a non-textual format, and to consider how the method of presentation can affect how the message is received and responded to. In creating their own presentations they can consolidate their learning and reflect the views of others with understanding and respect.
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God-consciousness in Sikhism
One section – Ashtapadi 8 from pp. 272–273 – offers an extended account of the qualities of the God-conscious person.
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God: an Enquiry (p28)
Extended version of the article with the full version of the essay by Emma Burns.
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Good & Evil - some Christian perspectives
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a brief overview of Christian beliefs about good and evil. There is a short test activity to consolidate learning.
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Good news and bad news pictures with text cards
RE Ideas - Christmas - What is the good news and bad news of Christmas pictures and text cards
£CALL Out of stockGovernors Review Activity for RE (Primary)
This resource is an exclusive to NATRE members, provided for governing bodies as part of their school membership of the National Association of Teachers of RE. It aims to help governors evaluate the quality of their provision for Religious Education by sharing some quotations from Ofsted reports over the last two years.
£CALL Out of stockGovernors Review Activity for RE (Secondary)
This resource is an exclusive to NATRE members, provided for governing bodies as part of their school membership of the National Association of Teachers of RE. It aims to help governors evaluate the quality of their provision for Religious Education by sharing some quotations from Ofsted reports over the last two years.
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Grace's Home - A prayer of thanks
RE Ideas - Literacy: Grace's Home - A prayer of thanks image
£CALL Out of stockGreater clarity for Academies in relation to RE?
At the end of March 2018, minister for schools; Nick Gibb MP responded to a parliamentary question about RE. NATRE has received clarification of his response.
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Greedy person image
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
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Green Day: Overdale Junior School
Additional resources to accompany the article on pages 20 - 21 by Anne Scott.
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Green Day: RE Enrichment for Moreside High School
This article shows what happened when David Levine, head of RE at Moorside High School, and the writer's RE PGCE trainees did some work on RE Enrichment with Moorside Year 9 pupils.
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Guidance on teaching RE in special schools, by Anne Krisman for REtoday.
£CALL Out of stockGrowing Up With RE
We asked some young people coming towards the end of RE learning what it has been worth. Thanks to Miriam Frampton, head of RE at Hitchin Girls' School in Hertfordshire, for all her help with the article.
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Guidance for headteachers of primary schools
The purpose of this paper is to make headteachers aware of the findings and recommendations of Religious Education: the Truth Unmasked, which reports the outcomes of the recent inquiry held by the All Party Parliamentary Group for RE (APPG).
£CALL Out of stockGuided Imagination as a Basis for Understanding the Importance of Special Places
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by James Holt, Parrs Wood High School.
£CALL Out of stockGuru Nanak and Mardana
A story from Sikhism: a lifelong friendship and the start of something big.
£CALL Out of stockGuru Nanak and Sikhism
This book, part of Hodder Wayland's Religious Lives series, provides useful information about the Buddha and Buddhism, presented in ways that are accessible for the 9–11 age range and for less–able readers in the lower part of Key Stage 3.
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H is for Heaven, Hell and Other Afterlives
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) looking at the questions of life after death, destiny, heaven and hell using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
£CALL Out of stockHadith cards
A set of cards each containing a Hadith. From p.32 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
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Hajj Pilgrimage Photo - The Kaaba
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Hajj Pilgrimage Photo - The Ka'aba
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Hajj Pilgrimage Photo 1
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Pilgrims walk around the Kaaba
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Hajj Pilgrimage photo 2
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Shaving hair at Eid-ul-Adha
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Hajj Pilgrimage photo 3
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Circling the Ka'aba wearing ihram
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Hajj Pilgrimage photo 4
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Running between safa and marwa
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Hanukkah: what’s the meaning of the celebrations?
Exploring a theme: Celebrations - Hanukkah: what’s the meaning of the celebrations presentation
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Harmony between Human and Horse - article
Article from REtoday summer 2019. Olivia Towers is the UK’s number-one dressage vlogger. She told REtoday about her faith, her sport and her work to promote good mental health.
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Harmony between Human and Horse - PPT
Article from REtoday summer 2019. Olivia Towers is the UK’s number-one dressage vlogger. She told REtoday about her faith, her sport and her work to promote good mental health.
£CALL Out of stockHarnessing technology
Harnessing technology: transforming learning and children's services (2005).
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Harvest donations judgement task
Opening up RE: Thankfulness - Where shall we send the harvest donations - a judgement task
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Help! How can I teach Easter?
Idea's and examples. a PDF of the REtoday article on pp.16-17
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Here I stand PowerPoint
Martin Luther stood for his beliefs 500 years ago, in October 1517. What would your pupils stand for today? This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Autumn 2017’s REtoday magazine.
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Here I Stand. I can do nothing else
REtoday Editor Lat Blaylock suggests that Martin Luther’s anniversary might prompt reflection in RE classrooms. Teachers are invited to send in pupils’ work on this theme. Pupils are invited to express their convictions in a short piece of writing (pp. 26–27).
£CALL Out of stockHesitation: A Spiritual Gift
The summer meeting of the RE Council of England and Wales, held in the beautiful Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition and All Saints in Knightsbridge, heard from the then–Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rt Revd Rowan Williams.
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Hexagon sheet
Hexagon pages for use with learning activity 2e in 'Exploring Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur' (Jewish festivals) in Examining Religion and Belief: Jews (RE Today publication). Suitable for 11-14s.
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Hindu beliefs quiz
PDF of p. 26 to support Activity 5 in the section 'What do Hindus believe happens when you die?' in Inspiring RE: Big Questions.
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Inspiring RE: Hindus - Hindu Business Shrine illustration image
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Hindu Creation Story: The Big Picture
PDF of the magazine article. A Hindu creation story: a twentieth-century mural from a palace in Rajasthan.
£CALL Out of stockHindu deities factfile
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 4.4: sheet with Hindu deities factfile. Supports resource 4.2 in the book (Hindu deities poster)
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Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 4.3: Annotated version of Hindu deities poster. Supports resource 4.2 in the book.
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Inspiring RE: Hindus - Hindu Home Shrine illustration image
£CALL Out of stockHindu Worship at Home and in the Temple: Using Digital Video and Email With 8–9 year olds
Using digital video and e-mail is a brilliant way of encountering religion, but something that is not always a very easy thing to organise.
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Hinduism - empathy game
Black-and-white line drawing of the Christmas scene for the Martian report (page 4).
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Hinduism - how to be naughty activity support presentation
Opening up RE: Values - Hinduism - how to be naughty activity support presentation
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Hinduism - human nature
A more detailed account of Hindu ideas about human nature and the problem of existence.
£CALL Out of stockHinduism - Mahabharata Translation
This unabridged version of chapter 5 is translated by Dermot Killingley
£CALL Out of stockHinduism: A New Approach, Second Edition
This textbook is a really useful introduction to Hinduism for GCSE students, and it will provide teachers with good background knowledge on which to build their classroom practice.
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Hindus and Christians changing the world
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - Hindus and Christians changing the world: activity page
£CALL Out of stockHints and Guesses: Creativity and Religious Education
Derek Webster (REsource 27:2, Spring 2005).
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The annual report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2005/2006.
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Holding a virtual group to support RE
How to hold a virtual support group for RE and the outcomes of doing this.
£CALL Out of stockHomosexuality: exposing the fault lines in Christianity.
Colin Johnson (volume 26 issue 2,spring 2004)
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Hopes and dreams
Newham schools have an annual competition for RE work, with this year’s theme on hopes and dreams. Here is Claire Clinton’s report on two examples of some great work. Should your academy chain or local SACRE run something similar? a PDF of the REtoday article on pp.12-13
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Hopes and dreams PPT
PPT to support REtoday article on pp.12-13 with examples of pupils work.
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Houses of wisdom
This article reports on the exciting project in Newham where pupils and schools entered a competition to showcase their work in visiting places of worship, houses of wisdom
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Houses of wisdom PPT
This article reports on the exciting project in Newham where pupils and schools entered a competition to showcase their work in visiting places of worship, houses of wisdom
£CALL Out of stockHow are key Muslim beliefs shown in a mosque?
First thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Paul Christian, Cardinal Pole Roman Catholic School, London Borough of Hackney.
£CALL Out of stockHow are Ofsted reports making reference to Primary RE
A document by NATRE exploring the references to Religious Education and the impact it may have to achieve a broad and balanced curriculum.
£CALL Out of stockHow are Ofsted reports making reference to Secondary RE
A document by NATRE exploring the references to Religious Education and the impact it may have to achieve a broad and balanced curriculum.
£CALL Out of stockHow can the problem of evil & suffering be explained?
Burnley Interfaith Question Panel is a video from CLEO of a question and answer session at the end of a young people’s conference. Four people, representing Christian, Atheist, Muslim and Agnostic points of view answer 8 questions put to them through the chairperson. The question in focus here is: ‘How do you explain the problem of evil and suffering?’
£CALL Out of stockHow can you tell if the inner voice is real
Lat Blaylock provokes you to tackle the topic of the reality of the inner voice with pupils: Is it mania, or norm, God or our own demons? When should we listen to it, and when should we laugh at it?
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How did Islam reach Britain?
An events table which timelines the spread of Islam and how it reached Britain. P. 27 of REtoday autumn 2018.
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How did the 1914-18 war challenge Christian theology and ethics?
War and Peace. How did the 1914-18 war challenge Christian theology and ethics? How can Christians respond to these challenges? Part of the remembrance suite of resources originally created for the Diocese of Wakefield. This special planned unit of RE gives teachers lots of learning ideas, ready to use, to enable students to explore theological, spiritual and ethical questions in relation to the Great War / First World War.
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How do Christian theologians use the Bible
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. PowerPoint presentation - How do Christian theologians use the Bible to define their ideas about the love of God?
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How do Christians across the world across the world celebrate Easter and why?
Unit 3 of Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
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How do Christians decide how to live?
Unit 4 of Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
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How do Christians decide how to live? PPT
These resource explores how Christians live, for use with 7-9s and accompanies Pp. 21–26 of Inspiring RE: Christians.
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RE Ideas: God - How do Christians portray God?
£CALL Out of stockHow do Hadith guide Muslims through the journey of life?
How do Hadith guide Muslims through the journey of life? A unit of work for 9-11s including background knowledge for the teacher and classroom ideas and activities. From Inspiring RE: Muslims (pp.27-32).
£CALL Out of stockHow do Hadith guide Muslims through the journey of life? PPT
A PowerPoint presentation to support the teaching of a section called 'How do Hadith guide Muslims through the journey of life?' within the primary curriculum book 'Muslims' from the 'Inspiring RE' series.
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How do Hindus believe the world works PowerPoint
Inspiring RE: Hindus- How do Hindus believe the world works
£CALL Out of stockHow do Hindus understand the Supreme Being
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Pages 16-17 How do Hindus understand the Supreme Being?
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How do Jewish people show respect for the Torah?
An activity sheet for pupils to rank which of the eight ways of showing respect for the Torah come top of the list in their opinion. From RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people'.
£CALL Out of stockHow do Jewish people think we can mend the world presentation
RE Ideas- Fairness and Justice - How do Jewish people think we can mend the world presentation
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How do Jewish people think we can mend the world?
RE Ideas- Fairness and Justice - A PDF of the two quotations of how Jewish people think we can mend the world
£CALL Out of stockHow do Liverpool Altars show what it means to be human?
PowerPoint presentation from p.31 showing variations of the public-display multi-faith altar.
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How do Muslims contribute to Britain today
The presentation includes a quiz about modern-day British Islam.
£CALL Out of stockHow do people face up to good and evil?
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Hamsha Rama, Redden Court School, London Borough of Havering, supported by Janet Dyson.
£CALL Out of stockHow do people think about their relationship with God (11.1)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 11.1: How do people think about their relationship with God? Page 30 from the book.
£CALL Out of stockHow do religious families practise their faith and how does it influence their lives?
A presentation to provide a visual resource and stimulus questions to help pupils to develop knowledge, skills and understanding to Christian religious customs and practices.
£CALL Out of stockHow do some non-religious people welcome a new baby - unit PDF pp.4-9
This resource is a PDF version of RE Today's curriculum book 'Living without God'. It focuses on naming ceremony and celebrations.
£CALL Out of stockHow do some religious faiths respond to poverty?
First thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Andy Joyce, Walthamstow Academy, London Borough of Waltham Forest.
£CALL Out of stockHow do the Five Pillars help Muslims express their faith?
How do the Five Pillars help Muslims express their faith? A unit of work for 7-9s including background knowledge for the teacher and classroom ideas and activities. From Inspiring RE: Muslims (pp.15-19).
£CALL Out of stockHow do we teach young people about religion in a play-based environment?
Marilyn Bowles has wide experience in developing imaginative approaches to learning in general, to RE in particular, with the youngest children in our schools.
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How does being a Hindu affect life in India?
Answers to the matching activity on page 30.
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How does peace grow? PPT
A true story to challenge your picture of relations between Christians and Muslims in the world today.
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How Durga was born
Opening up RE: Hinduism - How Durga was born from light to save the Earth from terror
£CALL Out of stockHow have Christians talked about Jesus as God through the ages?
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Pages 14-15 How have Christians talked about Jesus as God through the ages?
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How important is the Torah?
Activity sheet looking at how important the Torah is for Jewish people. Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people'.
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How might ideas about God affect peoples lives, more quotes
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 5.4: 'How might ideas about God affect people's lives?' extended grid of quotes, to supplement Resource 5.3 on page 24 of book.
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How should we live
Opening up RE: Respect - How should we live in a community with many difference presentation.
£CALL Out of stockHow the LAMBI scale predicts behaviour from beliefs (10.2)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 10.2: How the LAMBI scale predicts behaviour from beliefs. Page 29 from the book, with results summary.
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How to make RE more playful – article
This article and PowerPoint show teachers of 4-7s in RE some interesting and fresh ways of making RE learning more playful. (pp.14-16)
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How to make RE more playful – PPT
This PowerPoint show teachers of 4-7s in RE some interesting and fresh ways of making RE learning more playful. (pp.14-16)
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How to raise the profile of Religious Education in the Secondary School
Sometimes teachers and leaders of RE find it a struggle to promote their subject in school. This piece will share some practical ideas surrounding how departments can raise the profile of RE with a particular focus on the secondary sector.
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How to run philosophical enquiry in class
To support philosophical enquiry activities on pp. 16-20 in Inspiring RE: Big Questions. Two sheets with advice for the teacher, including useful sentence starters and an introduction to the STARS framework.
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How to show that you care
Opening up RE: Christianity - How to show that you care presentation
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How to show that you care 1 (home learning)
A piece of home learning about showing you care for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). This is document 1 of 2. Pupils should view this PPT, then complete the 'How to show that you care' worksheet'.
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How to show that you care 2 (home learning)
A piece of home learning about showing you care for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds). This is document 2 of 2. Pupils should complete this work sheet after viewing the 'How to show that you care' PPT.
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How why and where do Hindu people worship
Inspiring RE: Hindus- How why and where do Hindu people worship PowerPoint
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Human and Machine Intelligence: are they the same?
Supporting lessons for article in REtoday summer 2019 'Animal, vegetables and minerals'. (Lesson C: Human and Machine Intelligence: are they the same?)
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Humanist discussion of Euthanasia
It is useful for those who are looking for non-religious viewpoints on euthanasia. It includes definitions of key terms, the legal position, arguments for and against and some questions to provoke thought and discussion.
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Humanist Interview
What does it mean to be a Humanist in Britain today? Extended version of the interview with Humanist teenager and parent.
£CALL Out of stockI Belong to the Muslim Faith
This book guides the reader through the way of life of the Muslim faith as it follows one family through their journey as believers in Islam.
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I is for idols and icons
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) looking at the differences between an idol and an icon using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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I know I said I would not tell (but it is so interesting)
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - Temptation scenario
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Ian Latta on using the IPAD in RE
The great RE bake-off - or how to make the perfect Apple and Raspberry Pi. (page 38). An online presentation to support this article
£CALL Out of stockICT across the curriculum
A DfES document detailing the use of ICT in religious education (2004)
£CALL Out of stockId-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Adha: special times in Islam
Resource from REtoday 2016. Looking a celebrating special times in Islam, such as Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Adha, as well as Hajj.
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If I had a million dollars (p.34) Worksheet
"Worksheet for children 5 – 8 years of age to enable them to think about treasure and money, and what money cannot buy. "
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If I had a million dollars (p.34).
Treasure and Money: a PowerPoint sequence with examples of other children’s work to get your pupils thinking for themselves.
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If the Buddha came to Surrey
Enacting a story of the life of the Buddha: classroom ideas for RE.
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If the Earth were only a metre in diameter
Article about the environment from page 48, 'Instant RE' section in REtoday Autumn 2020. Idea for the classroom, with examples of work in response from pupils aged 8 and 12.
£CALL Out of stockIf this is what Jesus is like, what is God like? More Bible stories
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 6.6: "If this is what Jesus is like, what is God like?" more Bible stories, to supplement Resource 6.5 in book.
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Illustrations of Hannah, Grace, Imran
Illustrations of Hannah, Grace and Imran from p. 8, for use with Activities 1 and 2 in section: Who am I? Where do I belong? in Inspiring RE: Big Questions.
£CALL Out of stockImage of a bike
An image of a bike to be used pp. 10-15 from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God. 'What can we learn from these non-religious stories'.
£CALL Out of stockImage of a car
An image of a car to be used pp. 10-15 from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God. 'What can we learn from these non-religious stories'.
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An image of a traffic light to be used pp. 10-15 from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God. 'What can we learn from these non-religious stories'.
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Images of Salvation: The Story of the Bible through Medieval Art
A CD-ROM of images and texts, grouped around 44 themes, of interesting examples of the medieval art inspired by Biblical narrative.
£CALL Out of stockImages of Salvation: The Story of the Bible through Medieval Art
A CD-ROM of images and texts, grouped around 44 themes, of interesting examples of the medieval art inspired by Biblical narrative.
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Images of Sewa and Langar
Enlarged images from pg. 7 of Sikhs - primary RE Today publication from the Inspiring RE series.
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Images of various Jewish traditions
RE Ideas - Sacred Words: Images of various Jewish traditions and a simplified version of Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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Images portraying Sikhs in Britain
Images portraying Sikhs in Britain. Supports activities in RE Today publication 'Sikh's from the Inspiring RE series.
£CALL Out of stockImaginative guided fantasy
Julie Grove, who's a member of the REtoday editorial group, provides the tools and the rationale for some imaginative RE. She was, until recently, RE adviser in Solihull.
£CALL Out of stockImagining new energy for RE with 11 - 14 year olds - a day conference
Steph Carnell and Jane Lewis from the Diocese of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, share their experience of creating a concentrated RE experience as a way to deepen pupils' learning.
£CALL Out of stockImpact of Government policy on GCSE RS
Two elements of government policy since 2010 have been described as having ‘unintended negative consequences for Religious Education’. The first of these was the English Baccalaureate introduced in 2010.
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Report on the impact of Government Policy on GCSE entry patterns for Religious Studies short and full course.
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Important stories for Jewish people - FULL UNIT
A PDF of the full unit 'What do celebration foods and activities teach us about important stories for Jewish people?' from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people',
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Imran's ideas about God
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 2.4. 'Imran's ideas about God'.
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In our Liverpool 8 home
Dr Matthew Thompson shares the exciting projects of Liverpool Community Spirit in exploring community identity and social cohesion in the European capital of cultural diversity.
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In the journey of life, what makes things better, and what makes things worse?
Inspiring RE: Right and wrong - In the journey of life, what makes things better, and what makes things worse PowerPoint presentation focusing on Islam
£CALL Out of stockIndoctrination, Education and God
This article is a summary of a Montgomery Trust lecture delivered for Christian Education by Professor Terence Copley in London on 6 May 2006.
£CALL Out of stockIndustrial Heritage on Tyneside
A presentation by Vincent Fox on art, faith, work and worship
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Infographic: data on Muslims in the UK and beyond
Data on Muslims in the UK and beyond
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Information sheet – Writing to persuade
The information sheets on pp. 27 of RE Today publication 'Inspirational People'. Ten information points about Dr Hany El Banna for pupils to write persuasively about.
£CALL Out of stockInformation sheets – sentence cutout
The information sheet on pp. 26 of RE Today publication 'Inspirational People'. Gives a selection of sentences.
£CALL Out of stockInformation sheets – Write to inform
The information sheets on pp. 24 of RE Today publication 'Inspirational People'. Guiding pupils to read and understand text and write about these people, by creating a booklet.
£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 stockInspirational Jewish women PPT
This slideshow supports the activities on pp. 28–32 of Inspiring RE: inspirational people. A PPT on How and why might these Jewish women be considered inspirational? Suitable for 9–11s
£CALL Out of stockInspiring 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.
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Inspiring words? Questions and tasks
RE Ideas: Literacy - Inspiring words? Questions and tasks
£CALL Out of stockInteractive and special RE for Special Schools
Is RE important in a Special School? How do you teach RE effectively in special schools? Four final-year students from the University of Cumbria undertaking a four-year Primary QTS degree specialising in RE offer their thoughts.
£CALL Out of stockInterfaith Dialogue Conversations
Interfaith dialogue interviews produced by RE Today.
£CALL Out of stockInterfaith Explorers
Interfaith Explorers is a free online resource designed to take pupils on a voyage of discovery through Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Its aim is to promote respect and understanding between people, particularly those of the Abrahamic faiths.
£CALL Out of stockInterfaith Week Assembly
A visual, exciting assembly to use in your assemblies for Interfaith Week. Written by Lat Blaylock of RE Today services.
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Assemblies are not RE, but they sometimes lead to good RE. See what happened when interfaith ideas got into the assembly programme in this Warrington School.
£CALL Out of stockInternet Sacred Text Archive
The Internet Sacred Text Archive provides access to a vast collection of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric, including the sacred texts of the main religions studied in RE.
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Interpreting the Book of Revelation part 2
A resource linked to this RE Today publication that shows the three different ways of interpreting the selected texts from the Book of Revelation.
£CALL Out of stockInterpreting the GCSE Humanities data
A short report from NATRE outlining the GCSE data for History, Geography and RE, indicating the true picture.
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Interview with young British Hindu's
Enquiring into the lives and goals of young British Hindus today: extended versions of the interviews from pages 22 - 23.
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Interviews with Buddhists
Opening up RE: Community - Interviews with 2 individuals about the importance for Buddhists about being part of a community.
£CALL Out of stockInterviews with Charity Workers
Interviews with charity workers presents a series of interview with charity workers: CAFOD; Muslim Global Relief; Volunteers in Brazil; Christian Aid. Material for each charity is presented under two headings - work and faith. The interviews provide much information about motivation for charity work (individual and charity), religious reasons for helping the poor, and examples of types of aid.
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Interviews with young Hindu worshippers
Exploring a theme: Worship - Interviews with young Hindu worshippers
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Interviews with young Jewish worshippers
Exploring a theme: Worship - Interviews with young Jewish worshippers
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Interviews with young Muslim worshippers
Exploring a theme: Worship - Interviews with young Muslim (Shia and Sunni) worshippers
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Introducing Humanist Values
Opening up RE: Community - This presentation enables pupils to learn about Humanism in a simple way in RE.
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Introducing Muslims:outlining sunni and Shi'a beliefs
Muslims belong to the ummah – the worldwide community of believers – but there are variations in belief and practice. The two main schools are Sunni and Shi’a. These have distinctive identities but they hold many beliefs and practices in common, as presented by Wahida Begum (Sunni) and Zameer Hussain (Shi’a) in the diagram below.
£CALL Out of stockIntroducing Philosophy of Religion
This is a somewhat quirky textbook, which could be useful with gifted and talented at KS3 or for GCSE RS courses looking at Philosophy.
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Introducing Seva (selfless service)
Opening up RE: Community - Images and images with text to do with Seva
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Introducing Tanakh and Talmud activities
Sheet with additional activities for deeper understanding of the Tanakh and Talmud. To support Essential Texts section of Examining Religion and Belief: Jews (an RE Today publication). Suitable for 11-14s.
£CALL Out of stockIntroduction to learning and the brain
From the RE Today publication 'More Than 101 Great Ideas'. Includes ten important questions about active learning and the brain.
£CALL Out of stockIntroduction to Sufism
Introduction to Sufism is a video resource filmed by CLEO at a SACRE Conference for students in years 6 and 7. The video is presented in 3 short sections: a) What is Sufism?; b) Whirling; c) Sufi Worship. The commentary provided by the Sufi Muslim workshop leader is clear and straightforward and provides a good starting point for students studying the ways in which religious experience is expressed in Sufism.
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Investigating Art
RE Ideas - God: Questions for groups to discuss about Artwork A: Processional Cross of the Most Holy Trinity, Artwork B: Interpretation of Rublev’s Icon of the Trinity and Artwork C: Trinity
£CALL Out of stockInvestigating God Pupil booklet
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Pupil booklet: supports section 6 of book, Multidisciplinary RE: psychology and theology.
£CALL Out of stockInvestigating God Unit 1: Investigator briefing
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God - Opening unit. 'Investigator Briefing: God'
£CALL Out of stockInvestigating God Unit 2: What do Christians believe about God?
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God - Unit 2. 'What do Christians believe about God?'
£CALL Out of stockInvestigating God Unit 3:What do Muslims believe about God?
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God - Unit 3. 'What do Muslims believe about God?'
£CALL Out of stockInvestigating God Unit 4: What do Hindus believe about the idea of a supreme being?
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God - Unit 4. 'What do Hindus believe about the idea of a supreme being?'
£CALL Out of stockInvestigating God Unit 5:Where do ideas about God come from?
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God - Unit 5. 'Where do ideas about God come from?'
£CALL Out of stockInvestigating God Unit 6:Multidisciplinary RE
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God - Unit 6. 'Multidisciplinary RE: what can we learn from psychology and theology about the idea of God?'
£CALL Out of stockInvestigator files Psychology
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Pages 18-19 Investigator files: Psychology. Using psychology to investigate God.
£CALL Out of stockInvestigator files Theology
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Pages 4-5 Investigator files: Theology. Using theology to investigate God.
£CALL Out of stockIs Christianity the Only True Religion?
John Hick (REsource, volume 19 issue 3, summer 1997)
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Is happiness the purpose of life (Pg 25-31)
Christian and secular responses to the question: Is happiness the purpose of life? Pages from the publications Questions: Meaning Purpose and Truth
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Is happiness the purpose of life (PPT)
Christian and secular responses to the question: Is happiness the purpose of life?
£CALL Out of stockIs life sacred? Is life priceless?
What can we learn from the dreadful dilemma of conjoined twins Jodie and Mary?
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Is Marriage a good thing? (home learning)
A piece of home learning about marriage for pupils in KS4/GCSE (14-16 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockIs my body sacred? Reflecting on body image and understandings of health
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by John James and Lesley Prior, The Greycoat Hospital School
£CALL Out of stockIs religion good for society?
Essential RE: Society. A PowerPoint presentation showing examples of student work using the ideas and resources from this section of the book.
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Is the whole world sacred? (home learning)
A piece of home learning about the world and special places for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockIsaac speaks: 'Some Day!'
In this article Jane Brooke, RE Today sub editor and adviser in Cheshire, describes a way of working with the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac.
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Isaiah: Light of Redemption
Jewish form of art - Jewish microcalligraphy by Ellen Miller Braun. Taken from Big Picture section in REtoday autumn 2018 p. 90
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Islam in Today's World: revised edition
A visually appealing and colourful text , ideally suited for students following any GCSE syllabus examining Muslim responses to contemporary moral issues and ultimate questions.
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Islam primary case study: Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation
PowerPoint presentation with photos illustrating the activities of the Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation: toy collection in the UK and distribution in Iraq. Supports article on p.25 of REtoday Spring 2020.
£CALL Out of stockIslam: Truly a Great Religion
An informative book which covers the basics of Islam in a concise and considered way. It is accessible for most pupils and a good source of reference.
£CALL Out of stockIslamic art for every child
Muslim artist and educator Razwan Ul-Haq responds to REtoday's questions about his work and perspective.
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J is for Jesus
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) on what has made Jesus the most famous human being ever using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: inclusion and investigation
There are currently five Witness families in this school which makes it the second largest religion in Mount Pleasant. Anne feels strongly that the school is doing something positive for its children and their future.
£CALL Out of stockJehovah's Witnesses in the RE classroom.
James Holt (RE source volume 26 issue 2, spring 2004)
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Jenny Berglund and Bill Gent - Learning About Islam
Parts 1 and 2 of the original article by Bill and Jenny, from REtoday 34:3 and 35:1
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Jesus heals the Roman centurion’s servant (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Jesus for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockJesus is our true mother: Julian of Norwich in your classroom
John Kirk of Chapel Road School, Attleborough, has used his Farmington Fellowship term to create a set of multimedia resources to get primary pupils thinking deeply.
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Jesus' Journey (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Easter for pupils in KS2 (7-11 year olds).
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Jesus: here and now
Debbie O'Mahony’s 9–11 year olds thought about where Jesus would come to if he was arriving today. The PowerPoint shows some intriguing replies, and models practice any teacher could follow.
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Jesus: here and now - article
Debbie O'Mahony’s article describing a lesson with 9-11s about where they thought Jesus would come to if he was arriving today.
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Jewish 'thank you' prayers
Inspiring RE: Right and Wrong - Many Jewish people use some short prayers called ‘Baruch atah Adonai’. They are little statements that usually start with ‘You are blessed, O Lord our God, king of the universe who . . .’ There are hundreds of them for every occasion. We have provided you with some.
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Jewish artefacts: inference square activity
Inference square activity sheet to support 'Essential artefacts' section in Examining Religion and Belief: Jews (RE Today publication). Accompanied by a sheet with the artefacts labelled. Suitable for 11-16s.
£CALL Out of stockJewish beliefs about death and the afterlife
Judaism 101 is a vast website that looks at ‘all things Jewish’ and whilst it is quite text heavy, the language levels are quite accessible for GCSE students.
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Jewish Beliefs: artefacts
Opening up RE: Judaism - An image of Passover Seder, an image of metal utensils and milk containers and writing excerpts by Franta Bass and Simon Winston
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Jewish celebration in the special school.
A pdf of the article by Margaret Dean on p.36.
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Jewish compassion in action: Triptych on Charity
An REtoday article 35 1 (pp. 30–31). Karen Van Coevorden, a former RE teacher, works for the Jewish Museum in London. We asked her for an example of the best of the museum’s collection. This one really repays study!
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Jewish holy days keywords
Sheet with keywords, phrases, quotations in relation to Jewish holy days. To support learning activity 2b in Exploring Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur section of Examining Religion and Belief: Jews (an RE Today publication). Suitable for 11-14s.
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Jewish holy texts: what did we learn?
A writing activity for your pupils to dig deeper into Jewish holy texts. Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people'.
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Jewish responses to ethical issues
A copy of a selection of Jewish quotations from p.27, to support activity 1 on p.26.
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Jigsaw story: The Lost Coin
Opening up RE: Christianity - Jigsaw story: The Lost Coin image
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Jihad responses
Muhammad Awan lectures in politics and religion. Here he gives his response to the question : What does jihad mean to me?
£CALL Out of stockJoined-up Teaching.
Su Brice shares her classroom project using RE on Judaism as a way of enabling learning in DT, Citizenship and History.
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Jonah and the big fish
RE Ideas: Fairness and Justice - A bible story about Jonah and the Big Fish
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Jonah and the Big Fish
Exploring a theme: Leaders and Followers - Jonah and the Big Fish (adapted for young children)
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Justin Welby interview
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, visits each of the Anglican dioceses. On his recent visit to the Diocese of Leicester, 100 9- and 10-year-olds from 25 different Anglican schools joined him for a webinar, interviewing him with some of their biggest questions about prayer. Here is their interview, followed by ideas for classroom learning.
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K is for Kosher
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) on food laws exploring kosher, halal, vegan and other diets using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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An outline of the Ka'aba for pupils to use on prayer mat designs. From p.8 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
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Kar2ouche ~ Learning from religion
Kar2ouche is a software package that allows students to produce posters, leaflets and (most effectively) storyboards, with the possibility of recording their own dialogue and making quite sophisticated animations.
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Karma, puja, reflection and Hindu belief
Colour and black and white versions of the gameboard for Moksha Patuma and pictures of a Hindu shrine for classroom use (page 11).
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Kartarpur messenger
What do Sikhs believe about how you should live? (pp.19-24) Copy of the ‘Kartarpur Messenger’ from p.21.
£CALL Out of stockKeeping the Faith: The transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs
A research poster by Jasjit Singh.
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Ketubah example
Example of a ketubah. From RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people', for activity 4 in Exploring artefacts: what special objects do Jewish people have in their homes?
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Key features of Islamic gardens
Opening up RE: Islam - Annotated diagram of Islamic gardens
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Key images from each of the fact files
Key images from a knowledge passport fact files to print and use in class supports RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series.
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Knowledge Organiser Y1 and 2 (Islam and Christianity)
Knowledge Organiser Y1 and 2 (Islam and Christianity)
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Knowledge Organiser Y3 and 4 (Judaism, Islam and Christianity)
Knowledge Organiser Y3 and 4 (Judaism, Islam and Christianity)
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Knowledge Organiser Y5 and 6 (Islam and Christianity)
Knowledge Organiser Y5 and 6 (Islam and Christianity)
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KS1 RE - Exploring Parables: The Good Samaritan
Reception teacher Jo Bailey introduces the story of The Good Samaritan to her class at Fairlop Primary school in Essex.
£CALL Out of stockKS1 RE - Exploring Values: Two Religious Tales
Themes of universal values are presented with two colourful stories from different faiths, narrated through dramatic and stylised performances.
£CALL Out of stockKS1/2 RE - Big Ideas for Small People
In this series of KS1 lessons, Paul Newbould from Minchinnhampton School, uses techniques including "philosophy for children", to encourage deeper-thinking among Year 1 pupils, in an RE context.
£CALL Out of stockKS1/2 RE - Big Ideas for Small People - Lesson Analysis
This discussion programme looks at how primary teachers can best plan, manage and assess RE learning which promotes the asking of big or puzzling questions.
£CALL Out of stockKS1/2 RE - Storytelling Workshop
A practical workshop designed to de-mystify the art of storytelling and offer guidance on how to tell great stories and maximise their effect.
£CALL Out of stockKS2 RE - Christianity 1
This programme shows how to teach a lesson on Christianity to pupils from a multi-faith background with little or no knowledge of the subject. The Easter story is the subject of KS1 and KS2 lessons.
£CALL Out of stockKS2 RE - Christianity 2
Two primary school teachers from different backgrounds join the head of a Church of England first school and a lecturer in theology from Newman College to discuss effective ways of teaching Christianity.
£CALL Out of stockKS2 RE - Teacher's Guide to Islam
In this programme we explore the basic elements of Islamic faith that any primary teacher would need to know by spending 48 hours in the company of the Sheikh family from Birmingham.
£CALL Out of stockKS2 RE - Teaching about Islam
This programme shows how one school, Wylde Green Primary in Sutton Coldfield, approaches teaching about Islam.
£CALL Out of stockKS2 RE for Pupils - Birth Marriage and Death
This programme features three ceremonies from three different religions to illustrate the cycle of life. The programme depicts the real ceremonies and features interviews with the participants.
£CALL Out of stockKS2/3 RE - Rules and Responsibilities
In this programme Lynne Broadbent and Shaun Burns present a motivational project about rules and responsibility, devised for Year 6 RE pupils as they begin secondary school.
£CALL Out of stockKS2/3 RE - Symbols and Symbolism
In this programme, Year 6 pupils learn about symbols and symbolism in both religion and their own lives before completing an activity to form the basis of their Year 7 RE.
£CALL Out of stockKS3 RE - Hindu Spiritual Pathways
In this programme, four young Hindus share their understanding of what their religion means to them.
£CALL Out of stockKS3 RE - Hinduism and Spirituality - A Lesson
In this programme, RE teacher Laura Morris introduces Hinduism to Year 9 pupils using the resource programme Hindu Spiritual Pathways.
£CALL Out of stockKS3/4 RE - Art Workshop
If you're a teacher lacking the confidence to incorporate art into your RE lessons, this programme could be for you.
£CALL Out of stockKS3/4 RE - Christian Ethics: Attitudes to Other Faiths
Mulberry School for Girls is a large inner-city non-faith school whose intake is largely Bengali Muslim. The GCSE long and short course results in RE are well above the national average.
£CALL Out of stockKS3/4 RE - Running the Department
Fulfilling the statutory requirement of running a secondary RE department and finding the time and resources to really focus on teaching and learning is a challenge for many schools.
£CALL Out of stockKS3/4 RE - Science and Religion: Personhood
This programme follows one teacher who manages to bring Science and RE together with compelling results for his students and viewers alike.
£CALL Out of stockKS3/4 RE - Teaching RE to Muslim Students: Studying Buddhism
Find out how an RE teacher approaches the study of Buddhism with a Year 8 class of mainly Muslim pupils.
£CALL Out of stockKS3/4 RE - Teaching RE to Muslim Students: Studying Islam
Mick Walker, head of RE at Nab Wood School, teaches a lesson exploring Muslim attitudes to issues of peace and conflict.
£CALL Out of stockKS3/4 RE - Using Science in Religion
How can RE deal with science, or should the two be kept separate? Find out in this fascinating workshop featuring three RE teachers from across the country and led by senior representatives from the Science and Religion in Schools Project.
£CALL Out of stockKS4 RE - Body Theology: From Conference to Classroom
Find out how RE lessons can be designed to help pupils answer questions about the relationship between the physical and the spiritual.
£CALL Out of stockKS4 RE - Faith and Form - Exploring the Physical Aspects of Religion
A multi-faith panel answer searching questions from a group of Year 11 students on the relationship between the spiritual and the physical.
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L is for Laws and Rules
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) looking at why humans often make rules, some of them about God, and whether we should keep them using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Labels and captions
RE Ideas - Christmas - Labels and captions of thoughts feelings and objects at Christmas
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LAMBI grid
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 6.3: LAMBI grid for LAMBI scale exercise, to support Step 3A on page 29 of book.
£CALL Out of stockLAMBI scale categories and terms (8.1C)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 8.1C: LAMBI scale categories and terms. Supports exercise B (What do people think 'God' is like?), part iv on page 22 of the book.
£CALL Out of stockLAMBI scale definitions (8.1B)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 8.1B: LAMBI scale definitions. Supports exercise B (What do people think 'God' is like?), part iii on page 22 of the book.
£CALL Out of stockLAMBI scale predicts behaviour from beliefs (10.4)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 10.4: LAMBI scale predicts behaviour from beliefs. Summary of research findings using scales to support exercise in Resource 10.2 on page 29 of the book.
£CALL Out of stockLAMBI scale: 28 terms (8.1A)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 8.1A: LAMBI scale, 28 terms. Supports exercise B (What do people think 'God' is like?), part ii on page 22 of the book.
£CALL Out of stockLanyard template
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 6.9: lanyard template to support steps 6 and 8 on page 32.
£CALL Out of stockLarge image of Amrit Sanskar
Image of members of the Khalsa taking part in Amrit Sanskar. Supports activities in RE Today publication 'Sikh's from the Inspiring RE series.
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Learn to pray (Christianity)
Learn to pray is a resource on the Church of England’s website designed for those interested in praying but are unsure about what to do. It explains what prayer is and suggests some ways in which it can happen in a straightforward way.
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Learning about Hindu people - A progression grid
Inspiring RE: Hindus- Learning about Hindu people - A progression grid
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Learning about Hindus (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Hinduism for pupils in KS2 (7-11 year olds)
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Learning about Jesus through Art (home learning)
A piece of home learning about art and stained glass windows for pupils in KS2 (7-11 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockLearning about the veil, learning from the veil (pp 30 – 31).
Classroom activity to download: 12 cards, 12 points of view about the veil.
£CALL Out of stockLearning about the veil, learning from the veil (pp 30 – 31). (Part 2)
A pdf of the article.
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Learning from the story of Noah in RE PPT
Ways to make the story of the ark and the flood a stimulus for deeper thinking for 5-11s. (pp.16-17)
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Learning from Hindu values
These lesson ideas are designed to help your pupils to think for themselves about what is good and bad, nice and nasty, kind and unkind. The source material for this thoughtful engagement is from Hindu traditions. Too often, pupils learn facts about Hindu dharma (duty) without engaging with the visions, ideals and ways of being good that Hindu traditions offer.
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Learning from Hindu Values: an extended version
Opening up RE: Values - This sequence of lesson ideas, expanded from the book Opening up Values, is designed to help your pupils to think for themselves about what is good and bad, nice and nasty, kind and unkind.
£CALL Out of stockLearning from Judaism: making links to Pesach
A presentation to support learning from the Jewish festival of Pesach (Passover) for 5-11s in the article by Joyce Mackley on pages 14 - 15.
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Learning from many religions in rural Herefordshire.
An extended version of the article on pages 16 - 17 by Joyce Mackley.
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Learning from nature: image cards
Opening up RE: Community - Images that draw on Buddhist scriptures
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Learning from nature: lessons from Buddhism
Opening up RE: Community - Simple versions of what Buddhist scriptures say.
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Learning from nature: matching
Opening up RE: Community - Words to connect with images
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Learning from nature: taking it further
Opening up RE: Community - Summaries of Buddhist Scripture
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Learning from nature: use your body!
Opening up RE: Community - Acting out cards to understand Buddhist teachings.
£CALL Out of stockLearning from the goldsmith: prayer in the Sikh tradition.
Gopinder Kaur and W Owen Cole (REsource volume 26 issue 3, summer 2004).
£CALL Out of stockLearning Outside the Classroom
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Marianne Fleming, Our Lady & St Bede RC School.
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Learning Outside the Classroom (Planning Guidance)
Good general planning guidance for Learning Outside the Classroom.
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Learning preferences
An extended version of the article by Kate Martin including a much fuller set of data.
£CALL Out of stockLearning through concepts, growing RE skills
Kath Bagley shares a process of enquiry that has enabled children in Hampshire to grow their RE skills over the last six years.
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Learning to argue about religion and belief
An extended version of the article by Ben Wood and Lat Blaylock on using questions about prayer to develop students’ skills at arguing.
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Leicestershire Sample Long Term Primary Plan
This RE Primary Plan is offered as a sample. Schools should make their own decisions based on their knowledge of pupils and how this learning will compliment and build on other learning in the curriculum.
£CALL Out of stockLet’s build a Succah Audio
Exploring a theme: Celebrations - Let’s build a Succah Audio
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Let's keep A level theological.
Michael Wilcockson is a principal A level examiner, author and head of department at Eton College. He offers a good lesson and an argument to show why RE at A level should be theological, not just philosophical.
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Letter from the Queen
A letter from the Queen to pupils at a school. Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people'.
£CALL Out of stockLife after death: fact or fiction?
Life after death: fact or fiction (9.06 mins) is a student’s work submitted to You Tube. This is a interesting example of an investigation by a student as a piece of video. If You Tube is not accessible in school, suggest students complete the task outside the classroom if possible.
£CALL Out of stockLife after death: thinking things through
A multi-path narrative for students to use in thinking about their ideas on the topic of life after death.
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Life is a circle
Sheets to support Activity 1 in the section 'What do Hindus believe happens when you die?' in Inspiring RE: Big Questions.
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Life is a circle: illustration and text boxes
Sheet to support Activity 1 in section 'What do Hindus believe happens when you die?' in Inspiring RE: Big Questions. Illustration, with text boxes.
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Life issues.
A visual learning frame to use with a ‘Foetus’ image to explore sanctity of life issues imaginatively.
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Lion and lamb image
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
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Lisa Kassapian Interview
An extended version of the interview with Lisa Kassapian.
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Listing and labelling - How, why and where do Hindu people worship
Inspiring RE: Hindus- How, why and where do Hindu people worship? Listing and labelling (to support Activity 3 )
£CALL Out of stockLittle children, big questions. Teddy wonders: being puzzled is good in RE
Paul Newbould, who teaches infants in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, takes the teddy on the class church visit to show that it's OK to be puzzled.
£CALL Out of stockLittle Grey and the Great Mystery
The thread of this story is developed as an inquisitive grey squirrel sets out on an adventure to discover an answer to a question about the great mystery from where we all come.
£CALL Out of stockLocal groups funding form
Funding form for local groups to obtain their special grant
£CALL Out of stockLocal RE Groups: five years on?
Juliet Lyal, NATRE's Local Groups Officer, reflects on the number, distribution and work of the network of NATRE-affiliated local groups of teachers.
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Locations for Harvest time activity
Opening up RE: Thankfulness - Locations for the Harvest time activity
£CALL Out of stockLooking backwards – looking forwards
Barbara Wintersgill looks back on her time as one of the key national figures in the world of RE and, in the process, reflects on how RE might develop in the future. (REsource volume 29 issue 2, spring 2007)
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Looking inside different ways people pray at home
RE Ideas - Literacy: Looking inside different ways people pray at home
£CALL Out of stockLord Krsna shows the Universal Form within his mouth (6.1)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 6.1: Krishna shows the universe in his mouth (a version of the story from the Bhagavata Purana 10.8.32 - 10.8.45, to support the classroom exercises on page 16 of the book).
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Lord prayer
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
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Lord's prayer: Eight page activity booklet
Eight page activity booklet with space for pupils to ask questions about parts of the Lord's prayer. Supports the Inspiring RE: Christians, edited by Fiona Moss and Julia Diamond-Conway, published by RE Today.
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Lords prayer spread
An image used for an exercise on the Lords Prayer in RE Today publication 'Christians' from the 'Inspiring RE' series (Pp. 12-13)
£CALL Out of stockLuis and Richard Live in Peru
As a ‘project pivot’ which can be used for Literacy, RE, Geography, PHSCE, Environmental Studies and Assemblies this pack is well worth £30. If this is all you have in your budget for new resources, then this is the one to buy.
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M is for Meditation and Prayer
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) on meditating, praying and the value of spiritual practices using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Make a Mezuzah box
A photocopiable sheet to enable children to make their very own Mezuzah box. Taken from RE Today publication 'Inspiring RE: Jewish people',
£CALL Out of stockMake the RE trip better: originality, creativity, inspiration
Ruth Meharg teaches RE at Formby High School. After a residential trip to the Samye Ling Buddhist monastery in Dumfries, her pupils concocted a formula for imaginative RE trips.
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Making a “Bible box”
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - Make a small “Bible box” from thin card. It will help you to learn that the Bible, for Christians, is “one book, many parts”. PDF of Page 19
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Making and keeping promises made before God- Baptism
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - Making and keeping promises made before God activity on Baptism
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Making and keeping promises made before God- Wedding
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - Making and keeping promises made before God activity on weddings
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Making hard decisions: a visual learning resource - moral islands
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - Making hard decisions: a visual learning resource moral islands in colour
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Making hard decisions: a visual learning resource - moral islands
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - Making hard decisions: a visual learning resource moral islands in black and white
£CALL Out of stockMaking it real: Jesus bags and Guru bags
Caroline Coster of Henlow VC Middle School, Bedfordshire, has got RE's need for touchy feely learning in the bag with her primary classes.
£CALL Out of stockMaking it simple! Thoughts on assessment and progression in RE.
Alan Brine (REsource volume 25 issue 1, autumn 2002)
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Making Music (Part 3)
Ten simple suggestions for using music in RE with worksheets for classroom use
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Making music? (Part 2)
A presentation for teachers: ideas for using music in the classroom, including children’s work.
£CALL Out of stockMaking radio in the RE classroom (pp 22 – 23).
A pdf of the article by Martin Langan.
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Making sure they know about plurality (p.22)
•A copy of the article by Lyndsay Mason
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Making sure they know about plurality PPT
A PowerPoint presentation for schools planning their own collaborative day on respect for all.
£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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Making Time for the Spiritual (pp 14 - 15).
Classroom 4–11. A presentation to accompany the article.
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Maltby RE Assessment after levels
RE assessment after levels p.72 This is a fuller version of the article by Helen Maltby.
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Man gave names to all the animals
Stephen Guyon Bird is an artist who used to be a teacher. He has been creating images from the narrative of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Spring 2018’s REtoday magazine, pp. 92–3.
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Man in the Well Story
Inspiring RE: Hindus- Man in the Well story adapted from Book 11, chapter 5 of the Mahabharata, from a translation by Dermot Killingley
£CALL Out of stockMarriage and Divorce - Christian perspectives
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a brief overview of Christian perspectives on marriage and divorce. There is a short test activity to consolidate learning.
£CALL Out of stockMaryam's diary
A copy of Maryam's diary in the correct order. From p.18 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockMaterials used to teach about world religions in schools in England: key findings & recommendations
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) investigate the materials used in schools to teach about world religions as part of RE.
£CALL Out of stockMay Report on Expert Advisory Group
A Summary of the first meeting of the new expert advisory groups (EAG) for RE convened by the REC.
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Meaningful milestones magazine article
RE Ideas: Literacy: Elliot and Sarah share with us important milestones in their life in Judaism
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Meeting a Baptist pastor
Exploring a theme: Leaders and Followers - Interview with a Baptist pastor
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Meeting Sally and her Christian Family
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - Various images of activities that are really important to Sally
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Meeting young Christian worshippers
Exploring a theme: Worship - Meeting young worshippers - different types of Christians
£CALL Out of stockMemories Make a Difference – looking at others and ourselves through art and symbols
Case Study: development of a compelling learning experience by Alastair Ross, Holmfirth High School.
£CALL Out of stockMessages about God Venn diagram and cards
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 5.2: Venn diagram and cards to support 'Messages about God' Activity 2 on page 21 in book.
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Metaphor making
Exploring a theme: Journey of Life and Death - Making up metaphors for death
£CALL Out of stockMichael Rosen: the poetry of education.
Well-known poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen has recently 'starred' in 'Why Atheism', a DVD pack for schools from Team Video. In this article he shares his perspective on education.
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Mobile templates
Big Questions Big Answers vol 1: Investigating God. Resource 3.2: mobile templates to support Activity 2 on page 11.
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Mohandas Gandhi
This resource includes stories from the life of Gandhi, lesson ideas, activities for primary pupils.
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Moksha Chitram Board Black and White
Opening up RE: Hinduism - Snakes and Ladders Moksha Chitram Board Black and White
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Moksha Chitram Board Colour
Opening up RE: Hinduism - Snakes and Ladders Moksha Chitram Board Colour
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Money Values - Using story to explore values
Exploring a Theme: Sacred Stories - What matters more than money? Reflecting on values using a traditional story and a story from another culture
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Mool Mantar - ‘There is only One God’ box
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - PDF of Mool Mantar - ‘There is only One God’ box from page 12
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Mool Mantar grid
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - PDF of the Mool Mantar grid from page 13
£CALL Out of stockMoral Philosophy: a guide to ethical theory
This textbook, part of the Philosophy in Focus series, provides a good introduction to moral philosophy and ethical theories in an accessible and student-centred way.
£CALL Out of stockMoral Problems, second edition
This new edition of Moral Problems offers the reader the opportunity to explore extracts of major philosophical works in ethical theory. This is achieved through a mix of primary sources, commentary, questions and exercises.
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More about Ashramas and the Five Daily Duties PowerPoint
Inspiring RE: Hindus- More about Ashramas and the Five Daily Duties PowerPoint
£CALL Out of stockMore teenage voices: ideas of God (9.1B)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 9.1B: More teenage voices - ideas of God. Additional examples to supplement the comments in Resource 9.1A on pages 26-27 of the book.
£CALL Out of stockMore than 101 Great Ideas: Online resource extract
An extract from the online resources PDF of the RE Today publication ‘More than 101 Great Ideas’
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Mosque Visit in the wake of the Paris Attacks: The story of one Primary school
One primary school's account of a class trip to a Mosque in Birmingham in the wake of the Paris attacks.
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Mother Teresa a life story
God’s pencil: a life story in 24 pieces (page 18). A PowerPoint presentation and PDF to support this article.
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Moving On Up: Using stories from religions to explore beliefs about God
An attractive, practical and user-friendly publication from RE Today Services, aimed at facilitating transition between Key Stages 2 and 3. It uses narratives from six major world religions to explore beliefs about God.
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Mr Men and Little Miss Thoughtful, Mr Foolish and Little Miss Daft
This PowerPoint sequence supports the ideas about getting ten year old's to work with six year old's on the topic of Wisdom from pages 14–16 in RE Today, April 2016.
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A Christmas Unit of Work for Upper Key Stage 2 produced by The RE-searchers (search for "The RE-Searchers" for additional support material).
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Muhammad’s Night Journey and Ascension
This tells the story of Lailat al Miraj in Islam.
£CALL Out of stockMulti Faith Conference
Article celebrating the success of a multi faith conference for 160 primary pupils.
£CALL Out of stockMultiple learning styles
This article describes how Linda Colson, head of RE at Omagh High School, Northern Ireland, refreshed her curriculum for pupils with special needs.
£CALL Out of stockMusic and meaning: interpretation of a variety of forms of religious and spiritual expression
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Claire-Marie Cuthbert, Grangefield School and Technology College.
£CALL Out of stockMusic textile dance art - RE leading on spiritual development
Vicky Gilbert, of Oldfield Middle School, Uttoxeter, describes how the RE department in her school ran a spectacular RE experience for 30 pupils.
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Musical Easter?
Opening up RE: Easter - This presentation is for making connections between music, worship and the Christian stories of Holy Week and Easter, linking to their own experiences.
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Musical spirituality for 11-year-olds.
A pdf of the article by Ruth Houston on p.34.
£CALL Out of stockMuslim beliefs about death and the afterlife
How do Muslims view death? is part of an Islamic guide for non-Muslims who would like to understand Islam, Muslims, and the Qur’an. It is rich in information, references, bibliography, and illustrations. It has been reviewed and edited by many professors and educators.
£CALL Out of stockMuslim child with Qur'an
A photograph of a young Muslim girl at the Birmingham museum looking at the Qur'an. From p.23 of Inspiring RE Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockMuslim children reading the Qur'an
A photograph of Muslim children reading the Qur'an. From p.23 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockMuslim Council of Britain (MCB)
The Muslim Council of Britain has produced for sale a large box - call it a crate - of resources for primary schools. The Islamic resources packs are designed to facilitate the teaching of Islam to 5 - 11s, alongside the teaching of other world religions.
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Muslim Interview
What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? Extended version of the interview with Muslim teenager and parent.
£CALL Out of stockMuslim parents and children with Qur'an
A photograph of Muslim parents and children at the Birmingham museum looking at the Qur'an. From p.23 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
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An enquiry into Muslims and money in Britain today.
£CALL Out of stockMy Buddhist Faith
Clear text and appropriate illustrations and photographs make this resource on how Pramodya and her family practise their Buddhist faith accessible to lower primary aged children.
£CALL Out of stockMy First Qur'an
My First Qur’an provides primary schools with an authentic and sensitive retelling of the stories of the Qur’an written by a Muslim in a style suitable for young children.
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My life my religion - Christians meet Nathan - Presentation (home learning)
A PowerPoint containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip as an introduction to a Christian boy, his beliefs and the church he belongs to. (8-13 year olds)
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My life my religion Christian prayer Presentation (home learning)
A PowerPoint for home learning containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip on prayer in Christianity. (8-13 year olds)
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My life my religion Hajj presentation (home learning)
A powerpoint containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip on Hajj. (8-13 year olds)
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My life my religion Hindus Simran and vraj Presentation (home learning)
A PowerPoint containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip as an introduction to two young Hindus and worship at home and in the mandir. (8-13 year olds)
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My Life my Religion Identity Presentation (home learning)
A PowerPoint containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip on Muslim identity. (8-13-year-olds)
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My life my religion Islam - The Qur'an Presentation (home learning)
A PowerPoint containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip on the Muslim sacred text the Qur’an. (8-13 year olds)
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My life my religion What is Christianity Presentation (home learning)
A PowerPoint containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip as an introduction to Christianity as a religious worldview. (8-13-year-olds)
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My life my religion What is Islam? (home learning)
A PowerPoint containing several pupil tasks based on a short BBC Clip as an introduction to Islam as a religious worldview. (8-13 year olds)
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My non-religious life
Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner, raises a question: How would RE show that every gay child matters?
£CALL Out of stockMy NQT Year in RE
My NQT year in RE: reflections and observations of the headlights as seen through the eyes of the rabbit by Richard Cooper.
£CALL Out of stockMy RE: a reflection from Humanism
Marilyn Mason, education officer for the British Humanist Association from 1998 to February 2006, tells her story of engagement with RE from early years. In the classroom, students can learn about humanism or other non-religious perspectives.
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My Sikh Divali
Bandi Chhor Diwas resources and activities from Exploring a Theme Celebrations.
£CALL Out of stockMy Very First BIG Bible Stories: Baby Jesus
This is one of a lovely set of big books which all young children will enjoy and which will assist teachers in delivering the Christian elements of the RE curriculum easily. They are well worth investing in for any infant school.
£CALL Out of stockMy will be done: how free are we to decide our life’s pathway?
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by John James and Lesley Prior, The Grey Coat Hospital School.
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My worldview
PDF of p. 30 to support Activity 1 in section: 'What are religions and Worldviews?' in Inspiring RE: Big Questions.
£CALL Out of stockMystery strategy cards
A set of clue cards that give information about Malala's life journey so far. From p.30-31 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
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N is for Number
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) looking at numbers in religion, and what they mean using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Naming the progress
A new way of assessing RE in 8 steps - a PDF of pp.42-5 from the magazine.
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Narrative cards for feelings graph
RE Ideas - Christmas: Narrative cards for feelings graph activity
£CALL Out of stockNATRE #REchatUk Poster
This #REchatUK poster is for your staffroom, to help you to get others in your school involved in RE.
£CALL Out of stockNATRE / REC joint letter to Ofsted
Letter sent by NATRE and the REC to Sir Michael Wilshaw, HMCI on 18 January 2012 regarding Religious Education.
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NATRE Executive Recommends God the guardian Singing Psalm 46
NATRE Executive recommends RE Today Magazine Jan 2017 ‘God the guardian? Singing Psalm 46’
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NATRE Executive Recommends Inspiring RE Living without God
NATRE Executive Recommends Inspiring RE Living without God
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NATRE Executive Recommends Inspiring RE Muslims
NATRE Executive Recommends Inspiring RE Muslims
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NATRE Executive Recommends RE and the Graveyard
NATRE Executive Recommends RE and the Graveyard
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NATRE Executive Recommends RE Ideas Literacy
NATRE Executive Recommends RE Ideas Literacy
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NATRE Executive Recommends RE Ideas Spiritual Development
NATRE Executive Recommends RE Ideas Spiritual Development
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NATRE Members Handbook
This handbook is for new and existing members of NATRE. It contains all the information you may need throughout your membership, from who to contact for advice or course bookings to information about NATRE and how NATRE is run.
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NATRE Primary Survey 2018
Online research conducted by NATRE over six weeks in June/July 2018. Replies were received from 523 individual schools in England, of different types.
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NATRE Primary Survey 2020
Online research conducted by NATRE over six weeks in June/July 2018. Replies were received from 523 individual schools in England, of different types.
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NATRE report on the provision for RE 2018
This analysis of the school workforce data, collected in November 2016 by the DfE shows that the percentage of schools reporting that they are making no provision for RE for 16 year olds has increased from 28% in 2015 to 33.4% in 2016 even though it is a legal requirement for all to do so.
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NATRE's response to DfE announcements on 7 February 2013 regarding a) Plans to introduce EBCs halted; b) GCSEs to be maintained and reformed; c) Introduction of new performance measure.
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NATRE Secondary Survey 2019
Online research conducted by NATRE over six weeks in May/June 2019. Replies were received from 663 individual schools in England, of different types.
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NATRE's response to both the department for Education and OFQUAL consultation
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Nature of God (home learning)
A piece of home learning about the Nature of God in Christianity for pupils in KS4/GCSE (14-16 year olds).
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Nehemiah, Vision and pupil understanding: presentation
PowerPoint presentation: Building community 'Nehemiah, Vision and pupil understanding' to support article by Gill Tewkesbury in REtoday Summer 2020: 'Without a vision the people perish'
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Never stop asking questions! Article
A article on the Islamic Awareness day for 11-12 year olds by Carol Lymn from page 38.
£CALL Out of stockNever stop asking questions! PowerPoint
A PowerPoint on the Islamic Awareness day for 11-12 year olds by Carol Lymn from page 38.
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New beginnings: hope from despair
Opening up RE: Easter - New beginnings: hope from despair
£CALL Out of stockNo ordinary job- RE recruitment campaign article
Colin Hallmark from PR agency 3:Nine talks to Teachwire about the Beyond the Ordinary RE teacher recruitment campaign.
£CALL Out of stockNo snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
Ever find yourself doing all the talking in your RE lessons? Do the students not seem too bothered with the work? Here is a great study on how to engage the students into leading their own learning.
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Noah and the Ark (home learning)
A piece of home learning about the story of Noah and the Ark for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockNoah's Big Boat
A rhythmic retelling of this Old Testament Bible story. It will introduce Noah to young children but will not enable the practitioner to develop meaningful RE in the Foundation Stage.
£CALL Out of stockNoisy reflection: a Jewish approach
Reflection can be done in groups, says Clive Lawton, who lectures at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He is a member of the Shap Working Party on World Religions in Education.
£CALL Out of stockNon-religious story – At the traffic lights
What can we learn from these non-religious stories? A slideshow which supports the activities on pp. 10–15 of RE Today's Inspiring RE: living without God publication. Includes the story 'At the traffic lights'.
£CALL Out of stockNot only animals but ‘hope’ and ‘new beginnings’
Ways to make the story of the ark and the flood a stimulus for deeper thinking for 5-11s. (pp.16-17)
£CALL Out of stockNotes on data for LAMBI scale correlations (10.5)
Challenging Knowledge in RE vol 1: Studying God. Resource 10.5: Notes on data for LAMBI scale correlations. Notes to support exercise in Resource 10.2 on page 29 of the book and research findings in online Resources 10.3 and 10.4.
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O is for Omnis
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) on the four big words that describe God’s qualities in philosophy using the BBC A to Z of Religion and Beliefs.
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Ofsted - FOI request from NATRE
Letter from Ofsted to Ms D Weston, NATRE Executive, in response to her FOI request about RE and the new Ofsted inspection framework.
£CALL Out of stockOfsted report 2013 - Religious education: realising the potential
Ofsted's 2013 'long report' on RE.
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Ofsted: How will they judge you?
In this complete version of the article, all the Ofsted criteria for making judgements about RE are given in full with an introduction by Jane Chipperton of AREIAC.
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A short, readable, and authoritative guide to humanism.
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On the one hand
A blank version of the writing structure to support evaluative answers.
£CALL Out of stockOnline Searchable Bible
The Bible Gateway provides online access to a large number of searchable versions of the Bible in English and other languages. Search can be by key word, topic or passage.
£CALL Out of stockOnly Breath - Rumi
'Only Breath' by Rumi (interpretation by Coleman Barks 1995) split into 28 sections for use in a bag of words activity. From p.9 of Examining religion and belief: Muslims.
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'Only Breath' by Rumi (interpretation by Coleman Barks 1995) and information for students. From p.8 of Examining religion and belief: Muslims.
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Orthodox Jewish Life in Jerusalem: presentation
PowerPoint presentation: 'Orthodox Jewish Life in Jerusalem' to support Big Picture article: 'Do Not Photograph' in REtoday Summer 2020.
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Our worldviews
PDF of p. 32 to support Activity 6 in section: 'What are religions and Worldviews?' in Inspiring RE: Big Questions. 'Letters' from people of three different worldviews.
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Outline drawing of Tryptych
RE Ideas - Sacred Places: Simple Image of Tryptych outline
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Outline drawings of schoolchildren
Outlines of schoolchildren from p. 8, for use with Activity 1 in section: Who am I? Where do I belong? in Inspiring RE: Big Questions.
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P is for Prophets
A piece of home learning for KS3 (age 11-14) looking at prophets: what they do, what they say and whether we need new ones today using the BBC A to Z of