Resources for Primary and Secondary

July 2024

Resources for Primary and Secondary

We have explored innovative new curriculum developments this term, and for July we bring you exciting resources from the University of Exeter. For Primary- the ‘REsearchers’, and for Secondary- ‘Who is Jesus?’ Researchers and teachers from Exeter have developed these groundbreaking resources to exemplify a more contextual, critical engagement with religion and worldviews approach, for all age ranges.

The REsearchers

Designed for Primary- age pupils, this approach allows teachers to explore with children how we find out in RE. You will join the ‘RE-searchers’, characters who love to learn, as you explore methods of knowing in RE in the RE-searchers approach.

Who is Jesus?

This unit of work for Secondary students brings a fascinating analysis of a familiar topic: Jesus. Students will view Jesus from the perspective of a feminist, a Muslim, an artist an others, and reflect on the experience of seeing through multiple perspectives. Find the Who is Jesus? resource on the University on Exeter website.

What are teachers up to?

Read blogs from two leaders in RE, one Secondary and one in the SEN sector. What are their current inspirations, plans and ideas for the future?

Sophie Smith: A Worldviews Journey: Disciplinary Knowledge and the Curriculum

Neil Duncalf: Thoughts on the challenges of leading RE