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Contents
  • Christmas is coming
  • Nativity Retold
  • RE Hub Leaders Needed
  • Learn Teach Lead RE (LTLRE)
  • Creating Connections Conference
  • Courses from Exeter Diocese
  • Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
  • Strictly RE
  • Interfaith Week 2021
 
 
  • Cambridge in your classroom
  • RE books for Early Years
  • RE books for Primary
  • Search for films
  • Imam Ali Exhibition
  • The Ship of Theseus
  • LTLRE Conference 2021
  • Farmington Scholarships
  • Ofsted and RE
  • SIAMS Hubs for CofE Schools
 
Christmas is coming
With Advent starting soon, and Christmas on the horizon, the Nativity story is back in our focus. But when we are teaching about these topics it is important to consider how different cultures view the birth and significance of Jesus. And, also to remember that Jesus is a key figure for Muslims too.

The agreed syllabus is careful to weave the Christmas story into its spiral curriculum, avoiding the tendency to teach about the baby in the stable year on year. Here is a summary of the way the topic of the Incarnation is explored:
  • FS: Crib scene and celebration of Jesus' birthday
  • KS1: Journey to Bethlehem, angels and shepherds
  • Lower KS2: Jesus as part of the Trinity
  • Upper KS2: Jesus the promised Messiah, the visit of the Magi
  • KS3: Jesus as God: the 7 'signs' and the 'I am' statements from John's Gospel

Challenging question: In what sense is the Nativity story 'true'? 
Nativity Retold
Some useful nativity related films for RE:
RE Hub Leaders Needed !
Are you ambitious to develop your RE leadership skills. Find out about joining our great team of LTLRE Hub Leaders? Contact Ed for more details
Learn Teach Lead RE (LTLRE)
Hub meetings are currently being hosted online, 4-5.15pm. Meetings are free and open to all teachers of RE, primary and secondary. See website for full details.

Plymouth hub
17 Nov – The RE-Searchers Approach
Cornwall hub (primary)
24 Nov – Reflective storytelling in RE
Cornwall hub (secondary)
10 Nov - High Quality teaching at KS4 and Curriculum Kernewek
Devon (Primary)
2 Dec – Religion and worldviews in the primary classroom (Katie Freeman)
 
Creating Connections Conference
Explore the way religion and worldviews are interwoven into the life of the South West.

Join us for workshops and presentations with journalists, teachers, religious leaders and invited guests, making new contacts and networking with local media representatives who are looking for stories (free event) 2-7pm Mon 15 Nov at MarJon, Plymouth
Courses from Exeter Diocese
Courses from Exeter Diocese via Zoom. Details and booking here.

  • Courageous Advocacy and Social Action in Church schools 1-3.30pm,18 Nov 2021 (£30)
  • RE Updates for Church of England primary 4-5.15pm, 23 Nov (free)
  • RE Updates for Church of England secondary 4-5.15pm, 24 Nov (free)
  • Vision Led Collective Worship - community schools (pt1 of 2) 1.15-3.45pm, 11 Jan 2022 (£80)
  • Inclusive, invitational and inspiring Col Worship in Ch schools 1.15-3.45pm, 18 Jan (£120)
  • RE and Worldviews 1-3.30pm, 10 Mar (£30)
  • Philosophy for Children (P4C) 1-3.30pm, 28 Mar (£30)


 
Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
HMD takes place on 27 Jan every year. The Theme for 2022 will be One Day. Holocaust Education Trust materials can be found here . G2G resources here.

Special features for 2022:
  • 10am Thurs 27 Jan Commemoration event at Exeter Cathedral
  • Speaker event: Eric Murangwa Eugene, survivor of Rwandan genocide, Ishami Foundation
  • 5 minute video for schools
More details to follow soon

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Strictly RE
Save the date for the excellent NATRE annual (online) conference on 29 and 30 January 2022
 
Interfaith Week 2021
Interfaith week 2021 takes place in 14-21 November. You can find educational activities here. Use the list of Devon religion and worldviews visitors to find a member of a religion or belief group to speak at your school.
Cambridge in your Classroom
Superb resources for 14-18 yr olds answering some of the big questions of religion, philosophy and ethics.
RE Books for Early Years
This new set of books for Early Years will transform your RE. Belonging and Believing explores the real lives of eight children each from a different religion or worldview. The books reflect the lived experience of individuals and communities and aims enable pupils to understand and respect diversity of religion and worldviews.
 
RE Books for Primary
My Skin Your Skin is a powerful book to help children and adults have meaningful discussions about race and anti-racism. Mr. Men Little Miss Happy Diwali explores how Diwali is celebrated.
Search for films
Use the Educational Recording Agency (ERA) site to search for TV and Radio broadcasts for educational use.
 
Imran Ali Exhibition
Imam Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. The Imam Ali exhibition traces the life of Imam Ali, enabling online visitors to gain an understanding for who Imam Ali was and the importance of his role in the history of Islam.

The Ship of Theseus
The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment that asks whether an object that has had all its components replaced remains fundamentally the same object. Key question:  if it is a new ship when all the parts are replaced then at what point does it become a new ship? 
 
LTLRE Conference Resources
You can find the excellent ppts and resources from the recent LTLRE conference here.  This includes links to the videos of people talking about their religion and worldviews journeys: the Bishop of Exeter (Christian), Zameer Hussain (Shi'a Muslim), Anastasia Somerville-Wong (Humanist), Ant Hamilton (Pagan).
Farmington Scholarships
Applications for 22/23 Farmington Scholarships are now open. Available to teachers of RE (and HTs) in all schools. The scholarship gives free tuition and 6 weeks paid cover for you teaching while you carry out research.
 
Ofsted and RE
NATRE welcomes the recent Ofsted research review report on RE. Find a 2 page summary here and a set of questions for School Leaders here. It identifies some of the key factors that contribute to high-quality RE in schools . LTLRE has created some useful toolkits for primary and secondary to help document your Intent, Implementation, Impact for RE.
SIAMS Hubs for CofE Schools
SIAMS Hub Meetings will be held online this term. We will be exploring how SIAMS inspections will be restarting this autumn and introducing the changes to the SIAMS Evaluation Schedule.

Booking here (don't worry if you can't attend the one in your area).

Mon 10 JanExeter and East Devon
Tues 11 JanPlymouth and West Devon
Wed 19 JanTorbay and South Devon
Thur 20 JanNorth Devon
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