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Exploring ultimate questions

Posted on December 10, 2011

“How can ultimate questions confronting humanity be explored effectively at key stage 3? Staff at William Farr had been seeking for an inspirational way to introduce philosophy and religious ethics in RE. The key concept of meaning, purpose and truth … Continue reading →

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KS3 Attainment: Raising Aspirations

Posted on December 10, 2011

“Synopsis: A look at one secondary school’s use of aspirational targets, focusing on an English lesson and an RE lesson that utilise teaching resources from the Sport Relief 08 fundraising campaign. Schools standard adviser Val McGregor pays a visit to … Continue reading →

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KS 3/4 RE – Teaching RE to Muslim Students: Studying Buddhism

Posted on December 10, 2011

“Synopsis: Find out how RE teacher approaches the study of Buddhism with a Year 8 class of mainly Muslim pupils.  Azam Ali is head of RE at Challenge College in Bradford where most pf the students are Muslim. The majority … Continue reading →

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The Temple Mount is Mine – Episode 1

Posted on December 10, 2011

“Synopsis: Find out why Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths each regard Jerusalem’s Temple Mount as a sacred site, and learn why it has become one of the bloodiest and most fought over locations on earth. Empires and religions throughout history … Continue reading →

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Board of Studies – New South Wales: Studies of Religion – Stage 6 (April 2005)

Posted on December 10, 2011

 “The Stage 6 Studies of Religion syllabus acknowledges religion as a distinctiveanswer to the human need for meaning in life. An understanding of religionprovides a perspective for the human view of reality and deals with daily living aswell as with … Continue reading →

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Interfaith calendar

Posted on December 10, 2011

“Primary sacred times for world religions.” (Retrieved on September 8, 2008 from http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/2008.htm).

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Film & Faith

Posted on December 10, 2011

“Why use film? Most young people like and regularly watch movies!• Film is popular and credible amongst children and their parents… it is also marketed directly at them even when inappropriateo    Survey an average Reception class and you will be … Continue reading →

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Twice Upon a Time: Multi-Cultural Cinderella

Posted on December 10, 2011

The story of Cinderella is one of the most well-known fairy tales with hundreds of versions being told all over the world.With nearly every culture touting some variation of it, study and comparison of Cinderella stories is a great way … Continue reading →

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Side by Side Lens

Posted on December 10, 2011

The Side by Side Lens allows the user to create an easy to read comparison chart for up to three differing religious traditions. Apart from providing basic information about the selected religions and belief systems, Side by Side Lens provides … Continue reading →

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Policy recommendations of the REDCo research project

Posted on December 10, 2011

This is a briefing to various policy makers of the REDCO (Religion in Education. A Contribution to Dialogue or a factor of Conflict in transforming societies of European Countries) project. These recommendations are also available in Spanish, German, Estonian, Russian, … Continue reading →

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