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LTLRE hub (twilight) meetings are free and open to all teachers of RE, primary and secondary, wherever you are based. See LTLRE website for full details. LTLRE hub meetings this term:
Growing up Sikh in Devon: Tues 19 May GCSE examiner and primary Christianity chat: Wed 3 June
SWIFT professional RE community: Wed 10 June Celebration of RE: Thurs 18 June
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Academically Rich, Socially Connective
St Mellion, nr Saltash on Fri 2 October, cost £90 Keynotes: Katie Freeman and Joyce Miller
For more information and to register – click HERE
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NATRE Primary Survey 2026 |
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Take part in the NATRE Primary Survey here. This is your chance to make sure the reality of RE in your primary classroom is heard where it counts.
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Combatting anti-religious hostility
With antisemitism and anti-Muslim hostility on the rise, the need for good RE is even more apparent. Jewish Culture Month starts on 16th May, celebrating Jewish community and creativity.
It’s good to read about charities like Nisa-Nashim which brings Jewish and Muslim women together through social events.
The Quakers have recently published a useful guide to Antisemitism and schools also need to be aware that the official guidance is now to avoid using the term Islamophobia, in favour of referring to Anti-Muslim Hostility.
| | Ways of Knowing in RE
ONLINE and NATRE are partnering to host a dedicated Focus Week exploring Ways of Knowing: Diving into Different Disciplines from 18 – 24 May. |
| Any Questions
Join the open online forum to ask questions about teaching Judaism Mon 11 May 3.45-4.45pm.
Take a look at the new site for contacting Muslim visitors. Join the Any Questions Islam forum 3.45-4.45pm on Mon 18 May. |
| RE in the NC
Update: national conversations are ongoing for the possibility of RE becoming an NC subject. We await a decisions being made by the DfE in the coming months. See NATRE news. |
| SACRE members needed
Are you interested in finding out about joining a SACRE? We are looking for new teacher reps in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay. SACREs meet termly to support and monitor RE and CW in local schools. Get in contact if you’d like to know more.
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Secularism
Humanists UK have released an animation and some useful resources on secularism. Secularism does not mean the same as atheism. It is a political position on how we should organise society given a plurality of worldviews.
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| Why I’m an atheist
Former Love Island star, Shakira Khan, shares why she became an Atheist and the question that made her rethink her beliefs. |
| Secondary RE leaders’ toolkit
NATRE have launched their Secondary Subject Leader Toolkit — a comprehensive collection of resources designed to support secondary school subject leaders in developing and enhancing the teaching and leadership of RE. |
| Primary RE leaders’ toolkit
NATRE Primary Subject Leader toolkit is the ultimate resource for primary school subject leaders seeking to enhance their Religious Education teaching. |
| Islam: Sunni and Shi’a
This short TrueTube film explores the key similarities and differences between the Shia and Sunni branches of Islam. |
| Pilgrimage
This recent series on the BBC’s Pilgrimage is full of interest for RE lessons. In Episode 2 (at 22:22 minutes) the conversation between Ash Blaker and the two Jewish women guides about their Reform Synagogue is fascinating. Interestingly, as a lapsed Jew from the Orthodox tradition, Ash struggles to find much in common with Progressive Jewish practice.
| | Prayer and Reflection
This BBC page hosts an invitation to sacred spaces across all four nations, from six of the UK's major faiths, during personal moments of spiritual and religious connection. |
| Ethiopian Bible tradition
The Ethiopian biblical tradition stands out as one of the oldest in the Christian world, rooted in a church that embraced Christianity in the 4th century. The Ethiopian Bible has 88 books, rather than the traditional 66. It’s not just a religious artifact, but a cultural and historical treasure. It reflects Africa’s deep role in shaping early Christianity and preserves voices, stories and teachings that broaden our understanding of the biblical world. Its survival is a reminder that the history of Christianity is far more global, diverse, and ancient than many people realise.
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