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  • National Statement of Entitlement - Infographic

    Religion and Worldviews Approach - Main Page
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Religion and Worldviews Approach to RE - Section A

    This forms part of the Religion and Worldviews Approach to RE Toolkit …
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Teacher-Led Framework Resources

    There are video links throughout this document. These links are in the …
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Coventry and Warwickshire SACRE Framework Resources

    These exemplar resources relate to the Coventry and Warwickshire Framework.
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Coventry and Warwickshire Framework

    This forms part of the Religion and Worldviews Approach to RE Toolkit …
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Teacher-Led Framework

    This forms part of the Religion and Worldviews Approach to RE Toolkit …
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Developing a Religion and Worldviews Approach in RE in England - A Handbook for Curriculum Writers

    This forms part of the Religion and Worldviews Approach to RE Toolkit …
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Strictly RE - Religion and Worldviews Project Presentations

    Strictly RE Presentations on the Religion and Worldviews Project courtesy of NATRE …
  • National Content Standard for RE in England - 1st Edition - 2023

    Blog piece:  “It’s about the standard, not the stuff” – National Content …
  • Teaching RE - FAQs

    Common questions and where to find professional support as an RE teacher
  • Religion and Worldviews

    Video Animations

    Animations introducing the notion of worldview, useful for CPD and ITE sessions
  • Resilience: Teaching Contentious Topics

    Evaluation and Action Planning tools

    Tools for reviewing how confident teachers feel in tackling contentious issues
  • Resilience: Teaching Contentious Topics

    Gateway Documents

    Guidance on teaching contentious topics
  • School visitors: Voices of Faith and Belief in Schools

    Providing guidance and a code of conduct produced by the National Association …
  • Celebrating RE

    Publicity for RE

    Here are some tips for publicising your RE activities and events. You …
  • Celebrating RE

    Ideas for SACREs

    This article provides ideas to raise the profile of RE in schools …
  • Celebrating RE

    RE and initial teacher training (ITT)

    In engaging with the activities listed below, primary and secondary trainee teachers …
  • Celebrating RE

    Fundraising for RE activities

    If you want to raise funds in order to put on an …
  • Challenging Voices – REsilience FE Booklet

    Guidance to support colleges in handling contentious issues has been produced by …
  • DfE Teacher Standards 2013: An RE exemplification

    This is a support tool to help individual teachers interpret the DfE …
  • RE Teacher's Media Toolkit

    The RE Teacher's Media Toolkit is a guide to generating positive …
  • Religion, education, community and relations: reflections on the APPG inquiry

    This paper contains some reflections on the key themes of the report …
  • REsilience: addressing contentious issues in the classroom

    Guidance and information on contentious issues
  • Guidance on selecting resources

    Providing guidance and a code of conduct produced by the National Association …
  • A Practice Code for Teachers of RE

    This code aims to complement the GTCE’s general code for teachers …
  • 16 to 19 Project Development

    The REC commissioned an initial scoping exercise on RE in 16-19 …
  • Emerging Voices

    Breathing spaces for Values, Beliefs and Faiths in the Further Education Curriculum
  • RE Training Bursaries: Briefing paper

    This paper was sent by the RE Council to David Laws, Minister …
  • Staffing RE: school case studies

    The staffing of RE is a problem in many schools, both primary …
  • A Review of Religious Education in England

    A review of religious education in England to run parallel to the …
  • School governors: responsibilities for RE

    Two briefing papers for governors which outline schools’ responsibilities with regard to …
  • Primary headteachers: Guidance on RE

    The purpose of this paper is to make headteachers aware of the …
  • Religion, education, community and relations

    Some reflections on the APPG inquiry
  • Warwick University Resources Review

    The RE Council of England and Wales welcomes the publication of this …
  • Ofsted report: realising the potential

    Part A of this report discusses eight major areas of concern and …
  • State of the Nation report on RE provision at secondary schools in England

    The State of the Nation report is an analysis conducted by the …
  • GCSE short course results: Briefing paper

    This paper was sent by the RE Council to David Laws, Minister …
  • Religious Education Teaching and Training in England

    The Religious Education Council (REC)’s Teaching and Training Commission was established …
  • Primary School Governors' briefing paper

    The purpose of this briefing paper is to make primary school governors …
  • Religious Education: The Truth Unmasked

    This report is the result of an inquiry carried out by the …
  • Staffing RE: secondary school case studies

    In these case studies, two teachers at econdary schools in the North …
  • REsilience / AtGyfnerthu Project Evaluation

    Over 850 schools in England and Wales were involved in at least …
  • Advice and guidance for publishers

    The purpose of the downloadable Guidance for Publishers document is to offer …
  • Something to say - religious education promotional leaflet

    The RE Council's 'Something to Say' leaflet promoting Religious Education can …
  • Toledo Guiding Principles

    In this article, Joyce Miller gives the background to and content of …
  • SACRE Bleu: the politics of difference

    SACRE Bleu: the politics of difference. Some musings by the REC chair …
  • The Curriculum and Assessment Review Interim Report: A crucial step towards transformative RE provision

  • Ofsted Annual Report Says Schools Have Poor Quality RE

  • "It’s about the standard, not the stuff" - National Content Standard

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