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Management Authorities of Second Level Schools

This resource presents the Prescribed Titles for Religious Education Journal Work for the Junior Certificate Examinations 2011 and 2012 in Ireland.

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Religious Education in Northern Ireland: Towards New Relationships

This article talk sabout religion and religious education in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's schools have traditionally been separately associated with one or other of its dominant Christian traditions, Catholic or Protestant. The vast majority of children (over 90%) attend the … Continue reading

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RE Teacher’s Media Toolkit

The RE Council of England and Wales has published a toolkit for generating positive local media coverage for religious education. The guide includes ideas for stories; tips for news releases; and for avoiding pitfalls.

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Culture Goggles: Same Holy Land, Different Holidays

In this lesson, students will visit the Culture Goggles exhibit in Xpedition Hall, where students select a religion to see how a Christian, a Jew, or a Muslim might view the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel. Students will also … Continue reading

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Religion in the Public School Curriculum

The following questions and answers are designed to assist school boards as they make decisions about the curriculum and educators as they teach about religion in ways that are constitutionally permissible, educationally sound, and sensitive to the beliefs of students … Continue reading

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Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

This website gives an overview of the many activities by the New York Public Library that provide artistic, religious, educational and other aspects of the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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Agreed Syllabi for Religious Education

This publication of the Brent Council offers guidance on education about religions/religious education at the Foundation stage (ages 3-5), as well as programmes of study for Key Stages 1-4 (ages 5-16). Following National curriculum standards, they clarify the types of … Continue reading

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Evaluation of Good Practice in the Field of Education for Democratic Citizenship. . ..

This is a compilation of good practices in the field of  Education for Democratic Citizenship in 31 of the 48 Member States of the Cultural Convention fo the Council of Europe. It was published during the European Year of Citizenship … Continue reading

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Standing Together

The Christian-Muslim Consultative Group launched the Standing Together Project which has a seven series study program to help bridge the gap between Christians and Muslims. The Project includeds an Educational Workbook and DVD.  The DVD trailer and an order form … Continue reading

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Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

The interview offers an approach to the female genital mutilation and tries to focus on several aspects related with religion and beliefs. The author considers that the justification of female mutilation based on religion (Islam) is wrong interpretation of the … Continue reading

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