Reports and Guidance

RE web links

BBC film 'The Five Pillars of Islam

https://www.bbc.com/teach/class-clips-video/religious-studies-ks1-the-five-pillars-of-islam/zv84jhv

The Religious Education CPD Handbook

http://www.re-handbook.org.uk/ (currently inactive)

The Religious Education Council for England and Wales

http://religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/

RE online

http://www.reonline.org.uk/

Aimed at the subject leader as well as class teachers. It has background info on being a subject leader.

National Association of Teachers of Religious Education

http://www.natre.org.uk/

Linked to RE Today magazine. It has free resources for primary and secondary. It has membership and course information plus keeps you up to date with what’s happening nationally with our subject.

RE Today

http://www.retoday.org.uk/

Linked to NATRE and publishers of RE Today magazine. Has a subscribers’ area where you can put in a password and access electronic versions of many of the resources in the publications.

The Association of Religious Education Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants

http://areiac.org.uk/

The Shap Working Party on Education in World Religions

http://www.shapworkingparty.org.uk/

Association of University Lecturers in Religious Education

http://aulre.org/

BBC Education

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

There's a wide variety of film clips available. Use the search engine on the site to find the religion or festival you’re looking for.

Cumbria and Lancashire Education Online

http://www.cleo.net.uk/index.php

Film clips aimed at both KS1 and KS2. Clips on all major world faiths, showing faith in action. Good if you can’t meet members of a faith community in person.

Times Educational Supplement

www.tes.co.uk

Wide variety of resources made and posted online by teachers.

Top Marks

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=25

This site links to other pages, many of them are sites designed by faith communities. There are some interesting story links.

BBC Website

KS1 Religious Studies - BBC Teach

KS2 Religious Studies - BBC Teach

World Religions

https://sites.google.com/site/worldreligionsforkids/sikhism

Background information on the major world religions.

Hindu Kids

Hinduism for Kids (hindujagruti.org)

Stories and activities written for Hindu children. Bright and colourful.

Virtual Tours of Religious Buildings

Resources - RE:quest (request.org.uk) - Major world faiths

Resources - RE:quest (request.org.uk) - Anglican church

http://www.atschool.co.uk/keystage1-ks1/re.asp

http://www.bury-lea.org.uk/PlacesOfWorship/PlacesOfWorship.htm - links to web pages with virtual tours.

Espresso

If your school buys Espresso, have a look at the RE section, there are some good short clips and Interactive White Board lessons. Have a look at the assembly section too, some of the assemblies cross over into RE.

National Reports and Guidance

OFSTED Research review Series: Religious Education (May 2021) 

To view the OFSTED Research review Series: Religious Education (May 2021) document, click the above link.

Final Report of the Commission

Final report of the Commission on RE - September 2018

Useful Reports 

Non Statutory National Framework for RE - 2004

Religious Education in Schools Non Statutory Guidance - 2010

Realising the Potential OFSTED - 2013

RE Review 2013 - REC

The Truth Unmasked APPG_Report - March 2013

Schools with Soul - March 2014

A New Settlement for Religion and Belief in Schools - 2015

RE for REal - the future of teaching and learning about religion and belief - November 2015

Living with Difference - community, diversity and the common good - December 2015

Religious Education House of Commons Briefing - 2016

Improving Religious Literacy - APPG report - July 2016

The State of the Nation: A report on Religious provision within Secondary Schools in England - Sept 2017

Interim report from the Commission on Religious Education: 'Religious Education for All' - Sept 2017

NATRE report on levels of provision of Religious Education in schools - Sept 2017

Executive Summary on Religious Education - Interim Report - Sept 2017

OFSTED Broughton BEC good practice example 2013

OFSTED Haslingden High School good practice example 2014

OFSTED Redbridge Ambassadors Faith & Belief good practice example 2013