Grants Focus Week: From Communities to Classrooms
22nd September – 28th September 2025
This Focus Week explores how grant-funded projects bring communities and classrooms together to enrich religion and worldviews education.
Through creative approaches such as storytelling, film-making and partnerships, these projects show how collaboration and authentic voices can deepen understanding and inspire change.
Key questions explored:
- How can collaboration between communities and educators enrich RE?
- What role do authentic voices play in meaningful learning?
- How can funding support creative and impactful practice?
During the week, we hosted a series of online events exploring these themes.
In Conversation event
Short film series
These short films highlight the impact of grant-funded projects, showcasing how creative approaches and community partnerships are enriching religion and worldviews education.
Reflecting on STARME Festival of Learning
This film explores the STARME Festival of Learning, an initiative bringing teachers and researchers together to share best practice, strengthen curriculum and build closer links between classroom experience and research.
An introduction to Theos’ “Where is Religion and Worldviews” project
This film introduces a project exploring how people encounter religion and worldviews beyond the classroom, highlighting the role of informal learning spaces such as communities, libraries and family contexts.
Reflecting on the Cloud of Witnesses Interfaith Art Project
This film explores an interfaith arts project bringing together artists from different traditions to reflect on faith and belief, using creative expression to deepen understanding and encourage dialogue.
Connection and Collaboration: A Multi-Faith and Belief Conference for Chaplains
This film explores a multi-faith conference bringing chaplains and faith advisors together to share learning, build religious literacy and strengthen interfaith dialogue in higher education.
London School of Economics Faith Centre: Religious Imaginations project
This film introduces a project using creative media to explore major religions and worldviews, offering accessible ways to engage wider audiences beyond formal education settings.