Religious Education - Support, Resources, and Information

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Teaching Controversial Issues Toolkit

Suffolk SACRE under the leadership of Jan McGuire 2016/17 (The Advisor to Haringey SACRE) and with contributions from many Suffolk teachers produced this suite of resources for working with schools on the PREVENT Agenda. The Toolkit provides a bank of exemplar resources that introduces a 6 step teaching methodology for the delivery of controversial and sensitive issues in the RE classroom. The resource won a special commendation and National Accord Award 2017. The Teaching Controversial Issues Toolkit was adopted by the UN in 2018. All schools have free access to these materials

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Other RE Resources

Please see resources for teachers below:

  • Ofsted publishes research review on religious education  -This review looks at religious education (RE). From: Ofsted. Published. 12 May 2021. The latest review draws on our education inspection framework ( EIF) and other religious education issues
     
  • NATRE - Are you looking for. RE Resources. REtoday magazine. Curriculum Books. Courses & conferences. Advice from RE Advisors. Access to Local Groups. Get all this and more
     
  • Westhill - Barnet Teachers and Barnet SACRE, under the support of the national religious education and worldviews adviser to schools- Jan McGuire, have produced a series of support materials around the VAT pedagogy. V Vocabulary, A Artefacts and T Texts and stories is built into every single lesson as a way to support non-specialist RE teachers and to provide a rich and in depth learning experience in the classroom
     
  • RE:ONLINE - New to RE:ONLINE? See our quick guide on what to find in each of the areas of the site. Read more . Resource of the Month ‘Theologies of Reading’. How holy texts are read in a variety of ways in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Read more . Free self-study courses. Four short courses to choose from . Read more . Research
     
  • rematters.co.uk - RE matters has a range of useful Religious Education, SMSC and Collective Worship materials and links to virtual tours and recordings of people of faith
     
  • BBC Bitesize KS2 Religious Education - KS2 Religious Education learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers organised by topic
     
  • Theos Think Tank -Enriching society. This new animated film by Emily Downe, created in partnership with Culham St Gabriel’s Trust and Canterbury Christ Church University, unpacks the idea of worldviews