RExChange 2024

Real world research for real world classrooms

RExChange 2024 took place on 18th-19th October 2024. On this page you will find recordings of keynotes, in conversation and panel sessions. The programme is also available for download below.

The following series of questions might be helpful as you watch these sessions.

Thinking about my learning 

  1. What new learning or understanding have I gained in this session?
  2. What questions has it made me ask?
  3. What might I want to read because of this session?
  4. Do I want to engage with this research further after RExChange? 

Thinking about the research 

  1. Why is the research important?
  2. Do the methods make sense to me? If not, ask a question about them.
  3. What were the significant findings?
  4. What are the strengths and limitations of the research being shared? 

Thinking about my context (e.g. classroom, HE setting, SACRE, MAT….) 

  1. How might this research apply in my context?
  2. What changes might I need to make to use this research in my context?
  3. What practical actions might I need to take as a result of this session?
  4. Who might I need to talk to about this research?

Keynote: Researching worldview communities

Chine McDonald, Dr Jasjit Singh, Dr Iona Hine and Dr Anastasia Badder discuss researching worldviews communities.

In conversation: Religion and worldviews approach

Stephen Pett and Gillian Georgiou discuss a religion and worldviews approach as set out in the suite of resources published by the Religious Education Council of England and Wales earlier this year.

In conversation: The RE-searchers project

Ed Pawson hosts a conversation about the highly acclaimed RE-searchers project in an international perspective bringing teachers and researchers together from Saltash (Cornwall) to Scandinavia!

In conversation: OAK National Academy religious education curriculum and resources

Fiona Moss and Adam Robertson in conversation about the research and evidence underpinning the new OAK National Academy religious education curriculum and resources.

Panel discussion: University school links – what works!

The different ways in which universities and schools can connect, work together and support one another in promoting the study of religion and worldviews.

Panel discussion: Freedom of Religion or Belief

Josh Cass, Katie Freeman, Rachel Buckby and Lynn Revell discuss the nature of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) its relationship to education. Panellists will deliberate with the audience what a FoRB flourishing classroom might look like.