Understanding Muslims Understanding Islam - Secondary Vol 2
This resource explores lived Islam, using the voices of contemporary Muslims to open up what it means to be Muslim in Britain and beyond. The religion and worldviews approach applies different disciplinary tools, drawing on authentic sources from within Islamic tradition. It encourages pupils to reflect on and develop their own personal worldviews in the light of their encounters with Muslims and Islam, as part of a peaceful and productive engagement in a diverse society.
The two units in this volume are:
Unit 1: What is it like to be a young Muslims in Britain today?
(Age group: 11-14 years)
Unit 2: How have Muslims communicated ideas about God and faith through the arts?
(Age group: 12-14 years)
Complimentary resource for NATRE members:
Resource 1.11 'Muslim Youth Survey 2024: advantages and disadvantages of being Muslim' Some young British Muslims respond to the question 'What are the advantages and disadvantages, if any, of being a Muslim?' (2 pages)
External links for volume 2:
- Big Questions Big Answers series, edited by Fiona Moss (RE Today Services 2021-23): for primary
- Challenging Knowledge in RE series, edited by Stephen Pett (RE Today Services 2021-23): for secondary
- Developing a Religion and Worldviews approach in Religious Education in England: a handbook for curriculum writers, Stephen Pett (RE Council 2024): includes the National Statement of Entitlement - see pp. 28-30
- Ofsted's Research review series: religious education (Ofsted 2021)
- Ofsted's Education inspection framework (Ofsted 2019)
- 2021 Census data:
- Whose Worldviews free online interactive app: input personal responses to questions about the impact that worldviews have in your own life (or ideas about God) and they will be converted into a graphic representation: a snowflake or spidergram. Section available for teachers and group leaders to create a display for group comparison. This application was used to create spidergrams charting responses from the contributors in Unit 1.
Additional resources available to buy:
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UMUI Lesson outlines and additional resources for each unit: available for purchase from RE Today services. (NB The background information for teachers for each unit is included in the additional unit resources)
