Religious education newsletter - November 2022 | To view this email online, |
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Awaiting the 2021 census: celebrating diversity through religion and worldviews |
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| | In the coming weeks we will see data from the 2021 national UK census published. This will inevitably show that fewer people in our society are referring to themselves as ‘Christians’.
Professor Abby Day predicts that the proportion of people ticking the ‘Christianity’ box will be less than 50%. Some have argued that this means that schools should put less emphasis on teaching about religion. However, I would suggest that this makes the study of religious and non-religious worldviews more important than ever, because what the census will also show is that the UK is becoming more ethnically and religiously diverse.
Over recent years many of our schools have witnessed growing numbers of children from different cultural and religious backgrounds. This alters the way we see ourselves and it’s vital our pupils can learn to navigate these changes, celebrating the diversity of our society and learning how to view others with dignity and respect. |
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Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2023 |
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| | The Theme for 2023 will be Ordinary People. Holocaust Education Trust materials can be found here . G2G resources here. Resources for Devon schools here. |
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| | LTLRE hub (twilight) meetings are free and open to all teachers of RE, primary and secondary. See LTLRE website for full details.
Special School hub: Wed 8 Mar 2023 Torbay/S Devon hub: Thurs 9 Mar 2023 North Devon hub: Thurs 19 Jan 2023 Exeter hub: Thurs 26 Jan 2023 |
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Courses from Exeter Diocese |
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Exploring ideas about Christmas |
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| | - Sacred spaces at Advent
- Exploring the Biblical stories: in their differing accounts of the first Christmas, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke provide important historical details about where and when Jesus was born.
- Birth of Jesus: myth and history
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| | Free RE teacher CPD - Free, online, self-study courses for RE teachers and leaders.
- Religion and Worldviews on the RE podcast.
| | GCSE Islam
Blog: teaching GCSE Islam through the life of the Prophet | | Two Mules
The book Two Mules is a fable for children about cooperation based on a Quaker poster from 1933. | | Grants for RE You can apply for small grants for RE resources from the Jerusalem Trust | | Subject knowledge courses - Sign up here for RE Today subject knowledge courses for primary and secondary teachers of RE.
- Understanding Christianity course.
| | Studying Buddhism Access support to teach about Buddhism via Twitter, linking RE teachers and students to Buddhist communities in Britain and other resources | | Teacher surveys Survey of teachers' voices on Religion and Worldviews Survey of teachers about withdrawal from RE | | Hinduism factsheet Here’s a useful factsheet on Hinduism explaining that it is better understood as a family of traditions or a network of related beliefs and practices rather than a formal religion. | | Exeter Cathedral virtual tour Check out the link here for the Exeter Cathedral virtual tour | | Inclusive Judaism Inclusive Judaism, hosted by the London Jewish Museum, aims to increase understanding of the diversity within Judaism. You can access an extensive image library helping to build an authentic representation of what it means to be Jewish.
| | CofE schools: SIAMS hubs SIAMS Hub Meetings (4-5pm) will be discussing plans for a new look SIAMS for Sept 2023. Booking here (don’t worry if you can’t attend the one in your area). Wed 11 Jan Exeter, East and North Devon Thur 12 Jan Plymouth, Torbay, South and West Devon
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