In 1991 I fell in love with Amos and Hosea, they were the 2 prophets we focussed on as part of my A Level in RS. As a teenager angry with the world and with a heightened sense of justice they spoke to me. For my university entrance exams I memorised huge chunks of the […] … More A major plea for the prophets. — RE with Mrs McGee

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I have a dilemma. It is a dilemma that I have when I plan any lesson, and the dilemma goes something like this: How best should I teach pupils the thing/things I want them to know? I don’t think this dilemma is necessarily a bad thing. In my view, it…

Worldviews, what the flippin’ heck are they? A random German word that people argue about, or a watering-down of good old-fashioned RE? I’ve struggled with some of the arguments about whether or not to include worldviews after an REChat on Twitter a while back, so decided I needed to do a bit of reading to […] … More Worldviews in Practice — Buisst_Teaching

Diaspora refers to a community of people who feel a connection with their prior home (Shani, 2008, 79). Diaspora within the study of religion is usually applied to describe the Jewish experience and the spread of Jewish communities outside of Israel during exile. It applies to the Sikh idea of nationalism as ‘diasporic Sikhs were […] … More Sikh Diaspora: Issues in identity and homeland. — Vish Writes Sometimes

Plato famously said that the ‘unexamined life is not worth living’ ( Apology 38a). But what is an examined life in contrast? Normally, I suppose, when we live our lives, we do not question our fundamental principles, values, or beliefs. If we did so constantly, then we would not be able to live at all.… Why … More Why Philosophy? — Religion, Philosophy & Ethics

Our RE Book Club met for another discussion on the ‘What is Islam?’ book, as we had agreed to convene after each chapter. Whilst @Katechristo4 wrote … NEW BLOG SERIES – BOOK CLUB – WHAT IS ISLAM BY SHAHAB AHMED. PART 3.

In order to reflect on my experiences in Religious Education, first I will explore how RE came to be taught in general and what kind of legal threats… Reflections on my experience in Religious Education

Near the end of my PGCE course, I read Rob Freathy, Anneke Schmidt and Helen John’s handbook Working with ‘big ideas about’ the study of religion(s) … Using the ‘Big ideas about…’ handbook (2020) to plan a Year 7 scheme of work. A few thoughts.

I am pleased to offer the second installment from the RE Book Club. Thanks to Wayne for hosting and getting the ball rolling. The sheer length and denseness of our book makes the company extremely welcome. This is an informal and experimental gathering of teachers and advisers, discussing our understanding of the book and exploring […] … More Guest Blog – RE Book Club – Criticality in the right context by @katechristo4 — Buisst_Teaching