Learning and Teaching Materials Archive

Special Religious Instruction (SRI) in Australian Schools

Posted on March 17, 2012

Australian blog on Religious Education discusses the specifics of Special Religious Instruction (SRI) in Australian Schools.

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Religious Education Curriculum for 2011-12: World Religions

Posted on March 17, 2012

Unitarian Universalist announces Religious Education Curriculum for 2011-12: World Religions.

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2012 Interfaith Calendar

Posted on February 23, 2012

The Huffington Post’s Religion section presents an interfaith, inclusive religious calendar, –along with photos — for nine major world religions: Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, Shinto and Sikhism.

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Reuters: FaithWorld

Posted on December 10, 2011

This blog contains news posts about religion, faiths and ethics, written by Reuters journalists and correspondents. All major world religions are covered.

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Teaching and Talking in Schools About 9/11

Posted on December 10, 2011

Many of the materials mentioned in this list were especially compiled or updated for the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in Autumn 2011. Most but not all have a specific focus on teaching, in both formal and informal settings. The list … Continue reading →

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The 2011 Attacks in Norway: Links

Posted on December 10, 2011

This paper was compiled on the morning of Tuesday 26 July. It contains links to a small selection of the thousands of articles, commentaries and blogs that were been published on the internet over the following days. It starts by … Continue reading →

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Has Multiculturalism Failed?

Posted on December 10, 2011

This paper was compiled following David Cameron’s speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday 5 February 2011. The speech and media discussions of it dealt with three principal themes: The concept of multiculturalism, and whether multiculturalism in Britain, and … Continue reading →

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Race Equality and Racist Bullying

Posted on December 10, 2011

The papers in this collection are to do with countering racist bullying in schools, within the wider contexts of promoting race equality and countering bullying more generally. They can be used as handouts in staff training sessions and discussions, and … Continue reading →

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Not Just Numbers: An Educational Toolkit About Migration and Asylum in Europe

Posted on December 10, 2011

'Not Just Numbers' is a toolkit about migration and asylum in the European Union, produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The toolkit has been designed to help teachers and … Continue reading →

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Teddy’s Day Out

Posted on December 10, 2011

This resource is an interactive online quiz about six of the world's major religions. Children can choose a religion and then answer various trivia questions about the religion, including what symbols are associated with it, holy days and festivals, and … Continue reading →

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