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Session objectives:Introduction to the course;

To gain an awareness of the development of

RE;To have an overview of the place of RE in the

curriculum;

To learn about the legal requirements andresponsibilities of teachers in relation to RE;

To consider personal experiences of RE.


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Year One Assessment

Blogfolio A Joint Assessmentwith C/TEL

Providing opportunities to engage collaborativelywith technologies and produce digital products toshare with wider audiences.

Create and maintain a blogfolio as a reflectivejournal and multimodal portfolio of work.

The submission date is 7thMarch 2014. All workmust be completed by this date. Refer to thebooklet provided by the C/TEL team.


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Teachers Standards:

Preamble: Teachers make the education oftheir pupils their first concern, and areaccountable for achieving the highest possiblestandards in work and conduct. Teachers actwith honesty and integrity; have strong subjectknowledge, keep their knowledge and skills asteachers up-to-date and are self-critical; forge

positive professional relationships; and work withparents in the best interests of their pupils.

What implications does this have for teachers

and RE?


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What isRE?

Jot downyour own

ideas

Share yourideas with a

partner

Share withthe group


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What isRE?

In yourgroup look

at thecards

True/False/Nota main purpose

of RE?

Green/Red/Amber


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What isRE?

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The Main Purposes of

Religious Education Are. To provide an opportunity for pupils to exploreimportant questions of meaning and value

An opportunity for pupils to value their ownbeliefs, but also gain an awareness and

understanding of the beliefs of others To help pupils to develop their ability to expressbelief and listen to those with different beliefs

To be aware of the beliefs and practices ofothers in the community

For pupils to know about the religious traditions,

beliefs and practices and understand why theyare important to people Knowing that religion is important to many people

and understanding how this impacts upon theirlives.


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Other Benefits Are Developing an awareness of cultural heritage Helping to develop a sense of right and wrong

Extending spiritual development Informing pupils so that in time they decide

what is important and of value to them. Thismay or may not affect their decision to follow

a religion or not Developing questioning, researching, reasoning

skills etc.


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Religious Education Is Not

AboutTeaching a religion

Teaching Christianity (or any otherreligion)

Instructing children in the religion ofthe country

Knowing the Bible in order to be a goodadult.


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What is your own experience of RE?


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What is the place of RE in the

Primary School Curriculum?RE is notpart of the National Curriculum

RE is a statutorypart of the basiccurriculum

All registered children from Yr R in

maintained primary schools have astatutory entitlement to the basiccurriculum.


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The Statutory

Framework for REAll maintained schools must provide RE for allregistered pupils.The key document is the Locally Agreed Syllabus.

Withdrawal clauses: Parents can withdraw childrenfrom RE.Schools are responsible for withdrawn children unless

they are taken to other premises.

RE is inspected by Ofsted in LA schools FaithSchools also have RE and School Worship inspectedby specially trained inspectors.All parents should receive details of their childs

progress in RE unless their child has been withdrawn.


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A Short History of RE

1944 to c1960

1944 landmark Education Act.

Main provision for RERE was defined as Religious Instruction (the classroom subject) +school worship.

It was to be available to all pupils on a non-denominational basis(faith schools allowed to undertake faith-based teaching).The existing parental and teacher right of withdrawal from theprocess was maintained.

Shifts in RE - moved from being seen as a parallel arm to theSunday School movement helping to create a society based onChristian values, to a subject in which increasingly pupils wereallowed and encouraged to develop their own views in relation to itsmainly Christian and biblical content.


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A Short History of RE2

1960 to c1970

Shifts in RE Research suggested that the religiousknowledge acquired from RE was confused and thatpupils would be better engaging with problem issues oreveryday issues they perceived to be relevant as a way

of approaching religion. Bible teaching went into steepdecline.

1970 to 1988Shifts in RE - In the 1970s RE moved first to include

humanism (controversially) and later to include worldreligions (uncontroversially). Teaching that assumed orsought to promote a religious (usually Christian) basein pupils became discredited.


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1988 to 2004

Main provision for RE RI was re-named RE (the classroom subject). RE was required to teach the principal religions represented in the

UK but also required to reflect the fact that religious traditions inthe UK are in the main Christian

Withdrawal rights were retained. Faith schools still allowed to conduct faith-based teaching. RE was left outside the new national curriculum in something

vaguely defined as the basic curriculum - the NC + RE.Shifts in RE in this periodThe 1990s saw the development of the experiential approach, a wayof helping the child into an exploration of their innerlife/spirituality.

2 ATs were recommended:- AT1 Learning about Religions (later the s was dropped;)- AT2 Learning from Religions.



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2010 - DateMain provision for RE

The DFE issued Non-statutory guidance for schools in

2010. Two ATs were retained (Learning about/Learning From). RE has again been left outside the new national

curriculum but remains statutory . RE remains under local control (County Agreed Syllabus). Academies etc. are required to teach RE and may choose

to use the locally AS. (Alternatively the AcademySponsor can choose an alternative AS).



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The Agreed Syllabus for RESACRE- a Standing Advisory Council for RE is composed of 4 sub-committees with representatives from:

Church of England;

Other Christian denominations and from other world

faiths in the locality;

Teachers;

LA councillors.

The SACRE has to call an Agreed

Syllabus Conference at least every

5 years to review, produce, orcommission, an Agreed Syllabus for

RE. The SACRE must meet regularly throughout each academicyear and monitor RE and Collective Worship

in the LA.


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What RE syllabus is taught?

Locally

Agreed

Syllabus

All LA Community schools, Foundationand Voluntary Controlled schools with a

religious character.

Academy Sponsor/Trust can choose tofollow this or alternative AS.

Voluntary Aided schools with a religiouscharacter - determined by governors,(advised by aiding body).


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Statutory role of the

teacher

Learning aboutreligion

Learning fromreligion

not to preach/indoctrinate


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Trainees are expected to:respect the social, cultural, linguistic, religious

and ethnic backgrounds of all pupils;treat pupils consistently, with respect and

consideration;

not promote any particular belief stance;challenge racism/prejudice;avoid referring to we believe/they believe;

use some/many Sikhs believe rather thanSikhs believe;demonstrate and promote positive values,

attitudes and behaviour that they expect from

their pupils.


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Subject knowledge audit...

Islam

Judaism

Buddhism

Hinduism

Sikhism

Christianity

In groups of about 4 (6groups) prepare a 5 -10

minute presentation forthe rest of the group onyour allocated religion.This should be presented

in an electronic form forsharing with all membersof the group.You should include somepictures, music, a videoclip and a key points list.(This will become part ofyour overall Blogfolioassessment).

WARNING SENSITIVITY/RESPECT! For Presentation in Session 3

B b k l d


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Beginning your subject knowledgeaudit...

Allocations:Islam

Judaism

Buddhism

Hinduism

Sikhism

Christianity

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Directed tasks:1. Complete your RE CV to share next week.2. Locate the RE and Religious Studiesshelves in the library.3. Complete the essential reading.4. Establish a meeting schedule for planningyour group presentation.5. Reflect on the session and begin work on

your Blogfolio.


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Essential Reading:McCreery E., Palmer S. & Voiels V. (2008)Achieving QTS: Teaching Religious EducationExeter: Learning Matters Chapter 1

Religious Education in English schools: Non-statutory guidance 2010.

(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/religious-education-guidance-in-english-schools-non-statutory-guidance-2010)
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