Pedagogy, Practice & Professional Development Research Spotlights
Explore Research Spotlights examining teaching approaches, classroom practice and professional learning in religion and worldviews education.
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Teaching Against Hate: What RE Can Do To Build Resilience to Far-Right Extremism
Fay Lowe’s research explores how Religious Education can help pupils critically examine extremist narratives, consider identity and belonging, and develop moral reasoning. It offers practical implications for creating an ambitious, relevant curriculum…
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Buddhism in English Secondary Religious Education (11-14 year olds)
This research spotlight summarises Romana Meereis’ study of Buddhism in secondary Religious Education, exploring differences between locally agreed syllabuses, textbook content, and teachers’ views on curriculum provision and reform.
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Essentialised, sanitised and Eurocentric: an analysis of (mis)representations of Christian attitudes to homosexuality and African Christianities in English RE textbooks
Research Spotlight Jonny Trigdell, Department of Education, University of Oxford Jonny explores how textbooks can participate in the ‘matrix of domination’ as in the current absence of RE in the National Curriculum…
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Painting a New Picture: Cultivating Learning for Its Own Sake in Religious Studies for 16-18’s
Research Spotlight: Painting a New Picture: Cultivating Learning for Its Own Sake in Religious Studies for 16-18’s Sophia Duckworth: Teacher and recipient of a Culham St Gabriel’s Masters Scholarship How can we…
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Understanding the Interplay: Education, Lived Worldviews and Citizenship
This research explores how RE and Citizenship can work together to support meaningful dialogue in the classroom, helping pupils engage with difference, navigate complex issues and develop the skills for active participation…
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Faith in Encounter Project: Connecting Schools & Communities Through Faith & Belief Storytelling
This research from Faith & Belief Forum explores how dialogue and encounter help pupils understand faith, identity and diversity, building empathy and critical thinking through real lived experiences.
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RS Argument at GCSE research project
A collaborative teacher‑led project exploring how to improve students’ argumentation in GCSE RS essays by developing clearer models, metaphors and strategies for teaching high‑quality reasoning.
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Monitoring students’ use of disciplinary language in Religious Education
Research showing how tracking pupils’ use of disciplinary language helps teachers understand how well students are engaging with different ways of knowing in RE.
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Primary pupils can! A richer encounter with parables
Examines primary pupils’ engagement with parables in Religious Education, offering insights and classroom strategies for teachers.
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Promoting the Exploration of Religion and Worldviews in Schools
Research examining how schools can better promote the exploration of religion and worldviews, highlighting practical strategies to improve RE’s visibility, coherence and impact.
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Knowing Better in Religious Education
Research showing how developing pupils’ ‘epistemic literacy’ helps them distinguish opinion from knowledge and engage more critically with big questions in RE.
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Debating, Oracy and Teaching Evaluation
Explores oracy and teaching evaluation in Religious Education, offering strategies and resources to improve classroom dialogue and assessment practices.