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No.
33: Summer 2012 edition: download [to print] or view as an e-publication |
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SACRE
reports for 2010/11: These should now be send to sacrereports@nasacre.org.uk
ideally in PDF or .doc format. Please keep the filesize as small
as possible. |
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Collective Worship revisited: A paper for all those who are (or should be) interested in collective worship - download |
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Primary School RE: A powerful statement from a teacher in Peckham - link |
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Archbishop warns about RE's demise: Rowan Williams warns about the demines of RE due to government policiies - Daily Mail - Telegraph - Independent |
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Church Time: Cornwall Council defends Paganism in RE lessons in schools - article in the Church Times and the reporting on this from the Mail on-line |
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Mail on Sunday FOI request: If you have received a request from the Mail on Sunday under the Freedom of Information act about teaching about Paganism you may find the following useful - download |
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Faith Shorts Competition: The TBFF has launched a film competition - website |
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REC asked to head up review: The REC has been asked by the Schools Minister to head up a review of RE in parallel with the curriculum review - read the press release |
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The 2012 NASACRE AGM: Will take place on Wed 23rd May, for more details see the Events section of the website |
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The APPG on RE: The REC has put together a briefing paper on the All Party Parliamentary Group for RE - download the paper |
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St Gabriel's 2012: The conference site is now live please direct teachers to this. |
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The Government’s integration approach: The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published Creating the Conditions for Integration. This can be found at this link. Read the press release of 21 February. |
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All Party Parliamentary Group on RE: This group has now launched under the chair of Stephen Lloyd (who headed up the eBac campaign). News stories on the BBC, and in the Telegraph, the Independent and more from the Independent; the Press Association and the Huffington Post |
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RE and Academies and SACREs: What is the situation regarding RE and academies? See this FAQ section for a detailed response |
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REC leaflet: The RE Council's leaflet promoting Religious Education is available free of charge to all individuals and organisations who can use it to help increase public understanding of the subject. You can download the leaflet here, and multiple print copies can be ordered by email: info@religiouseducationcouncil.org |
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Debates on Religion and Public Life: A series of debates which will debate the latest research on religion in public life to be held in London between the 8th Feb and 2nd May - more |
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LASAR conference 2012: An interesting conference on the interface between science and religion is taking place in Cambridge in May - more |
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Letter
to the HCMI: A joint letter from the REC and NATRE to
Michael Wilshaw - read |
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The
11th. St. Gabriel's Teachers Weekend: will be held at
Wokefield Park conference centre on the weekend of 29th-30th September
2012. Funded by the St Gabriel's Trust, the conference is free
to those teachers chosen to attend. The conference theme will
be "From Here to Outstanding – Pushing the Boundaries
for RE" and will provide professional development and discussion
on the key issues in religious education today.
This weekend will create space for colleagues to engage and emerge
confident in pushing the boundaries for outstanding RE. There
are as many opportunities to reshape the subject as there are
challenges. To register an interest in being invited to the conference,
teachers are advised to contact Jessie Sim at the Culham Institute
- jessie@culham.ac.uk |
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WRERU
seminar: The Warwick bods are running a seminar "Dialogue
with scripture" on Tuesday 6th of March, 2012. More
details or contact
if interested. |
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Information
about the EBac: Can be found on the EBac-FAQs
page and also links to more stories and news reports on the
EBac-Links page. |
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| Older
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- The
NC review: This important review on the curriculum in
England is now published - see
the statement by the SoS (scroll to bottom of this link for
the link to the documents) and the NC
expert panel report and for those in a hurry here
is the report on a page
- FOI
request: The Mail on Sunday and the request for information
under the FoI act - download
- Academies:
Can/should the SACRE monitor the work of Academies in RE and collective
worship or must they be allowed to 'go their own way'? - a
discussion paper
- SACRE
RETool: This self-evaluation tool for SACREs can now
be downloaded
- Better
RE online self-evaluation tool: A very useful tool that
has already drawn responses from school from around 40 LAs - link
- Resources
for Christmas: Short bible based films with follow up
RE Lessons, assembly ideas and much more for teachers and those
who work with children in a religious setting - link
- PM
open mind on RE in EBac: David Cameron has left the door
open to adding religious education to the Government's new flagship
English Baccalaureate - link
- Report
on Collective Worship: A report on the state of collective
worship in schools BBC poll - link and comment by Andrew Copson of the BHA
- 9/11
education website: A new website was launched on September
5th commemorating the 10th anniversary of this event - link
- REC
statement on Religious Studies A Level results: A
statement on the A level results for this year can be found
at the REC
website
If you would like to sign up for this please send your contact
details: Name, email, and the phrase “Yes, I would
like to receive the email version of the Shap calendar”
to calendar@shapworkingparty.org.uk
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