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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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What are the causes of suffering?
Case study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Mary Whitworth of Marshalls Park School, London Borough of Havering and supported by Janet Dyson.
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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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Play-based learning and the felt sense: nurturing spiritual development in RE
Is there too much stress on mental and intellectual achievement and ways of knowing in contemporary Western education?
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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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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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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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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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Academies and RE
Statement from the DfE about the legal requirement for RE in academies
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Complaints protocol for maintained schools 2013.
£CALL Out of stockBursaries 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 stockAll–Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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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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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Giving It! How Charitable is Britain? 10 ways...
Ten ways to use charity data in exploring the themes of money and religion.
£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.
£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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Religion Around Me - Meet Kian
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - An Interview with Kian, a Baha'i
£CALL Out of stockMulti Faith Conference
Article celebrating the success of a multi faith conference for 160 primary pupils.
£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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockNATRE response to DfE announcements February 2013
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.
£CALL Out of stockOfsted - 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.
£CALL Out of stockProgress 8: A case for GCSE RS full course for all?
This article suggests, that in many schools around the country, full course RS for all might be a serious and viable option which is in the best interests of both the pupils and the school as a whole.
£CALL Out of stockQuestion of Faith Revelation BBC 2014
Classroom activities by RE Today to follow up the Question of Faith programme on Revelation BBC 2014
£CALL Out of stockQuestion of Faith Sexuality BBC 2014
Classroom activities developed by RE Today to support the BBC 2 Question of Faith series on Sexuality BBC 2014
£CALL Out of stockQuestion of Faith Life after Death BBC 2014
Classroom activities developed by RE Today to support the BBC 2 Question of Faith series on Life after Death BBC 2014
£CALL Out of stockQuestion of Faith Suffering BBC 2014
Classroom activities developed by RE Today to support the BBC 2 Question of Faith series on Suffering BBC 2014
£CALL Out of stockQuestion of Faith Marriage BBC 2014
Classroom activities developed by RE Today to support the BBC 2 Question of Faith series on Marriage BBC 2014
£CALL Out of stockRE and Collective Worship in Academies and Free Schools
A Q&A response from the DfE outlining the position with regard to RE and Collective Worship in Academies and Free Schools.
£CALL Out of stockReligious education guidance in English schools 2010
Non-statutory guidance for RE in English schools, published January 2010. This guidance replaces Circular 1/94 with regard to guidance on RE. Pages 26 - 30 are of particular relevance to schools.
£CALL Out of stockResearch Poster: Giving voice to 'the silent majority'
"Giving voice to ‘the silent minority’: the experience of religious students in secondary school religious education lessons" is a research poster based on research undertaken by Dan Moulin, doctoral researcher at Oxford University Department of Education, in 2011.
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Somebody Else's Shoes
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Helen Simpson, Plumstead Manor School.
£CALL Out of stockSummary of REC AGM May 2014
The Religious Education of England and Wales held its 2014 Annual General Meeting in the Welsh Government Buildings in Cardiff on May 7th and were addressed by Huw Lewis, Minister for Education in Wales.
£CALL Out of stockTransforming religious education Ofsted 2010 report
Ofsted's 2010 report on Religious Education based on research in 30 primary and 30 secondary schools over three years.
£CALL Out of stockUsing the 2013 Ofsted report to support RE
Guidance from NATRE on how to use the 2013 Ofsted Report 'religious education: realising the potential' to support RE.
£CALL Out of stockWarwick University Research: Materials to teach about world religions in schools in England.
The final report of Warwick University's research project for the DCSF, published January 2010.
£CALL Out of stockWhat Theology and Religious Studies graduates do after they graduate
Those of you promoting the study of Religious Studies at A level or at degree level, may find this document useful.
£CALL Out of stockUsing photography as a conceptual enquiry stimulus
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Rebecca Costambeys, Costello Technology College.
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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 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?
£CALL Out of stockPrimary RE - identifying outstanding lessons
Jane Brooke outlines what an outstanding lesson in RE looks like in a primary school.
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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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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.
£CALL Out of stockA Bookshelf on Sikhism
Joy Barrow (REsource 25:1, Autumn 2002). Recommendations of books on Sikhism.
£CALL Out of stockA Child's Reflections
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 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.
£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 stockA Group of High Achievers, MAGATs
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.
£CALL Out of stockA Guide to Specifications in GCSE RS (2009)
Graham Langtree, RE Adviser to the county of Devon, provides a guide to the new GCSE specifications.
£CALL Out of stockA New Friend is Better than a Whole Box of Treasure
Janet Jackson, from Holmes Chapel Primary School in Cheshire, compares values with her 5-year-old pupils. Lessons around the theme of a gift.
£CALL Out of stockAn article: A Partnership between Teachers and Learners: How to Inspire Your Pupils in RE.
Joyce Mackley, RE adviser for 15 years has endeared herself to hundreds of teachers through her practical and inspiring work.
£CALL Out of stockA Question of Judgement Developing Students Evaluation and Debating Skills
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Gurjit Kaur Shergill, Brampton Manor School.
£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 Spring Thing (song book with CD)
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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockAbove and Beyond: Using ICT to Develop Pupils' Spirituality
Julian Stern (REsource 25:3, Summer 2003) looks at how spirituality can be expressed through computers.
£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.
£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 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 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 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.
£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 stockPicturing Creation
A 24-page teachers' resource pack with CD-ROM focusing on the Genesis story of creation pictured through seven specially commissioned original works of art.
£CALL Out of stockOn Humanism: Thinking in Action Series
A short, readable, and authoritative guide to humanism.
£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.
£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 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 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 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 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.
£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.
£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 Week at Sir Thomas Boteler School
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 stockIs Christianity the Only True Religion?
John Hick (REsource, volume 19 issue 3, summer 1997)
£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.
£CALL Out of stockIslam 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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockJehovah's Witnesses in the RE classroom.
James Holt (RE source volume 26 issue 2, spring 2004)
£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.
£CALL Out of stockKar2ouche ~ 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.
£CALL Out of stockKeeping the Faith: The transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs
A research poster by Jasjit Singh.
£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 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.
£CALL Out of stockCase Study: Investigating the Nature of Spirituality Through Art
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Cathy Lyall, Frome College.
£CALL Out of stockLet'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.
£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 stockLearning Outside the Classroom
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Marianne Fleming, Our Lady & St Bede RC School.
£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 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.
£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)
£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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools: Leadership Guide
This set of guides is for teachers and school leaders who wish to improve an institution's teaching and learning. The techniques suggested are tried and tested; they draw on both academic research and the experience of practising teachers.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools: Unit 10: Group work
Argues that teachers should use group work so that pupils can develop the skills of collaboration and independence. Group work allows students to learn from each other and arrive at a clear understanding by teaching each other. Unit 10: group work (2004). Generic Guidance
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 11: Active Engagement techniques
Considers how to achieve pupil engagement in thinking, drama and writing tasks.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 12: Assessment for Learning
Shows how when assessment for learning is firmly established in the classroom pupils are actively involved in their learning, able to judge the success of their work, able to set targets for improvement and progression.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 13: Developing Reading
Presents the wide variety of skills pupils require to read effectively, including decoding, deduction and inference, methods of consolidating these skills and methods of taking notes.
£CALL Out of stockAnti-racism!
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.
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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.
£CALL Out of stockAssemblies 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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Mohandas Gandhi
This resource includes stories from the life of Gandhi, lesson ideas, activities for primary pupils.
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Stormzy: grime and grace PowerPoint
Stormzy: grime and grace PowerPoint illustrating the learning activities with examples of students’ work. This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Autumn 2017’s REtoday magazine.
£CALL Out of stockAssessing Religious Education at Key Stage 3
Barbara Wintersgill (REsource 26:3, Summer 2004).
£CALL Out of stockAssessment for Learning (2004) Objectives
Unit 3: Developing objective–led lessons in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
£CALL Out of stockAssessment for Learning (2004) Oral Feedback
Unit 4.1: Developing oral feedback in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
£CALL Out of stockAssessment for Learning (2004) Written Feedback
Unit 4.2: Developing written feedback in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
£CALL Out of stockAssessment for Learning (2004) Peer and Self–Assessment
Unit 5: Developing peer and self–assessment in RE. Subject specific guidance.
£CALL Out of stockAssessment for Learning (2004) Curriculum Targets
Unit 6: Developing curricular target setting in RE. Subject–specific guidance.
£CALL Out of stockAwe and Curiosity: The Contribution of RE to Contemporary Education?
Duncan Forrester (REsource 24:2, Spring 2002).
£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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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.
£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 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.
£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 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.
£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 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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockBoys' Achievement in Secondary Schools
A report from Ofsted (2003) on teaching boys with recommendations of what works well.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 14: Developing Writing
Argues that good writing is incredibly complex. Pupils must establish what they are writing for, what style to employ, who the reader is and how much to write. Good spelling and grammar are also essential to allow meaning to be clear.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 15: Using ICT
This unit considers not just the technical expertise to use certain computer programmes, but the capacity to select the appropriate programme for the task in hand.
£CALL Out of stockBuddhist 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 stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 16: Leading in Learning
Leading in Learning refers to a systematic programme for teaching the five National Curriculum thinking skills. This unit argues for the importance of teaching thinking skills and the idea that these skills equip pupils for life.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 17: Developing Effective Learners
The aim of this unit is to develop pupils as independent, reflective and collaborative learners. Unit 17: Developing effective learners (2004). Generic guidance.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 178 Improving the Climate for Learning
Focuses on how a positive and supportive classroom climate maximises pupil success. Such a climate is free from bullying, is fun yet orderly, is dynamic and enjoyable and is a space in which all pupils feel safe to try things out.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 19: Learning Styles
Unit 19: Learning styles (2004). Generic guidance.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 1: Structuring Learning
Establishes what is required of a successful lesson design, such as clarity of aims and engagement in learners. Unit 1: Structuring learning (2004). Generic guidance.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and learning in secondary schools
Unit 20: Classroom Management (2004). Generic guidance.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 2: Teaching Models
Establishes that a successful lesson contains discrete learning episodes, employs a variety of pedagogical techniques and contains opportunities for praise and reflection.
£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 stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 3: Lesson Design for Lower Attainers
Focuses on effective teaching of pupils who make slow progress. Explores the ways appropriate pedagogies can support these pupils by addressing the skills they lack. Considers emotional/ behavioural as well as academic issues.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 4: Lesson Design for Inclusion
Focuses on pupils who run the risk of exclusion in the classroom. Ways of identifying and meeting their specific needs are considered, with the overall aim being their equal chance of success and belonging.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 5: Starters and Plenaries
Considers the positive effect interactive starters have on focussed, universal and productive learning into focus. Considers the positive effect of interactive plenaries which consolidate learning, demand reflection and raise learning questions for the next lesson.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 6: Modelling
Explores effective modelling where pupils meet higher standards, are able to work more independently, employ a wide range of skills and thus further consolidate these skills. Unit 6: Modelling (2004). Generic guidance.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 7: Questioning
Establishes that effective questioning helps pupils understand the lesson better as they have to articulate the learning themselves, demands deeper thinking and helps to link prior knowledge. Unit 7: Questioning (2004). Generic guidance.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 8: Explaining
Argues that without effective explaining abstract concept, rules and principles are unlikely to be identified by pupils independently. Unit 8: Explaining (2004). Generic guidance.
£CALL Out of stockPedagogy and Practice: Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools - Unit 9: Guided Learning
This refers to group work, and explores how well-guided group work can enable pupils to collaborate and support each other, work independently, reflect on their progress and use the language of the subject being studied. Unit 9: Guided learning (2004). Generic guidance.
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Teacher recruitment in RE
A NATRE PowerPoint to show 'Why restoring subject knowledge enhancement grants and balancing bursaries is necessary to recruit sufficient teachers of RE for secondary schools'.
£CALL Out of stockAn additional activity about what matters most in the Pope’s role.
This resource looks at what matters most to Pope Francis and provides statements for students to sort. This supports pp.6-7 of the RE Today publication 'Christians' within the 'Examining religion and belief series'.
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The minister’s nine situations, written for a Catholic priest.
This resource looks at nine problems which could be all in the priest’s in-tray on a Monday morning. This supports pp.20-21 of the RE Today publication 'Christians' within the 'Examining religion and belief series'.
£CALL Out of stockCelebrations in the Early Years
Valerie Davies shares some real–life lessons on festivals for the 4–7s.
£CALL Out of stockCertainty isn't a Sure Thing
Karen Armstrong, writer in religions and TV presenter, argues that the real world is uncertain: to acknowledge our partiality and confusion is more realistic than rigid adherence to a particular point of view.
£CALL Out of stockChapel and Labyrinth: Ritual Places and Ritual Activity at the Priory Academy LSST, Lincoln
The educative power of the physical environment of the school as well as the symbolic activities that mark the annual round.
£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.
£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.
£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)
£CALL Out of stockMaking the name of God holy: poetry inspired by a line from the Lord's Prayer
Using a line from the Lord's Prayer, children explore what it may mean to ask for the name of God to be kept holy. It may change your mind about what 9-year-olds can do in RE.
£CALL Out of 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 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 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.
£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 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.
£CALL Out of stockMuslims and money in Britain today: an enquiry
An enquiry into Muslims and money in Britain today.
£CALL Out of stockThe Impact of P4C
Many teachers of RE, like Elizabeth Brownlow, have found that the methods associated with Philosophy for Children can add spice to RE-related work. In this article, she tells her own story of careful experimentation, reflection and analysis.
£CALL Out of stockThe interpretive approach to RE: an introduction
It has sometimes been claimed that the interpretive approach to RE is difficult to grasp, particularly for those who have not worked through the method in their own practice.
£CALL Out of stockThe Island - Theatre of Learning
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Gavin Collins, North Leamington Community School and Arts College.
£CALL Out of stockThe Learning Teacher
Alison Robertson identifies why it's good to be a pagan and an RE teacher.
£CALL Out of stockThe Learning Teacher - Andy Johnson
Andy Johnson used to be a Christian Minister. In this short article he talks about his new career as an RE teacher.
£CALL Out of stockThe Learning Teacher - Sikh RE Teacher
Opinderjit Kaur Takhar talks about being a Sikh and an RE teacher.
£CALL Out of stockThe moving image: exploring the spirit through digital video.
Anne Krisman (REsource volume 29 issue 1, autumn 2006
£CALL Out of stockThe Nature of Truth
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Andrew Midwinter, Hardenhuish School.
£CALL Out of stockThe reality of death: some Hindu Ideas
Lat Blaylock and Rasamandala Das suggest ideas and resources for exploring notions of death and reincarnation within the classroom. Loss and death are often the realities we most seek to avoid.
£CALL Out of stockThe representation of Islam.
Sarah Smalley (REsource volume 28 issue 3, summer 2006)
£CALL Out of stockThe Russett faith garden: holy space in the open air at a special school
Russett School, in Northwich, Cheshire, decided to enhance their RE provision and make opportunities for spiritual development by creating a faith garden.
£CALL Out of stockThe Sacred world – a planet in crisis - this one!
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Simon Bennett, Tudor Grange School.
£CALL Out of stockThe space between us is holy: interfaith issues in religious education.
Lat Blaylock (REsource volume 21 issue 2, spring 1999)
£CALL Out of stockThe Stapleford Centre: a short history
In this article David Morton charts the history of The Stapleford Centre. Those of a nervous disposition are advised to skip the first paragraph . . .
£CALL Out of stockThe swirling hijab
In this article Kathy Bigio provides some specific and practical ways of working imaginatively in RE with 4 - 5- year-olds. Islam is often taught safely, but here children learn from Muslim dress in ways that are warm and wild.
£CALL Out of stockThe true value of Christmas
Julie Grove offers thoughts on approaching Christmas in RE.
£CALL Out of stockThe twilight of atheism
Alister McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology, Oxford University, argues that, as atheism declines, new challenges emerge around the question 'What do we hope?.
£CALL Out of stockToledo Guiding Principles on Teaching about Religions and Beliefs in Public Schools
These guidelines offer guidance on preparing curriculum for teaching about religions and beliefs, preferred procedures for assuring fairness in the development of curricula, and standards for how they could be implemented.
£CALL Out of stockTracing the trajectories of religious education: Vivienne Baumfield
Professor Vivienne Baumfield shares some first-fruits of 'Does RE work?', a project funded by the AHRC and teh ESRC.
£CALL Out of stockTriangulating RE INSET: effective support for a new agreed syllabus.
Julian Stern (REsource volume 24 issue 1, autumn 2001)
£CALL Out of stockTwelve top tips for NQTs in RE
Claire Parkinson offers some tips to help you survive your first year as an RE teacher. And if you’re past your first decade, read it anyway – would you agree with the tips, and do they still apply to you today?
£CALL Out of stockUnderstanding the Numinous
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Kevin Norwood, The Hemel Hempstead School.
£CALL Out of stockUnique Creation
Case Study: development of a compelling learning experience by Christine Paul, Bishopsgarth Maths & Computing School.
£CALL Out of stockUsing iPods in RE
A short article on the potential for using iPods in RE by Paul Hopkins.
£CALL Out of stockUsing personal photography in the classroom as a compelling conceptual enquiry stimulus
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Rebecca Costambeys, Costello Technology College.
£CALL Out of stockUsing self assessment to enhance primary pupils' thinking and learning in RE
Susan Davies, Deputy Headteacher at St John's Primary School in Welwyn Garden City, shares her experiences with self assessment.
£CALL Out of stockUsing technology to enhance RE teaching
This publication offers insight into how technology can be used by teachers of RE, highlighting opportunities to extend subject pedagogy and ICT skills.
£CALL Out of stockVideo conferencing in RE
Stephen Pett, Head of RE at Chosen Hill School in Gloucestershire, shares the challenge of using ICT for more effective RE at four rising levels.
£CALL Out of stockVisual learning matters most in RE with 4 - 7s
Some schools struggle to find the pictures of Jewish, Muslim or Christian life that will enable learning and even when you have the pictures, some teachers are anxious about RE and not sure how to use them.
£CALL Out of stockWhat can we learn about religious beliefs from looking at paintings?
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Susan Kembalu, St Thomas More Catholic School, London Borough of Haringey, and supported by Denise Chaplin.
£CALL Out of stockWhat does Islam look like in practice? The Five Pillars in Barking.
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Fiona Etienne, Eastbury Comprehensive School, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, supported by Janet Dyson.
£CALL Out of stockWhat does it mean to be a Muslim in Barking?
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Farzana Hassan, Barking Abbey School, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, supported by Janet Dyson.
£CALL Out of stockWhat does our local Anglican church reveal about the Christian faith and community?
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Delyse Leslie of Stoke Newington School, London Borough of Hackney, and supported by Karl D'Cruz.
£CALL Out of stockWhat goes wrong with interfaith dialogue and why it's worth fixing.
Dr Chris Hewer is the author of Understanding Islam: The First Ten Steps and Principal Consultant on the Understanding Islam distance learning programme in the Understanding Faiths series.
£CALL Out of stockWhat I want teachers to know about Judaism.
Samantha Blendis (REsource volume 22 issue 3, summer 2000)
£CALL Out of stockWhat is a SACRE?
A short article explaining what a SACRE is and how it supports teachers.
£CALL Out of stockWhat is the impact of religion on our community?
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Nathalie Chambers of George Mitchell School, London Borough of Waltham Forest, and supported by Lynne Broadbent.
£CALL Out of stockWhat makes a good RE teacher
The RE Council (REsource volume 20 issue 2, Spring 1998)
£CALL Out of stockWhat would you like to ask God? Challenging questions: a reflective story for RE.
In this article, Lat Blaylock and Alison Phillips provide a guided story script designed to challenge pupils to deep thinking about big questions, and some interesting examples of pupils' spiritual reflection.
£CALL Out of stockWhere is God?
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Sarah Heath, Plashet School, London Borough of Newham, supported by Claire Clinton.
£CALL Out of stockWho is Jesus? What are the key teachings of Jesus for Christians today?
First thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Adele Rood of Seven Kings High School, London Borough of Redbridge, and supported by Claire Clinton.
£CALL Out of stockWhy did God make the jellyfish? If so, why?
Kathy Bigio, who works in Lancashire advising early years teachers, shares some ideas that use jelly for RE. Is there no end to the scope of the subject? Can we get sponsorship from Jell-O?
£CALL Out of stockWhy ethics? Does it make challenging RE?
Farmington Fellow Jeanette Wade justifies RE's use of ethics, and shows you how to use Top Trumps for some religiously challenging lessons about heroism and inspiration.
£CALL Out of stockWhy is the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible worth celebrating?
The Reverend Dr Michael Brydon shares a perspective on one of the key religious events of the year: the King James Bible’s 400th birthday.
£CALL Out of stockWindows, Mirrrors and Doors
Ways in to creating a school policy for Spiritual Development
£CALL Out of stockWrestling with RE
In a recent edition of REsource, an RE teacher, Mark Cocker, who was a trained opera singer sketched out some of the parallels between RE and opera.
£CALL Out of stockA Piece of Me: An Exploration of Identity Using Digital Photography
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Dave Bennett, Babington Community Technology College.
£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 stockThat's offensive. Perspectives on reliigious offence in advertising.
Reverend Canon Professor Martyn Percy is Principal of Ripon College, Oxford. He’s not scared of adverts that offend. Good job, because he used to chair the Advertising Standards Agency.
£CALL Out of stockThe Lion Classic Bible
An excellent book for the classroom, school library or home bookshelf. Adults and children can share anbd explore texts that offer both purpose and meaning for life.
£CALL Out of stockThe Man Called Jesus
This Man called Jesus is an easy-to-run Easter play complete with music and cross-curricular project work from the inspirational pen of composer Eleanor Jeans.
£CALL Out of stockThe Spirit of the Child
This book is a must for those who want to deepen their understanding of the importance of 'the spiritual dimension' in child development generally and in their education particularly. It is thought provoking, stimulating and well written.
£CALL Out of stockThe Thoughtful Guide to Christianity
This book, focusing on thinking through issues to do with Christian faith and belief, explores the nature of truth and religion and experience
£CALL Out of stockThe Young Atheist's Handbook
Shaha has constructed a charmingly readable journey through some of the most enduring philosophical territory, weaving memories and thoughtful anecdotes into a powerful story of hope and truth.
£CALL Out of stockThink God, Think Science: Conversations on Life, the Universe and Faith
This book explores three key questions on the interface between religion and science: the origin of the universe; the origin of human life; the person of Jesus of Nazareth.
£CALL Out of stockThink RE 1: Interactive Presentations
A very professionally presented file, supported by interactive CD-ROMs that will enable challenging and thoughtful KS3 RE to be delivered with additional enhancements
£CALL Out of stockWater, moon, candle, tree and sword
This DVD provides a reasonably priced and well-made source of good multi-faith RE for children in the 4-8 age range (the labelling says 5-7, but they are flexible). Five faiths are each dealt with through the eyes of a child who's a member, and through a story.
£CALL Out of stockWe're changing our world
A video and DVD teaching pack from Christian Aid designed for 7 - 11 year olds and based on the organisation's work in Kenya. A teachers' pack is included.
£CALL Out of stockWhat Do You Believe?
Provided the teacher uses the book cautiously and is aware of the difficulties referred to in the full review, this book could be a reasonably priced and very useful, attractive, classroom resource to research religions and introduce philosophy of religion to 7 - 11s.
£CALL Out of stockWho was ...St Francis of Assisi?
This volume on the life of St Francis is part of the Short Books series of biographies of famous historical figures.
£CALL Out of stockWhy Atheism?
A DVD resource designed specifically to introduce students to some of the key issues in humanism and atheism. A stimulating and engaging resource which represents excellent value for money.
£CALL Out of stockWhy do People Suffer?
This book is a good text to use instead of a textbook, a suitable primary source for religious learning. Ask a bright student to read it and summarise it in a talk to the class.
£CALL Out of stockWorlds of Faith
A CD-ROM which aims to provide an introduction to six world faiths for 9 - 14 year olds. A disappointing resource which is not recommended, other than as a source of video clips ideal for independent use with an interactive whiteboard.
£CALL Out of stockWorship and Sacred Places
Worship and Sacred Places encourages knowledge and understanding of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, especially as practised in the UK. It covers the beliefs of each religion, the nature and significance of worship, and the importance of sacred places.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockMoving 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.
£CALL Out of stockKS1 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 stockReasons and reasoning in AT2
A follow up to an article by Dilwyn Hunt the Summer 2011 edition of REsource (33: 3, 6-8). In this sequel, the author gives examples of what this oft-ignored dimension of AT2 might look like in practice.
£CALL Out of stockReconciliation: The Heart of Peace
A study-reflection guide based on the Pax Christi Icon of Peace.
£CALL Out of stockReflecting on being Buddhist in Britain today
REtoday sub-editor Chris Boxley wanted to get some first-hand authentic reflections on Buddhist life in the UK today.
£CALL Out of stockReflection: a gift to the child
Julie Grove reflects on the methods of RE that give a non-religious gift to the child.
£CALL Out of stockReflective & creative RE with Kar2ouche
How can students be helped to develop the skills of interpretation and analysis in RE? How might they become more confident in presenting their ideas to others? Stephen Pett, hit on the idea of using Kar2ouche.
£CALL Out of stockRelations between Christians and Muslims
In the real world, religions don't always sing in harmony. In the real world, hard questions must be asked about relations between Christians and Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockReligion and Life: Christianity
This book has been designed to support the teaching of the Edexcel GCSE specification for Religious Studies and allows pupils to reflect and analyse their own perception of Christianity as a world religion reflected through what it is to be a Christian.
£CALL Out of stockReligious Education and Change
Brian Gates gave the opening address at the annual conference of the Association of RE Advisers, Inspectors and Consultants (AREIAC), held in Peterborough in July 2006.
£CALL Out of stockReligious education and pupils from 'mixed faith' famiies
A recent major piece of research has some important implications for those who want to provide a form of RE that is both accurate and sensitive to the needs of today’s children and the communities to which they belong.
£CALL Out of stockPhilosophising about God with eight-year-olds
Julie Graham and Ajai Zutshi of Ascot Heath CE Junior School have been discussing God with Year 4 children.
£CALL Out of stockPhilosophy in RE. Lisa Simpson - icon of our times?
Tessa Taylor shares imaginative ideas about using The Simpsons for some good learning in RE. Tessa teaches RE at Chaucer Technology School in Canterbury.
£CALL Out of stockPhilosophy of Religion
An outstanding primer in the philosophy of religion for Advanced level students.
£CALL Out of stockPhysical movement within RE – looking at Salah
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Rebecca Ruddock, South Wirral High School.
£CALL Out of stockPrimary RE with ICT: A pupil’s entitlement
ICT offers a range of powerful tools to help pupils to learn, and this document provides examples of how it supports, enhances and develops learning and teaching in religious education (RE).
£CALL Out of stockProfessor John Hick: A hero to some a villain to others
Geoff Teece interviewed Professor John Hick for REtoday, exploring what it's like to be a religious hero to some and a villain to others.
£CALL Out of stockPromoting tolerance and respect for all in RE
This article describes a project set up to allow a group of students from different religions to work together to explore each others' religion in more depth.
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Psalms and music from a Jewish perspective
Here Norma Massel provides a perspective on the Psalms, the Tehillim. Why not get your pupils to read selected Psalms, and create texts of their own that show their learning from the Psalms?
£CALL Out of stockPuddles Lends a Paw
A clearly and well written, brightly illustrated book for young children in which Puddles the cat explores a church and meets people who help, an opportunity to use a fiction text to explore Christianity in a simple way.
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Foundation Stage
How do some people remind themselves of God when they are at home?
£CALL Out of stockQCA unit of work for Key Stage 1, Year 1.
Why do Hindus believe that everything belongs to God?
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Key Stage 2, Year 3
Why do some people think Jesus is inspirational?
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Key Stage 2, Year 4
How and why do people celebrate religious festivals?
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Key Stage 2, Year 5
What do places of worship teach us about religions?
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Key Stage 2, Year 6
How can beliefs and values serve as a guide for moral decision making? Part A: Individuals.
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Key Stage 3, Year 7
How can beliefs and values serve as a guide for moral decision making? Part B: Communities
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Key Stage 3, Year 8
How do people express their spirituality through the creative arts?
£CALL Out of stockQCA Unit of work for Key Stage 3, Year 9
How can we answer questions about creation and origins? Learning from religion and science: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Humanism - Year 9
£CALL Out of stockRaising boys' achievement through Buddhism
Isobel Gilchrist (REsource volume 25 Issue 1, Autumn 2002)
£CALL Out of stockRE and school effectiveness
Julian Stern (REsource volume 23 Issue 1, Autumn 2000)
£CALL Out of stockRE and the Foundation Stage
A short article by Marilyn Bowles, AST indicating a range of resources for RE in the Foundation Stage to assist teachers in their curriculum development and planning.
£CALL Out of stockRE as a focus for improving teaching and learning in a special school
Tim O'Brien (REsource, volume 19 Issue 1, Autumn 1996)
£CALL Out of stockRE at the heart of Community Cohesion
Neil Ruckman, education consultant for The Faith Works Trust at Spring Meadow Farm looks at how RE is at the heart of community cohesion.
£CALL Out of stockRE in one Special School
Jane Brooke visited Dee Banks School to see how RE was taught in a Special School. Small steps in learning and careful objectives imply something to learn for every RE teacher, mainstream or special.
£CALL Out of stockRE in the real world: tell it like it is
We asked a selection of readers of REtoday to think about their RE reality at the moment. Here's some wisdom they sent us back.
£CALL Out of stockReal Children, Real Families, Real RE.
Marilyn Bowles, NATRE Executive member, lets ICT open up religious family life for all pupils in her class of 4 - 5year olds.
£CALL Out of stockReligious education provision in primary schools.
Barbara Wintersgill (REsource volume 25 issue 2, spring 2003)
£CALL Out of stockReligious education risks, routes and religion.
Julie Grove (REsource volume 26 issue 1, autumn 2003)
£CALL Out of stockReligious Education through Philosophical enquiry: Journeying beyond truth.
Pat Hannam (REsource volume 28 issue 3, summer 2006)
£CALL Out of stockReligious Experience
A highly recommended, basic and accessible introductory text book for AS and A level students.
£CALL Out of stockRemembering Jesus: teaching crucifixion in primary schools
Sue Glover, Advisory Primary Teacher for RE in Cheshire, shares some inspiration for the Christian festival that might be even more significant than Christmas.
£CALL Out of stockResearch Poster: RE in the experience of young people from mixed-faith families
Find out how parents of young people of mixed-faith backgrounds experienced schools and religious education and what their views of these are.
£CALL Out of stockResearch Poster: Religion youth and sexuality - a multifaith exploration
An exploration of young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, living in the UK, who identified with one of six different religious traditions.
£CALL Out of stockResolving Conflict
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Joanne Fellows, Yewlands Technology College.
£CALL Out of stockRespect for everyone
All Saints School in Sandwell decided to have a special week of work on RE, with a focus on respect for everyone. Themes of community, faith and identity were addressed in a punchy week of activities.
£CALL Out of stockResponses to injustice
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Leila Hedges, Moat Community College.
£CALL Out of stockRole of subject leaders
Securing improvement: the role of subject leaders (2002). Generic guidance.
£CALL Out of stockSay Hello To...
'Say Hello To...' is designed to provide a framework for young children to encounter the beliefs and practices of six religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.
£CALL Out of stockSCAA Glossary of terms
SCAA Glossary of terms in Religious Education (6 religions)
£CALL Out of stockScience and Religion in Schools: a guide to the issues for primary schools
A very useful resource addressing issues raised by the interface between science and religion across the 7 to 11 age range, providing practical help through the clearly laid out book and accessible CD-ROM.
£CALL Out of stockScience and Religion in Schools: a guide to the issues for secondary schools
A very useful resource addressing issues raised by the interface between science and religion across the 11 to 19 age range.
£CALL Out of stockScience and Religion: Terraforming
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Paul Hopkins.
£CALL Out of stockSecondary RE with ICT: A pupil’s entitlement
ICT offers a range of powerful tools to help pupils to learn, and this document provides examples of how it supports, enhances and develops learning and teaching in secondary religious education (RE).
£CALL Out of stockSelf and peer assessment: making assessment for learning happen
Olivia Seymour sums up her experience of sharing the assessment load with pupils themselves.
£CALL Out of stockSelf-assessment for beginners
Nigel Fancourt (Head of RE, Lord Williamson's School, Thame, Oxfordshire, shares some of his research into classroom assessment.
£CALL Out of stockSelf-evaluation for RE: making use of a free toolkit for subject leaders and heads of department
Joy Stanford explains how using a new self-evaluation toolkit helped her promote RE through the Ofsted inspection process.
£CALL Out of stockSensory Hindu worship
Mandy Green, who teaches RE at a Special School in Peterborough for children with multiple learning difficulties, shares a special RE lesson for all the senses on Hindu worship.
£CALL Out of stockSeventeen-year-olds: more spiritual than religious, less atheistic than you may have thought.
Lat Blaylock (REsource volume 28 issue 1, autumn 2005)
£CALL Out of stockShould the state fund 'schools with a religious character'?
Denise Cush (Resource volume 25 issue 2, spring 2003)
£CALL Out of stockSimon and the Easter Miracle: A Traditional Tale for Easter
This is a beautifully presented book, retelling the story of Jesus' birth with sensitivity and depth. It is also a book with a wealth of possibilities for the classroom.
£CALL Out of stockSix RE teachers share their views about RE
And now for some idealism. Six RE teachers share their views about the difference RE makes.
£CALL Out of stockSMSCD: a bluffer's guide
Heather Marshall and the members of a NATRE action group provide a bluffer's guide to SMSCD - personal development in the context of rE.
£CALL Out of stockSo now you're starting at the big school!
Julie Grove challenges the secondary RE teacher to dump the 'Cook's Tour of Religions' and start well: how about some philosophy and some group work on images of the divine.
£CALL Out of stockSpecial People, Special Places
This book certainly offers helpful insights into the concept of pilgrimage and enables pupils to make those connections between Christian pilgrimage and everyday life. Highly commended!
£CALL Out of stockSpirited Arts
This book is packed with ideas on how to use art as a resource in the classroom. It includes eight coloured picture cards from the 'Art in Heaven' competition, drawing on artwork created by pupils from a wide variety of ages and backgrounds, and also other more well-known works of art.
£CALL Out of stockSpirited Poetry - Reflections about God, Life and Faith
Both the book alone and the book-CD-ROM package are highly recommended as a rich vein of children's and young people's spiritual thoughts expressed through poetry. A privilege to have access to.
£CALL Out of stockSpiritual imagination: energy for RE
Peter Privett, a @Godly Play' tutor, urges teachers to attend to their own spirituality and imagination as much as that of their pupils.
£CALL Out of stockSpirituality and Sport
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Angus Dawson, The Royal Manor Arts College.
£CALL Out of stockSpirituality and the Creative Arts
Case Study: developing a compelling learning experience by Liz Pope, Highworth Grammar School for Girls.
£CALL Out of stockSpirituality for the second city
Alison Young, who teaches at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham, grapples again with the slippery language of spirituality, and finds that pupils can make sense of it.
£CALL Out of stockStorytelling to children: 10 tips
Lat Blaylock editor of REtoday magazine, sets out ten tips to make stories really work to engage and provoke pupils in RE.
£CALL Out of stockTaking the Holocaust seriously in RE
Michelle Smith shares the rejuvenating feeling and experience, and offers challenging ideas for RE teaching around Holocaust issues.
£CALL Out of stockTalking for thinking in RE
Richard Eke and John Lee, from the University of the West of England, present some of their research findings that show RE is sometimes the best curriculum subject for learning through talk.
£CALL Out of stockTask setting in religious education at key stage 3 (11 - 14s): A response to Barbara Wintersgill
A response to Barbara Wintersgill (REsource volume 23 issue 2, spring 2001)
£CALL Out of stockTask-setting in religious education at key stage 3: A comparison with History and English
Barbara Wintersgill HMI (REsource volume 22 issue 3, summer 2000)
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Teachers enable children to grow
Raconteur, Yorkshire wit and former school inspector Professor Gervase Phinn spoke at the launch of the Northamptonshire RE Agreed Syllabus this spring.
£CALL Out of stockTeaching about Islam and learning about Muslims: Islamophobia in the classroom.
Sarah Smalley (REsource volume 27 issue 2, spring 2005).
£CALL Out of stockTeaching about science and religion.
Mike Poole (REsource volume 26 issue 1, autumn 2003)
£CALL Out of stockTeaching and a teacher's faith and beliefs
James Holt argues that a teacher’s underlying beliefs and values can form an important element of their formation as a teacher.
£CALL Out of stockTeaching Islam in the 21st century
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Susan Wilson, Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.
£CALL Out of stockTeaching RE to gifted, talented and exceptionally able pupils.
Lat Blaylock (REsource volume 23 issue 3, summer 2001)
£CALL Out of stockTen Beginnings in RE for children in the Foundation Stage
Here are 10 flexible sets of learning ideas for children in the 4–5 age group. What could your school make more use of from this list? Which ones are you already doing well? And what would be numbers 11–15 if you wrote them? By Lat Blaylock.
£CALL Out of stockTen Characteristics of RE
Brian Gates explains how he came to formulate the "Ten Characteristics of RE" in the way that he did.
£CALL Out of stockTen Ideas for better classroom talk with 4 - 7s
'How can children understand the concept of God when it is so abstract?' John Hull proceeded to answer these questions using illustrations of conversations with small children.
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Ten ways to grow the reflective dimensions of your RE
Here are ten simple, flexible ideas for building more reflection into some popular RE topics for 5–14 year olds.
£CALL Out of stockThe A Club: The Blogs of Abi Goodenough
It could find a place in the fiction section of a school library but is more likely to be popular with parents concerned about some of the potentially unhelpful influences present in the books their teenagers are reading.
£CALL Out of stockThe art of religious education.
Rachel Barker (REsource volume 24 issue 3, summer 2002)
£CALL Out of stockThe Authorised Version
2011 is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the Authorised Bible, also known as the King James Bible. As Margaret Cooling shows is this article, this English translation of the Bible has had a far-reaching impact on our culture: art, and music, language, politics and education.
£CALL Out of stockThe Bible: The Big Story
This is a very welcome addition to textbooks on the Bible and presents the material with a clear, engaging and open approach.
£CALL Out of stockThe Buddha and Buddhism
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 to 11 (upper Key Stage 2) age range and for less able readers in the lower part of Key Stage 3 (11-12 year olds).
£CALL Out of stockThe Church School of the Future Review
A review of the future of Church School provision commissioned by the Church of England and chaired by Dr Priscilla Chadwick. Published March 2012.
£CALL Out of stockThe Clear Vision Trust: a short history
A short history of The Clear Vision Trust by Munisha.
£CALL Out of stockThe Compact Guide to the Bible
This book will help readers contextualise their understanding of the Bible more fully. It will be of particular use where the focus of study is the history and culture of the Bible, and in more specifically faith-based settings.
£CALL Out of stockThe Compact Guide to World Religions
This is an extremely useful text for teachers who may not be so familiar with some faiths. You would be safe in recommending it to older pupils as a secure way to ensure that they understood the basic of any faith they are studying.
£CALL Out of stockThe Complete Bible Baddies
This is a gripping collection of stories based on some of the more unsavoury characters in the Bible, all humorous, energetic, witty and thought provoking.
£CALL Out of stockThe Face to Faith Project: grasping the 'nettle' of religion
Ian Jamison writes about the early stages of one global schools project which has been made possible by advances in information technology.
£CALL Out of stockDFE 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.
£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).
£CALL Out of stockDealing 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 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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockDeveloping Evaluation Skills in the Humanities
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Kathryn Wright, Methwold High School.
£CALL Out of stockDigi-video of Worship: 7–9 year olds in Coventry Make Their Own
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.
£CALL Out of stockDigital Storytelling – Faith in the Workplace
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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockDoes Charity Begin at Home?
Case study: investigating responses to poverty with a link school in Africa, by Sue Wilson and Nikki Warrender, Verdin High School.
£CALL Out of stockDon't Abort the Brain
Ten ways to teach birth issues and sanctity of life better in RE
£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.
£CALL Out of stockEducation and Learning: a Muslim Perspective
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 stockElectronic Revision Guide
Case study: development of a compelling learning experience, by Amanda Head, Graham School Science College.
£CALL Out of stockEnacting 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 stockEthics and Moral Issues (Specials! RE)
A clear collection of 'instant copiable RE lessons', aimed at pupils with lower reading abilities.
£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 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.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment
Excellence and enjoyment: a strategy for primary schools (2003).
£CALL Out of stockExodus 20
A stimulating, flexible and challenging DVD-based resource, providing contemporary insights and opportunity for reflection on the 10 Commandments.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockExploring Iconic Images
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience by Ed Pawson, The King's School.
£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).
£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 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.
£CALL Out of stockFestivals and Festivals 2
Festivals and Festivals 2 are DVD packs with supporting posters.
£CALL Out of stockFinding Approaches to RE that Matter: Mary Stone's Continuing Journey
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.
£CALL Out of stockFive Multi-religious Lessons for Primary RE on Giving Money Away in the Credit Crunch
Julia Sandiford Mitchell, headteacher at Shawclough Primary School, wanted her pupils to think about credit, Woolworths and giving money away in RE.
£CALL Out of stockFrom 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.
£CALL Out of stockFrom Sheffield Desk to Oxford Chair: Reflections on a Professional Lifetime in RE
In this article, Terence Copley traces his career, noting along the way the many events and influences with which he had to contend.
£CALL Out of stockFrom Zero to Hero: Can a Murderer Turn to God to Set a Whole Nation Free?
This article comments on some aspects of the story of Moses and draws out six suggestions for classroom activities.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockGCSE and GCE Changes
An update on changes in GCSE and GCE examinations proposed in 2006.
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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.
£CALL Out of stockGrowing in RE
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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockHarnessing technology
Harnessing technology: transforming learning and children's services (2005).
£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.
£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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockHints and Guesses: Creativity and Religious Education
Derek Webster (REsource 27:2, Spring 2005).
£CALL Out of stockHMI Annual Report
The annual report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2005/2006.
£CALL Out of stockHomosexuality: exposing the fault lines in Christianity.
Colin Johnson (volume 26 issue 2,spring 2004)
£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 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?
£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 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 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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockICT across the curriculum
A DfES document detailing the use of ICT in religious education (2004)
£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.
£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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment: Conditions for Learning
Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Creating a learning culture; conditions for learning.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment: Key Aspects of Learning
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: 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: Learning Environment
Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). The learning environment and its impact on learning.
£CALL Out of stockExcellence and Enjoyment: Planning and Assessment
Excellence and enjoyment: learning and teaching in the primary years (2004). Planning and assessment for learning; assessment 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.
£CALL Out of stockCitizenship 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 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 stockCommunity Cohesion: Where Now For RE?
This article by Dr Joyce Miller provides a useful guide through the complex field of 'community cohesion'.
£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.
£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 stockCreate 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 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?
£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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockDeveloping Creativity, Reflection and Speaking and Listening Skills Through Art, English and Religious Education
Case study: developing a compelling learning experience, by Kath Caunce, The Highfield 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.
£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 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.
£CALL Out of stockThe Teaching Challenge - Michaela Strachan
Wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan draws on personal experience as she teaches an RE lesson at an inner city school on the rights and wrongs of hunting.
£CALL Out of stockAn 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 stockThe Widow's Offering
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 stockZacchaeus
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 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.
£CALL Out of stockThe Two Brothers
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 stockPoem Frame for The Two Brothers
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 stockScience Fiction? Religious Fact?: How do we know what is true?
This study shows how a Year 9 class were able to explore the philosophical, scientific and theological concepts of truth through a range of activities which linked not only to RE, but also English and science.
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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.
£CALL Out of stockWhat does it mean to be ... in 2008?
Case Study: first thoughts on a pilot project funded by the TDA to develop good assessment practice. Completed by Cory Cambridge, Woodbridge High School, London Borough of Redbridge, supported by Claire Clinton.
£CALL Out of stockSchool workforce survey updated
NATRE is working on your behalf, to press the government on their lack of action regarding the need for more subject specialists to teach RE. This resource shows the extent of the issue using data from the latest school workforce survey.
£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 stockRE Assessing Pupils' Progress Assessment Guidelines
Using three assessment focuses to explore and explain achievement in RE
£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.
£CALL Out of stockThe Quality Mark in RE: overcoming problems
Two case studies of two schools who had undertaken the RE Quality Mark (REQM).
£CALL Out of stockNATRE's response to exam consultation
NATRE's response to both the department for Education and OFQUAL consultation
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RE: The Truth Unmasked
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on RE published a report, RE: The Truth Unmasked, in March 2013. The focus of the report was the supply of and support for teachers of RE. It made recommendations about how the staffing of RE could be improved.
£CALL Out of stockGuidance 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 stockRE and Good Community Relations
The All Party Parliamentary Group on RE has published a summary report following a five month inquiry into the contribution of RE to good community relations.
£CALL Out of stockUsing multiple choice questions in the classroom
How multiple choice questions can aid knowledge retention and help teachers diagnose pupils’ understanding.
£CALL Out of stockImpact of Government Policy on GCSE RS (2015)
Report on the impact of Government Policy on GCSE entry patterns for Religious Studies short and full course.
£CALL Out of stockSchool Inspection Handbook June 2015 RE, Collective Worship, SMSC and British Values
The new school inspection framework was released in mid-June. This document will come into force in September 2015.
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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
£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 stockA New Settlement- Accompanying notes for cross phase download
Notes to Accompany Cross phase Download for Local Groups
£CALL Out of stockRE and British Values
This presentation can be used as part of a local group meeting and would be most helpful for primary, middle or cross phase groups. It is intended to get people both discussing and thinking about British values.
£CALL Out of stockBritish Values- Accompanying notes for local groups
Notes to Accompany Primary Download for Local Groups – September 2015
£CALL Out of stockDoing Divali Better in Religious Education
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!
£CALL Out of stockMr Stricken's Nativity Nightmare
A Christmas Unit of Work for Upper Key Stage 2 produced by The RE-searchers (search for "The RE-Searchers" for additional support material).
£CALL Out of stockRE-Searchers A New Approach to RE In Primary Schools
Support material form the RE-Searchers for Mr Stricken's Nativity Nightmare.
£CALL Out of stockMosque 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.
£CALL Out of stockCampaign legacy sees recruitment momentum continue
Campaign legacy sees recruitment momentum continue
£CALL Out of stockPhoto Stories- Celebrating Christmas and Easter
This presentation from RE Today uses original photographs to raise questions and share simple information with 6–8s.
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The Values Game article
This is an REtoday article (pp.38–39) from the summer 2015 edition. This resource is linked to the Values Game PowerPoint - search Values Game.
£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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The Values Game
This download resource for Summer 2015 from REtoday supports the article “The Values Game” on pp.38–39 of the magazine.
£CALL Out of stockInterfaith Dialogue Conversations
Interfaith dialogue interviews produced by RE Today.
£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’
£CALL Out of stockWhy Ofsted’s inspection of RE requires improvement
On May 1st, 2015, NATRE served Ofsted with a freedom of information request.
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The Five Pillars of Islam
This simple presentation supports the RE Today publication Opening Up Islam
£CALL Out of stockWhat I learnt at School- Sara Pascoe
Comedian at Religious Education Council (REC) Patron Sara Pascoe talks to Teach Secondary about just how powerful the influence of a good teacher.
£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 stockWhat does it mean to be a Christian, Humanist or Muslim in Britain today?
Activity from RE Today secondary curriculum book 'Questions: Identity and Diversity'
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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
£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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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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Reflection on the new A level specifications
Observations and reflections on the final A level specifications, to help members consider their own views. Please note This is not a NATRE position paper
£CALL Out of stockA level RS and University admission 2015
Data from the University of Oxford in February 2016 shows that RS A level continues to be popular with Universities.
£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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The langar on the street
Northampton Sikhs are doing ‘langar on the street’: Harkirat Singh explains why (pp.32-33).
£CALL Out of stockSeva on the streets of Northampton
This resource from RE Today supports the article about Sikhs serving langar, free kitchen food, on the streets in Northampton featured in these 2 popular RE Today publication. Thanks to Harkirat Singh for his help with the article.
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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 stockWorship and festivities: How and why do Hindus celebrate Divali?
This unit of work for Religious Education from RE Today provides non-statutory exemplification of some good teaching and learning for any school to use.
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Visual Learning in RE: Learn from Jewish People
This RE Today resource is of a £5 value, and available to NATRE members complimentary up to 31 October 2016. Each Photo Story contains a large number of high resolution images, carefully selected questions to stimulate close attention and thoughtful questions. Learning objectives and suggested activities for use are included in each presentation.
£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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The UK Sikh Survey
The UK Sikh Survey 2016 is the largest and most comprehensive specific study to date of the views of Sikhs in the UK. It has been developed and managed by the Sikh Network and was devised to fill the gap, as there was a particular need for better statistical evidence on a range of issues that concern the British Sikh community.
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Truth and how to look for it
Four different ways of looking at the truth with your students.
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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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Easter (home learning)
A piece of home learning about Easter for pupils in KS1 (5-7 year olds).
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Remembering Jesus in church
Opening up RE: Easter - Remembering Jesus in church presentation
£CALL Out of stockSchool workforce survey 2015 report
Our students deserve to be taught Religious Education by those with sufficient training and expertise in the subject. A report from NATRE in response to the publication of the school workforce data for 2015.
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Festival Wall Planner
Download the FREE Festival wall planner for 2017 from Articles of Faith.
£CALL Out of stockWas Jesus God on earth? pp15-18
Activities from secondary curriculum Questions: Christians Was Jesus God on earth? pp 12-18 • The eight statements about Jesus for Activity 3 (p15) • The eight-point ranking scale sheet (p.16) • The writing frame from p18 for use in Activity 4
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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 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.
£CALL Out of stockEquality - 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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockWhat does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?
This set of lesson ideas uses original material from young British Muslims to enable any student in the 11–14 age range to understand the practice of the faith and to open up the possibility of learning from Islam.
£CALL Out of stockWhy does Zara give money away at Ramadan?
This unit supports pupils enquiring into why Muslims choose to give Zakat, using a mystery activity, and also expects them to be able to extract key information to understand the Islamic practice.
£CALL Out of stockSubject leader pages: Planning a celebration day
This resource enables primary subject leaders to plan a big RE day. The resource has been taken from Summer 2017 RE Curriculum Book, RE Ideas: Celebration
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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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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'.
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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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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.
£CALL Out of stockWhat is real? How can you tell?
A resource to get your pupils thinking and discussing... Here are some wise quotations to make you think about what is real. Which one do you think is the wisest? Is looking for the truth like being in a maze?
£CALL Out of stockWe're all different – we're all the same
This set of learning ideas provide simple but thoughtful activities through which 5–7s can become increasingly at ease with religious difference. From Opening Up RE: Respect for All, pp.8–11: Diversity for Beginners
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Teaching Sunni and Shi'a Islam
A good starting point if you are looking to teach a lesson on Sunni and Shi'a Islam. Includes a useful classroom activity.
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Opening up RE: Judaism - The activities in this unit focus on the meaning of the festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to Jewish people today. Pupils are encouraged to consider the relevance of the themes of the festivals to themselves with opportunities for solemn reflection.
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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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The spirit of the city PowerPoint
This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Autumn 2017’s REtoday magazine looking at an RE visit to Jerusalem (or the sacred place down your street).
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The spirit of the city
An article form REtoday 35 1 (pp. 28–29). Three photos to sum up an RE visit to Jerusalem (or the sacred place down your street).
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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).
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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.
£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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Connecting RE and British Values
MP Dennis Skinner comes to school. REtoday article 35 1 (pp.18–19)
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The angel's message PowerPoint
The Revelation of the Holy Qur’an: interesting Islamic learning for5–6-year-olds This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Autumn 2017’s REtoday magazine.
£CALL Out of stockWhat do Muslims use when they pray? PowerPoint
This slideshow supports the activities on pp. 4–8 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
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The angel's message article
The angel’s message: learning from Islam, thinking for ourselves.
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Stormzy: grime and grace article
South London grime artist Stormzy has a debut album called Gang Signs & Prayer. It was the first grime album in history to reach number 1. This is an edited version of Miranda Sawyer’s Guardian article about her interview with him, and explores his beliefs and spirituality.
£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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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 stockWhat scholars say about jihad - full transcript
In March 2017, a panel discussion was hosted by the Al-Khoei Foundation. This is the full transcript. From pp.14-15 of Examining religion and belief: Muslims.
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Data on Muslims in the UK and beyond
£CALL Out of stockA guide to Hajj
Pages from the Examining Religion and Belief: Muslims publication (pp. 20–21)
£CALL Out of stockPicture of Maryam
Picture of Maryam, a 12 year old Muslim girl, to show children. From p. 6 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockPicture of Zain
A picture of Zain, a 12 year old Muslim boy, to show children. From p.6 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockPrayer mat design 1
Prayer mat design to use as stimulus material with children in the classroom. From p.8 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockPrayer mat design 2
Prayer mat design to use as stimulus material with children in the classroom. From p.8 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£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.
£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 stockWhy the Five Pillars are an important part of being a muslim
We asked five Muslims why the Five Pillars are an important part of being a Muslim. Here are five versions of the copy of the resource sheet on p.19 of Inspiring RE: Muslims, one for each of the pillars.
£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 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.
£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.
£CALL Out of stockHadith cards
A set of cards each containing a Hadith. From p.32 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£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.
£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.
£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 stockKa'aba outline
An outline of the Ka'aba for pupils to use on prayer mat designs. From p.8 of Inspiring RE: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockOnly Breath by Rumi incl. information
'Only Breath' by Rumi (interpretation by Coleman Barks 1995) and information for students. From p.8 of Examining religion and belief: Muslims.
£CALL Out of stockWhat do Muslims use when they pray?
What do Muslims use when they pray? A unit of work for 4-6s including background knowledge for the teacher and classroom ideas and activities. From Inspiring RE: Muslims (pp.4-8).
£CALL Out of stockWhat do Muslims celebrate at Eid-ul-Fitr?
What do Muslims celebrate at Eid-ul-Fitr? A unit of work for 5-7s including background knowledge for the teacher and classroom ideas and activities. From Inspiring RE: Muslims (pp.9-14).
£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 stockWhy is the Qur'an treated with such respect?
Why is the Qur'an treated with such respect? A unit of work for 7-11s including background knowledge for the teacher and classroom ideas and activities. From Inspiring RE: Muslims (pp.20-26).
£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 stockWhat do Muslims use when they pray? PPT
A PowerPoint for use in the classroom with 4-6s looking at 'What do Muslims use when they pray?'. From Inspiring RE: Muslims p.4.
£CALL Out of stockVotes for schools; religious discrimination
Votes for schools are an organisation run by teachers that provide resources for the primary and secondary classroom. Here is a taster of their resources on 'Religious discrimination Secondary school'
£CALL Out of stockWhy is the Qur'an treated with such respect? PPT
A PowerPoint for use in the classroom with 7-11s looking at 'Why is the Qur'an treated with such respect?'. From Inspiring RE: Muslims p.20.
£CALL Out of stockState of the nation report
A report on Religious Education provision within secondary schools in England by NATRE and the REC
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What does it mean to be spiritual but not religious?
This unit focuses on what people mean when they describe themselves as SBNR, and the views of religion and spirituality underpinning this definition.
£CALL Out of stockThe humanities in primary schools in the UK
Monday 13 November 2017 – Oxford This seminar is based on a recently published themed issue of Education 3-13 on the humanities in the primary school and is sponsored by Oxford Brookes University and ASPE.
£CALL Out of stockTeachers Notes on BBC Story Programmes 4–7s 2017 Divali
Teachers notes to help support you in your teaching of Hinduism and Divali. Includes links to BBC films from the 'Religions of the World' series and 'My Life My Religion'.
£CALL Out of stockVotes for schools; school uniform controversy
Votes for schools are an organisation run by teachers that provide resources for the primary and secondary classroom. Here is a taster of their resources on 'Religious discrimination Primary school'
£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).
£CALL Out of stockEaster: A spiritual experience for the community school? (Part 2)
Some curriculum ideas for progressing the study of Good Friday and Easter.
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We are all the same, we are all different resource sheet
RE Ideas: Community - Resource Sheet
£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.
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Teaching abortion or termination in RE – how to teach better
Two good strategies to make pupils think more deeply about abortion and the moral and spiritual dilemmas it raises for Christians.
£CALL Out of stockReflecting on the spiritual quality of light.
A pdf of the article on pages 46 - 47 by Mark Angus on the spiritual quality of light.
£CALL Out of stockReflecting on the spiritual quality of light (Part 2)
A classroom activity to enable pupils to design stained glass for themselves.
£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.
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Ten ideas for better visual learning (pp 28 – 29).
A 6-slide PowerPoint presentation for spiritual learning.
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Life issues.
A visual learning frame to use with a ‘Foetus’ image to explore sanctity of life issues imaginatively.
£CALL Out of stockWhat can different presentations of the Christmas story tell us?
RE Ideas - Christmas: What can different presentations of the Christmas story tell us presentation
£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.
£CALL Out of stockThe Buddha image (pp 46 – 47).
A 13-slide PowerPoint presentation for use with this activity.
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What can we learn from different presentations of the Christmas stories? HANDOUT
Teachers notes and to support the PPT to be used with the article for 9-11s in ‘RE Ideas: Christmas’. The approach uses a work of art by Antonia Rolls and sets up a range of thoughtful and creative activities for pupils to respond
£CALL Out of stockThe Buddha image Part 2 (pp.46-47)
An expanded and illustrated version of the article with classroom.
£CALL Out of stockSeven ways to get minds wondering in RE
Stairs to where? A presentation to stimulate thought and discussion (pp.12-13).
£CALL Out of stockChildren meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu (pp 14 – 15).
Transcript of the interview.
£CALL Out of stockRamadan: how does it feel to the young British Muslim (pp18 – 19).
A pdf of the article and quotations.
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Ramadan: how does it feel to the young British Muslim (pp18 – 19) (Part 2).
REtoday magazine: Autumn 2007 - Classroom activities on how Ramadan feels to the young British Muslim
£CALL Out of stockMaking radio in the RE classroom (pp 22 – 23).
A pdf of the article by Martin Langan.
£CALL Out of stockPilgrimage (pp 10 – 11).
Raising spiritual awareness on an RE visit – an extended version of Maxine Neal’s article.
£CALL Out of stockReasons to dance (pp 16 – 17).
Liz Tinder offers examples of her practice in using dance in RE, and reflects on aspects of dance in education.
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Smelly RE (p.20).
An extended version of Paul Newbould’s article on using a neglected area of experiential learning.
£CALL Out of stockSensory RE (pp 24 – 25).
Kim Newbould outlines some basic principles for multi-sensory RE and offers further resources.
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Teaching events in the life of Jesus.
An extended version of the article on pages 12 - 13 by Philippa Hughes with examples of children’s work.
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Resounding inspiration: music and religion.
A pdf of the article by Jeremy Begbie from page 4 in which he reflects on the role of music in our lives.
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Being Sikh in Britain Today.
Resources to accompany the article on pages 18 - 19 by Opinderjit Takhar.
£CALL Out of stockBeing Sikh in Britain Today (presentation)
Presentation to accompany the article on pages 18 - 19 by Opinderjit Takhar.
£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.
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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.
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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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Green Day: Overdale Junior School
Additional resources to accompany the article on pages 20 - 21 by Anne Scott.
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Are you sitting (too) comfortably?
Additional resources to accompany the article on page 34 by Mark Plater.
£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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Learning Outside the Classroom (Index) .
An index of 30 recent REtoday articles for Learning Outside the Classroom.
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Learning Outside the Classroom (Planning Guidance)
Good general planning guidance for Learning Outside the Classroom.
£CALL Out of stockToo punk to pray?
Sufi Punk, art photographer and Muslim, will rock your pupils’ perceptions of prayer and the spiritual life through this simple, powerful presentation.
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Time to Grow (p. 12).
A photo album presentation to inspire you to design a spiritual garden in your school.
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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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Spirited Poetry (p. 16).
Texts and scans of the 21 winning poems from the NATRE Spirited Poetry competition of December 2008. Read and marvel, then get your pupils writing well.
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Where, when and how do Hindus pray?
Page 7 of the RE Today publication. An article on Hindu prayer.
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Expressing myself
Page 32 of this RE Today publication. Entry-level pupil activities on the them of 'expressing myself'.
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Taking time over Assessment (pp 44–45).
This extended version of Emma Senior’s article on levels 4 and 5, with examples from Buddhism, provides for teachers to think carefully about the progression of 11 – 13 year olds from description to explanation.
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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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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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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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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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Why RE?
A worksheet for 11 – 14s to rank 15 reasons for taking an hour a week to learn from religion (page 26).
£CALL Out of stockWhy RE? Presentation
A presentation for students to enter their agreement or disagreement with the 15 reasons.
£CALL Out of stockCultivating flowers
Cultivating flowers in the Religious Education garden is a document by NATRE showing some key stakeholders involved in RE.
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Making music? (Part 2)
A presentation for teachers: ideas for using music in the classroom, including children’s work.
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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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The power of music in Hindu tradition.
A pdf supporting the article by Sandy Bharat about the music she loves in Hindu life. on pp 22–23.
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Teachers getting musical in the RE class.
An extended version of the article on pp26 - 27.
£CALL Out of stockThe music of life.
A presentation of the story on page 32 with ideas for classroom use.
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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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Musical spirituality for 11-year-olds.
A pdf of the article by Ruth Houston on p.34.
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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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Learning 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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Year 2 - Bible Stories about Moses
This is a unit about Jewish stories of Moses, which are also holy to Christians. Children learn about Judaism through exploring the main question, what stories about Moses do Jews love to tell? From the baby in the bulrushes, the burning bush, the Passover and Exodus and the Ten Commandments, children learn to explore Jewish ideas and celebrations through active learning.
£CALL Out of stockWhat’s this about, then?
A pdf of the article by Julie Grove on pages 16 - 17 and worksheets for the Odd One Out activity for under 7s.
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What’s this about, then? Odd one out activity
A pdf of the article by Julie Grove on pages 16 - 17 and worksheets for the Odd One Out activity for under 7s.
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A lifelong friendship and the start of something big
A presentation of the story of Guru Nanak and Mardana for 5–11s from pages 34 - 35.
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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 stockTake a journey through Christmas.
A presentation ‘How to enable spiritual development through RE at Christmas’ by Jennifer Jenkins, RE Co-ordinator, St Paul’s Primary School, Nuneaton. This supports the article on pages 22 - 23.
£CALL Out of stockSpirited Poetry
A presentation of year 9 entries to the competition from Cardinal Hume School, Gateshead supporting the article on pages 28 - 29.
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Teaching respect: approaching issues of gay sexuality.
A copy of the article by Christine Paul on pages 30-31.
£CALL Out of stockA whole day of infant creative RE.
A presentation to support the article by Tricia Outram, Headteacher, Bakewell Church of England Infant School on page 34.
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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.
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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.
£CALL Out of stockWhat is the well-dressed patriarch choosing this season?
A presentation using the exhibition ‘Empty Hanger’ to explore the story of temptation from Genesis 3 and encourage fashion design and RE to link up.
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Teachers enable children to grow -extended version
An extended version of the article by Gervase Phinn on pp.4-5
£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 stockIndustrial Heritage on Tyneside
A presentation by Vincent Fox on art, faith, work and worship
£CALL Out of stockAn 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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Christmas: ‘Through the Keyhole’
A presentation to support schools wanting to replicate the multi-sensory trail.
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A presentation to support teachers in using enquiry methods at KS3.
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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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Soothing the face of God
The original artwork illustrating Exodus 32 by Nicky Ackland Snow on p.35.
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Why Richard Dawkins is the best argument for the existence of God p4
A printable copy of the article by Russell Brand for use in class with 14-19s
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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.
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Making sure they know about plurality (p.22)
•A copy of the article by Lyndsay Mason
£CALL Out of stockWhat’s worth knowing in Judaism (p.46)
This article by Sue Schraer will challenge your understanding of what to teach about Judaism.
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The meaning of life: interview with Professor Keith Ward
a pdf of the interview with an activity sheet (writing framework) for some learning and thinking skills with 14-19 year olds
£CALL Out of stockWhat can we learn from Muslim children’s expressions of belief? (Classroom 5-11)
An extended version of the article by Hasya Qureshi from pp.18-19 with examples of children’s work and an activity sheet to copy for class use
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Spirited Poetry (Classroom 5-16) article
a pdf of the article by Dave Francis from (pp.20–21)
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Spirited Poetry (Classroom 5-16) - 50 highly commended poems from the competition
50 highly commended poems from the competition
£CALL Out of stockEaster activities for older pupils
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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Teachers Notes on BBC Story Programmes Easter
These classroom ideas support the BBC's Religion of the World series specifically looking at Easter. More notes on the other films are also available.
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The power of words: prophecy, politics and symbol
a PDF of the article from pp.18-19 of the magazine
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Reflection diaries
a PDF of the article on pp.28-9 by Rosie Bradberry on encouraging deep thinking in RE with 11-16s
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When life gives you lemons, make RE
a PDF of the article on p.38. Maureen McDevitt-Norman teaches at Ecclesfield School in South Yorkshire. Starting work on inspirational people, she began not with Mother Teresa or Aung San Suu Kyi, but by making fruitful use of a metaphor
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Using persona dolls at William Law School article
Teachers can use persona dolls in RE for imaginative, authentic and interesting learning with 3-7s. This article shows lots of fun ways to do it. (pp.12-14 )
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NATRE is grateful to The Jerusalem Trust and the St Luke’s Foundation for their support in running six regional day conferences for teachers of RE in training 2017-2018.
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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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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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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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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 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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Reading with Terry Waite
Many teachers of RE will recall Terry Waite’s long captivity as a hostage in Lebanon in the 1990s. In this PowerPoint, he looks back at the experience for the benefit of your GCSE pupils.
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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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Help! How can I teach Easter?
Idea's and examples. a PDF of the REtoday article on pp.16-17
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Easter: 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.
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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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What does it mean to be a spiritual person?
This presentation supports the unit on 'What does it mean to be a spiritual person?' pp.10-15.
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How do Muslims contribute to Britain today
The presentation includes a quiz about modern-day British Islam.
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A short introduction for teachers of RE in Secondary schools.
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Ten ways to use photos in RE
Examples of what young people did with their spirituality and photography project in Newham.
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Planned improvement in RE
This article showcases a project to make RE better in Exeter schools, and the fabulous work it generated in Exeter Cathedral at Easter 2014.
£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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Tackling problems of prejudice
An interview with campaigning activist Peter Tatchell. Readymade lessons for 14–19s on homophobia, equal love and gay marriage, including two interviews and a PowerPoint for teachers to use.
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Stephen Pett responds to the article by Mark Chater
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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
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A short introduction for teachers of RE in Primary schools.
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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.
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The Big Picture: Carving Jesus (page 92)
jpg and PDFs to supplement this article.
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Big 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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What comics can tell us about our religious lives
Rae Hancock, comic book fan, researcher, RE teacher, provides a fuller version of her ideas in this expanded article which featured in shorter form on pages 32-35 of April 2016’s RE Today magazine.
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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
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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'.
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The search for God
Martyn Joseph, singer songwriter, released ‘I Searched for You’ in 2015. We asked Martyn some questions about the song, and provide below some learning ideas about the search for God. A PDF to support this article.
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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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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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The big picture: Looking at four Sikh artefacts
A PowerPoint presentation and PDF to supplement this article.
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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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The big picture: Looking at four Sikh artefacts
This term’s visual learning idea is simple. The four artefacts in the pictures show four key aspects of Sikhism.You could adapt this learning idea to any religion, using four pictures. It uses simple enquiry methods and is suited to the learning needs of children aged from 7 upwards.
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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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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-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.
£CALL Out of stockReligions of the World films
Primary films from the BBC Teach for 4–7s: Religions of the World is a series of ten animated ‘Octonaut-style’ stories from six different world religions.
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Things I like, things I don’t like
RE Ideas: Community - Things I like, things I don’t like resource sheet
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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
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The boy who threw stones at trees
RE Ideas: Community - The boy who threw stones at trees activity
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The story of Bibi Sundari
RE Ideas: Community - The story of the Sikh warrior Bibi Sundari
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Bible sentences: making sense, making links activity
RE Ideas: Community - Bible sentences: making sense, making links activity
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Prayers, meditations and reflections
RE Ideas: Community - Prayers, meditations and reflections activity
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The Ummah in the Five Pillar cards
RE Ideas: Community - The Ummah in the Five Pillar cards activity
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Sorry, please, I love you, thanks activity
RE Ideas: Journey - Sorry, please, I love you, thanks activity
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Setting the challenge - Adams letter
RE Ideas: Journey - Setting the challenge - Teaching about the Jewish festival of Pesach activity
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Religious Life Journey Snakes and Ladders
RE Ideas: Journey - Snakes and ladders board game activity
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Rayyan's journey
RE Ideas: Journey - Rayyan is going on Hajj with his family. See what he has to say about the experience:
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Space for the spiritual
What can we learn from visiting a place of worship? Katherine France offers some tried and tested approaches to deeper learning from a visit to a place of worship, backed up with examples of her pupils’ work that will stimulate your learners as well.
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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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Stain glass window template - Trinity
RE ideas: Jesus - Stain glass window template - Trinity
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Stain glass window template - Nativity
RE Ideas: Jesus - Stain glass window template - Nativity
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Stain glass window template - Good Shepherd
RE Ideas: Jesus - Stain glass window template - Good Shepherd
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Stain glass window template - Blank
RE Ideas: Jesus - Stain glass window template - Blank
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Stain glass window template - Baptism
RE Ideas: Jesus - Stain glass window template - Baptism
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Stain glass window template - Ascension
RE Ideas: Jesus - Stain glass window template - Ascension
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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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Dinner table dialogue
RE Ideas: Jesus - Dinner table dialogue about Judaism and Jesus
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Why were Jewish people waiting for the Messiah?
RE Ideas: Jesus - Cards for Activity 2: Why were Jewish people waiting for the Messiah activity
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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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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 - Anchor Cross
RE Ideas: Jesus - Finding meaning in objects - Anchor 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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Story meaning cards
RE Ideas - Jesus - Story meaning cards - These will be most useful if you enlarge this page and cut out the cards to use in your discussions with pupils.
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RE Ideas: Jesus - The calling of the first disciples: Luke 5:1–11
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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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Quote to illuminate what it means to be a Humanist
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - Quote to illuminate what it means to be a Humanist (from p6 Humanist)
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Quote to illuminate the meaning of Islam
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - Quote to illuminate the meaning of Islam (from page 6)
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Quote to illuminate what it means to be a Christian
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - Quote to illuminate what it means to be a Christian (from page 6)
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Quote to illuminate the meaning of Judaism
RE ideas: Sacred Words - quote to illuminate the meaning of Judaism (from page 6)
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The story of the wise man and the bowl of milk
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - A PDF of the story of the wise man and the bowl of milk from page 9
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Photos of the Guru Granth Sahib
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - PDFs of the 6 photos of the Guru Granth Sahib from page 11
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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
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Pages 16-17 in b&w drawing
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - PDF of pages 16-17 in b&w drawing
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Pages 16-17 in full colour
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - Why are there different types of writing in the Bible? - Pages 16-17 in full colour
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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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Scroll and quotes from the Bible
RE Ideas: Sacred Words - PDF of scroll and quotes from the Bible on page 20
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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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The Kalima and Allah al-Wadud
RE Ideas - Sacred Words - The Kalima and Allah al-Wadud
£CALL Out of stockWhispering and Shouting Presentation
RE Ideas: God - Whisper and Shout: What words are worth it?
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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-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=
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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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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
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The birth of Lord Brahma and the creation of the universe
RE Ideas - God: Story of the birth of Lord Brahma and the creation of the universe
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Outline drawing of Tryptych
RE Ideas - Sacred Places: Simple Image of Tryptych outline
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Religion in the neigbourhood
RE Ideas - Sacred Places: Pictures demonstrating local religion.
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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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Using stories of the stars to teach an important concept
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Abraham and the Stars presentation
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A Gods eye view
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - A visual image of God's eye view
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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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Character faces illustrations
RE Ideas - Spiritual Development - Character faces illustrations
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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
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Labels and captions
RE Ideas - Christmas - Labels and captions of thoughts feelings and objects at Christmas
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Using a source of wisdom to interpret Christian practice
RE Ideas - Christmas - Using a source of wisdom to interpret Christian practice: Bible quotes
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Narrative cards for feelings graph
RE Ideas - Christmas: Narrative cards for feelings graph activity
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The Forgiving King and the Unforgiving Servant
RE Ideas - Fairness and Justice: Story about The Forgiving King and the Unforgiving Servant with thought points and illustrations
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The Milk and the Jasmine Flower Story
RE Ideas: Fairness and Justice - Guru Nanak and the story of equality.
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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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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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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
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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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Using your money - Quotes for an activity
RE Ideas - Fairness and Justice: Using your money - Quotes for an activity
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Sentence knockout: You are happy if...
RE Ideas - Fairness and Justice: Sentence knockout: You are happy if activity
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Elimination Diagram for 32 entries
RE Ideas - Fairness and Justice -Elimination Diagram for 32 entries
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Looking inside different ways people pray at home
RE Ideas - Literacy: Looking inside different ways people pray at home
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Grace's Home - A prayer of thanks
RE Ideas - Literacy: Grace's Home - A prayer of thanks image
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Role play area or home corner
RE Ideas: Literacy - Role play area or home corner activity
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Role play area or home corner images
RE Ideas: Literacy - Role play area or home corner images
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Inspiring words? Questions and tasks
RE Ideas: Literacy - Inspiring words? Questions and tasks
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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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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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Questions for debate
RE Ideas: Literacy - Case studies that are suitable to use for ‘Agenda setting’, ‘Points of view’ or ‘Formal debate’.
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What is love 5-6 yr olds share ideas
Christian value of Love using the passage from the Bible in 1 Corinthians ch. 13 vs 4–7.
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Meeting a Baptist pastor
Exploring a theme: Leaders and Followers - Interview with a Baptist pastor
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The Healing of Jairus’s daughter
Exploring a theme: Puzzling Questions - The healing of Jairus' daughter adapted from the Bible
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Easter senses interactive worksheet
Exploring a theme: Journey of Life and Death - Easter senses interactive worksheet
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The Journey of Life
Exploring a theme: Journey of Life and Death - The Journey of Life - A visual learning resource - The black and white version
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Metaphor making
Exploring a theme: Journey of Life and Death - Making up metaphors for death
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The story of the widows mite
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - Pupil activity page for 4 – 7 year olds on the Christian story of the Widow’s Mite
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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 senses poem
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - A writing prompt activity
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Why is the cow so special in Hinduism
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - Probing questions for conversation and written work
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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
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Standing up for justice and peace activity 1
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - Visual learning activity: What’s it all about?
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Putting beliefs into action: John Sentamu
Exploring a theme: Beliefs in Action in the World - Putting beliefs into action: John Sentamu (newspaper article extract)
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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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The Advent Wreath
Exploring a theme: Religion around me - Engagement though the use of an artefact: an Advent Ring
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Religion around us: a visual resource
Exploring a Theme:Religion around me - Religion around us: a visual resource in colour
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Religion around us accompanying text
Exploring a Theme: Religion Around Me - Religion around us accompanying text
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Where can we find 'Religion'?
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - Supplementary information for teachers
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Questions to ask about religion
Exploring a theme: Religion around me - questions for students to answer about their faith
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Questions about your life
Exploring a theme: Religion around me - questions for students to answer about their life
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Religion Around Me - Meet Nathan
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - An Interview with Nathan, a Catholic boy
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Religion Around Me - Meet Dora
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - An Interview with Dora, a Quaker
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Religion Around Me - Meet Alice
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - An Interview with Alice, a Buddhist
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Religion Around Me - Meet Rohit
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - An Interview with Rohit, a Hindu
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Religion Around Me - Meet Eeshar
Exploring a theme: Religion Around Me - An Interview with Eashar, a Sikh
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Spot the promise
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - Spot the promise - Activity for children to think about promises and their own experience.
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Exploring celebrations presentation
Exploring a theme: Celebrations - Exploring celebrations presentation - a card and discussion activity
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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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Resource cards of different religious teachings
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - Resource cards of different religious teachings
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The commitment game
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - The commitment game
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Sorting out celebrations: a card and discussion activity for all
Exploring a theme: Celebrations - This activity will help pupils to consider how the celebrations of a faith community are similar to, and different from, personal celebrations
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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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Pardes template
Exploring a Theme: Sacred Stories - PaRDeS template with a matrix based on the principles underpinning Pardes.
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Pardes approach
Exploring a Theme: Sacred Stories - A worked example by Laurie Rosenberg - The Story of Abraham and Isaac
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Biblical Wisdom
Exploring a Theme: Sacred Stories -32 simplified Bible quotations
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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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Worship and devotion learning activity
Exploring a theme: Worship - Worship and Devotion images with questions
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Meeting young Christian worshippers
Exploring a theme: Worship - Meeting young worshippers - different types of Christians
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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 Hindu worshippers
Exploring a theme: Worship - Interviews with young Hindu 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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Faith stories: Judaism
Opening up RE: Values - The story of Hanukkah - Adapted from Maccabees books 1 and 2
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Fruits and roots
Opening up RE: Values - Exploring Christian teachings about love
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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.
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Child Characters
Opening up RE: Values - Child characters representing six world religions
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Prayer positions in Islam
Opening up RE: Values - Prayer positions in Islam - Photographs with annotations
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Exploring the 99 names of Allah
Opening up RE: Islam - Exploring the 99 names of Allah activity template
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What is Allah/God like?
Opening up RE: Islam - What is Allah/God like activity template
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Key features of Islamic gardens
Opening up RE: Islam - Annotated diagram of Islamic gardens
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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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Similarities and Differences Activity
Opening up RE: Belonging - Similarities and Differences Activity Template
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What do our belongings say about us?
Opening up RE: Belonging - what do our belongings say about us colour illustration
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What do our belongings say about us?
Opening up RE: Belonging - what do our belongings say about us black and white illustration
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A process for good learning in RE
Opening up RE: Belonging - A process for good learning in RE
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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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Persona Dolls
Opening up RE: Hinduism - Suggestions for using persona dolls and how to link them to RE
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Connections activity
Opening up RE: Hinduism - Making connections and explaining links activity template
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The story of Shravan
Opening up RE: Hinduism - Exploring Hindu beliefs about action and consequences
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Moksha Chitram Board Colour
Opening up RE: Hinduism - Snakes and Ladders Moksha Chitram Board Colour
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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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Selection of Crosses Response Sheet
Opening up RE: Easter - Selection of Crosses Response Sheet
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Sunita the Scavenger
Opening up RE: Respect - Sunita the Scavenger story and activity template
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We're all different - We're all the same cards
Opening up RE: Respect - We're all different - We're all the same cards
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The Values Game Activity - Part 1
Opening up RE: Respect - The Values Game Activity - Part 1
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The Values Game Activity - Part 2
Opening up RE: Respect - The Values Game Activity - Part 2
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The commitment game presentation
Exploring a theme: Exploring codes for a living - The commitment game presentation
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The Synagogue: Joining in - Activity 2
Opening up RE: Judaism - Through the doors of Northwood and Pinner Liberal synagogue activity. Some Jewish children explain about key features of the Synagogue
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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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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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Zacchaeus treasure hunt
Opening up RE: Christianity - Zacchaeus treasure hunt images
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Jigsaw story: The Lost Coin
Opening up RE: Christianity - Jigsaw story: The Lost Coin image
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Belief and behaviour activity - Colour
Opening up RE: Christianity - A colourful image for the activity on belief and behaviour
£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
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Windows showing worship
Opening Up RE: Christianity - Four colourful images showing worship
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Disentangling the text activity
Opening up RE: Christianity - Answers to activity 1 on page 27
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The lion graphic bible: The lost son
Opening up RE: Christianity - How do Christians use the Bible and what difference does it make?
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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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Prayer Cards
Opening up RE: Creativity - A series of images with different prayers
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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: matching
Opening up RE: Community - Words to connect with images
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Learning from nature: use your body!
Opening up RE: Community - Acting out cards to understand Buddhist teachings.
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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: taking it further
Opening up RE: Community - Summaries of Buddhist Scripture
£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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Introducing Seva (selfless service)
Opening up RE: Community - Images and images with text to do with Seva
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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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Untangled harvest hymns
Opening up RE: Thankfulness - Answers to Activity 2, page 21 of Opening up Thoughtfulness.
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Emails from Reverend Bob
Opening up RE: Thankfulness - Emails from Reverend Bob about Harvest time
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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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Who promises?
Opening up RE: Promises - An activity to discuss who makes promises.
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Promises: The two sons
Opening up RE: Promises - The parable of the Two Sons – Matthew 21:28-32 (Good News Bible)
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Resource sheet: marriage promises in Christianity
Opening up RE: Promises - Resource sheet: marriage promises in Christianity
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Resource sheet: marriage promises in Judaism
Opening up RE: Promises - Resource sheet: marriage promises in Judaism
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Resource sheet: marriage promises in Hinduism
Opening up RE: Promises - Resource sheet: marriage promises in Hinduism
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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: 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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Why might religious believers want to attract others to their faith?
Essential RE: Freedom. Classroom activity linked to this RE Today publication. Set of reasons for pupils to put in order of importance.
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Buddhist wheel of life
Essential RE: Freedom. Buddhist Wheel of Life template from this RE Today publication.
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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.
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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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Dealing with suffering: religious and non-religious views
An additional resource giving Christian and atheist responses to suffering.
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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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Summary of theodicies
Summary of theodicies from the unit 'How effective are solutions to the philosophical problem of evil?' on pp.24-29.
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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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Blank front cover
A blank version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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What does the Bible say about the Holy Spirit?
PDFs of the information pages on the Holy Spirit (pp.20-1).
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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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Blank front cover
A blank 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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Extended interviews with people of faith
Extended interviews from pp.12-13, plus an additional Muslim response.
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Pathways of belief - blank grids
Blank versions of the pathways from pp.20-3 from the unit 'Why do some people believe or not believe in God?'
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Pathways of belief grids
All the statements from pp.20-3 to use with the blank grid (provided as a separate resource).
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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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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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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.
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Two paths to truth
Article by Brian Cox, pp. 6-7 of RE Today magazine spring 2018. Professor Brian Cox has called for believers and non-believing scientists to acknowledge each other’s contributions to human beings’ search for meaning, and to avoid ‘toxic’ dismissals of different worldviews.
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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.
£CALL Out of stockWhat is religion?
This PowerPoint sequence supports ideas from Spring 2018’s REtoday magazine, pp. 32–3. Start your pupils off on the next slide. It provides practical lesson ideas what religion is all about and provides an opportunity for critical thinking with 11–16s.
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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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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
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Three worldviews on being human
An extended version of the information on p.7, including a Christian, Hindu and Atheist view on being human.
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Reciprocal reading strategy
Extended instructions for the reciprocal reading strategy on p.8.
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Religion as human transformation Geoff Teece
In this article, Geoff Teece makes out a cogent case for presenting each of the religious traditions as an interpretation of faulty human existence together with a route to transformation.
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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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Alter outline
An A4 outline of the altar from p.31 for pupils to design their own.
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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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Front cover
A downloadable version of the cover of this RE Today publication to use with your pupils.
£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.
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What is the Christian hope for life after death?
Activities for students relating to Christian ideas about life after death.
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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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A Christian responds to Rudolph Bultmann
A Christian response to Bultmann's theories and philosophy.
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Ways of looking at the truth
Simple images from p.20 with blank speech bubbles to be filled out by students.
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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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A Buddhist talks about happiness
Extended version of the interview with Ven Tenzin Choesang on p.12
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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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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).
£CALL Out of stockPhoto - Flo's baby welcoming 1
Photograph from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God - Flo's baby welcoming 1.
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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?
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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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Photograph from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God - Flo reading the poem she wrote at George's baby welcoming.
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Pentecostal Christian way of life
How does being a Pentecostal Christian have an impact on your way of life?
£CALL Out of stockPhoto - Flo's baby welcoming 2
Photograph from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God - Flo's baby welcoming 2.
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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 - human nature
A more detailed account of Hindu ideas about human nature and the problem of existence.
£CALL Out of stockPhoto - George as a baby
Photograph from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God - George a baby.
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Photograph from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God - George now
£CALL Out of stockPhoto - Kerrie and George at George's baby welcoming
Photograph from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God - Kerrie and George at George's baby welcoming.
£CALL Out of stockPhoto - Tim reading at George's baby welcoming
Photograph from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God - Tim reading at George's baby welcoming.
£CALL Out of stockHinduism - Mahabharata Translation
This unabridged version of chapter 5 is translated by Dermot Killingley
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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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Shiva Parvati image
A copy of the Shiva and Parvati image from Bristol Hindu temple.
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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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Lisa Kassapian Interview
An extended version of the interview with Lisa Kassapian.
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Extended 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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Buttresses Template
What is at the heart of being Jewish? A blank template for the buttress activity developing structured writing.
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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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On the one hand
A blank version of the writing structure to support evaluative answers.
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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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Muslim Interview
What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? Extended version of the interview with Muslim teenager and parent.
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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.
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Target Board
A target board to support students in thinking about responses to the question ‘Who am I?’ (p.13).
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The future of Christianity
John Hull’s article for class discussion A copy of the analysis sheet on (p.4).
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The future of Christianity activity
Analyse the article by John Hull and fill in the grid.
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Christology for beginners activity
Rank and interpret these eight statements about Jesus.
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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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What gap year would Jesus take?
Jennifer and Elanor’s accounts of their gap years (pp.26-31).
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What can we learn from these non-religious stories - unit PDF pp. 10-15
When approaching non-religious worldviews, using story to explore beliefs and values is very valuable, and here we present two stories which can be used in this way. A PDF version of pp. 10-15 from RE Today publication Inspiring RE: Living without God.
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Searching for meaning purpose and truth black and white
Emma Bennett’s artwork (Black and White image)
£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'.
£CALL Out of stockImage of a traffic light
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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Thai Buddha
A copy of the Buddha image from the inside back cover for use in the classroom
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Trading values game
Trading Values board game (pp.6-8) Inc. the cards, board and rules for playing.
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Reverend Val’s diary
A week in the life of a Christian minister. Activities to explore the place and purpose of prayer for Christians.
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Voices on values and beliefs
Extended versions of the materials on p.11. Activity based on personal views
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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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A view from inside Sikhism
An extended version of the interview with Dr Opinderjit Kaur Takhar (pp.2-5).
£CALL Out of stockWhat do non-religious people do to bring justice and equality
This resource is a are pages 16-21 of RE Today's curriculum book 'Living without God'. Includes three activities and case studies.
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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.
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We are the shoes
In support of Activity 2 Thinking, feeling, sensing (p. 20) of Questions: Jewish People, from RE Today Services 2011.
£CALL Out of stockWhy don’t some people believe in God
These are pages 22-26 of RE Today's curriculum book Inspiring RE: Living without God. Includes practical classroom activities.
£CALL Out of stockScience and religion information statements
Individual A4 sheets with statements on science and religion. To be used with RE Today's curriculum book 'Why don’t some people believe in God'.
£CALL Out of stockWhy don’t some people believe in God PPT
A PowerPoint to support pages 22-26 of RE Today's curriculum book Inspiring RE: Living without God. Includes practical classroom activities.
£CALL Out of stockUsing Yell.com to investigate religious diversity
This document explains how the Yell directory may be used as a tool for investigating places of worship and religious organisations, in order to stimulate reflection on the nature and range of religious diversity within a locality.
£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 stockWhat happens when you die?
These are pages 27-32 of RE Today's curriculum book Inspiring RE: Living without God. Includes practical classroom activities.
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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.
£CALL Out of stockWhat happens when you die? PPT
A PowerPoint to support pages 27-32 of RE Today's curriculum book Inspiring RE: Living without God. Includes practical classroom activities.
£CALL Out of stockEngaging imagination and expressing ideas task 1
Images of Heaven and Hell (page 15-20)
£CALL Out of stockEngaging imagination and expressing ideas task 2
How is my image of heaven similar to and different from a Muslim view?
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