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Culham St Gabriel’s has teamed up with award-winning film-makers, TrueTube, to produce seven exciting new films to support Key Stage 1 RE. These excellent five minute films are already rating as the most popular on TrueTube. Together with the well-worked out lesson plans that accompany each film they make a substantial resource for introducing key ideas in six major religions.

Each film revolves around a little girl called Charlie and her loveably inquisitive soft toy, Blue. Together, Charlie and Blue investigate an RE-inspired question and they meet people from different religions and beliefs who can help them find the answers they are looking for, enabling Key Stage 1 children to learn alongside them.

Script-writer: Kath Yelland

Lesson Plans: Emma McVittie, Linda Whitworth, Dave Francis and Bob Ayres

Zippity-zip, let’s go on a trip! Charlie and her favourite soft toy (and best friend) Blue visit a Jewish neighbour called Rachel to find out what Jews celebrate at the festival of Passover, and how the food they eat helps them remember important things that happened in the past.

Download the teacher notes

Charlie and Blue in the Classroom (About the Films)

Find out more about how the Charlie and Blue films and teacher notes can be used in primary classrooms.

Seven videos of good learning in RE, produced by NATRE. Taken from the DVD Good Learning in Religious Education: Seven Short Films to Make Teachers Think.

The following videos are provided by NATRE, and come from their DVD Good Learning in Religious Education: Seven short films to makes teachers think.  The DVD is sponsored by Culham St Gabriel’s and the Diocese of St Albans and is available to purchase on NATRE’s website.

This presentation aims to introduce children at KS2 and children with special needs to the concept of unity, one world and equality in Baha’i beliefs.

This presentation aims to help students investigate the idea of Salvation in Christianity.

This presentation aims to introduce children at KS1 and children with special needs to the concept of mitzvot (singular = Mitzvah) in Judaism.

This presentation aims to introduce children at KS1 to the concept of Incarnation in Christianity.

This presentation aims to help students understand why there are different forms of God in Hinduism.

This presentation aims to help students investigate the idea of death in Judaism.

GCSE support materials designed to give a thorough introduction to Islam for GCSE students and teachers.

Setting the Scene

What is Islam