RExChange 2026
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Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October 2026
This is a virtual event and will take place via Zoom.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN MAY 2026
Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October 2026
This is a virtual event and will take place via Zoom.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN MAY 2026
The programme will be updated as speakers and contributors are confirmed.
| Time | Session Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Welcome, Keynote and Q&A | Navigating Controversy: Teaching in Unsettled Times Speakers: Amy Ark, Fay Lowe, Shammi Rahman |
| 2:00pm | Break | |
| 2:15pm | Seminar 1 | |
| 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:15pm | Seminar 2 | |
| 4:00pm | Break | |
| 4:15pm | Seminar 3 | |
| 5:00pm | Break | |
| 5:15pm | Two parallel In Conversation sessions | Religion and worldviews education – why it matters beyond the classroom A: Geo-Political Perspectives B: Social and Community Perspectives |
| 6:00pm | Break | |
| 7:00pm | Keynote | Beyond the Comfort Zone: Engaging with Difficult Conversations about race and religion Speakers: Robert Beckford, Alex Brown, Janet Orchard |
| Time | Session Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Welcome and recap on Friday sessions | |
| 9:15am | Seminar 4 | |
| 10:00am | Break | |
| 10:15am | Keynote Session with Q&A | Curriculum Research Conversations: Four nations perspectives Richard Kueh with Katie Freeman (England) James Nelson with TBC (NI) Stephen Scholes with Terri Barry (Scotland) Jennifer Harding-Richards with Jennie Downes (Wales) |
| 11:15am | Break | |
| 11:30am | Three Parallel In Conversation Sessions | Building inclusive, reflective and relational approaches to religion and worldviews education A: Inclusion, including SEND and Alternative Provision B: Personal Knowledge and Reflexivity C: Interfaith and Belief Relations |
| 12:30pm | Plenary and end of conference reflections | Steering group |
| 1:00pm | Conference ends |