10 suggestions to help you plan RE for home learning.

Posted on January 28, 2021 By Teachers Talk

Find out the main religious festivals happening this Spring term and plan learning around these. The focus for many festivals is welcoming spring and new […]

Development, Explore, home learning, learning techniques, online learning, subject knowledge, thinking skills

Learning to glean

Posted on November 26, 2020 By Teachers Talk

Are you feeling inundated by advice and ‘helpful’ anecdotes for your teaching? Fed up with the animosity on social media RE pages and wondering how […]

Critical Thinking, Local groups, Preparation, Reading, Research

Closing the Reading Gap in Religious Education

Posted on November 3, 2020 By Teachers Talk

Why should we promote reading? Reading is an essential element in all stages of education Reading should be prioritised to allow access to the full […]

Books, Critical Thinking, Development, Explore, Reading, Religious Education, thinking skills

The Importance of the Child in Your RE

Posted on September 2, 2020 By Teachers Talk

The return of children to school this September must surely be one of the most talked-about issues for all of us this year. Even families […]

Explore, Impact, Preparation, Reflect, Religious Education

New to leading RE

Posted on July 13, 2020 By Teachers Talk

If you have been ‘lumbered with being the subject leader for RE’, you may now feel (even more) daunted about going back in September. The […]

curriculum planning, Development, Leadership

How To Create Your Own Local RE Group

Posted on July 1, 2020 By Teachers Talk

“If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together”– African proverb Networking is integral to our vision and […]

Local groups, Networking, Opportunity

Getting the most out of visits to places of worship- KS1 & KS2

Posted on June 23, 2020 By Teachers Talk

As an RE teacher, I love visiting places of worship but what I enjoy even more is taking the children that I teach to them. […]

Places of worship, Preparation

The Baby in the Bathwater… Rejuvenating a primary Religion and Worldviews curriculum

Posted on May 29, 2020 By Teachers Talk

I have come to think of our RE curriculum as my “baby”, something our team has nurtured. But lately, maybe that baby has been splashing […]

Development, Finding your voice, Funding, Global Learning, Impact, Implementation, Intent, Leadership, OFSTED framework, Opportunity, Partnerships, Scholarship, subject knowledge, Vision, Writing

RE and Thinking skills

Posted on May 4, 2020 By Teachers Talk

RE and Thinking skills I have loved thinking skills throughout my teaching career, I love trying new ones, and adapting trusted ones, I think this […]

Critical Thinking, Religious Education, thinking skills