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Editorial3 Would you like to be a glory,
a jest or a riddle? Lat Blaylock
Opinion 6 Jean Vanier and L’Arche:
reducing evil
8 Learning to live together Robin Richardson
10 Changing religion, changing RE Linda Woodhead
12 ‘Evil’: a thing of the past? David Lambourn
For the classroom14 Multisensory RE for
special pupils (SEN) Jinny Morgan Lewtas
16 Teaching abstract concepts in primary school RE: faith (5–11) Anna Fane
18 An icon of saintly courage: George and the dragon (4–11) Julie Grove
22 Jesus tempted: from the Lion Comic Book Hero Bible (7–14)
24 The Bible and wisdom: enquiry learning (5–11) Corrine Guntrip
26 Fighting evil in practice (11–16) Kate Christopher
28 Exploring the story of St Michael with new Year 7 students (11–16) Carol Berry
30 Plashet School: taking pride in RE (11–16) Year 9 pupils from Plashet School
32 Screwtape for today: an old devil’s tips for tempting teenagers (11–16) Lat Blaylock and teachers
36 Evil for real: the Charlie Hebdo murders (11–16) Kate Christopher and Lat Blaylock
38 Five tips for preparing for the RE Quality Mark (11–16) Katie Martin
Instant RE40 The Devil’s RE
Editorial Group
41 Concepts, identity and tradition in Sikhism: faith week in a primary school Simon Bennett
42 RE and human rights: a week of special events Pupils of Middleton Primary School
43 A Muslim visitor making a difference Karen Jones
Cover image Jacob Epstein’s sculpture of the Devil, defeated by St Michael, on the front of Coventry Cathedral
EditorLat [email protected]
Editorial teamLizzie McWhirter (Events)Jane Brooke (Resources)Julie GroveChris Boxley
Publishing datesPublished three times a year, in September, January and April
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45 Satan’s dozen: 12 ideas about the Devil for classroom thinking Lat Blaylock
46 Clayton Fountain: murderer to monk Lat Blaylock
Professional REflectionThe journal of
48 Memorable experiences in RE Bill Gent
49 Learning about children’s learning: one teacher’s journey Gill Tewkesbury
53 A life trying to ‘make sense of religion’ Alan Brine
58 ‘Ordinary theology’ in the classroom: experience and belief in secondary religious education Jack Hunter
62 A new settlement Linda Woodhead & Charles Clarke
65 Research poster: ‘The perfect pupil’: changing aims and changing measures of success in school RE
66 Research update: freedom of religion and freedom of religious clothing Rachael Jackson-Royal
67 Reviews Edited by Janet Dyson
69 On reflection: Judo RE Christian Pountain
For thestaffroom71 What does your faith
say about the Devil? Peter Taylor, Richard Tetlow, Mike Stygal, Jasmohan Singh
76 RE, or not RE? That is the question Steven Spriggs
78 A Muslim response to the evil of IS Kate Christopher
80 We need to talk about Lisa Mark Chater
Events and resources82 Events
91 Resources
The big picture92 The realm of the
hungry ghosts Kate Christopher
Last word94 Remembering
John Hull Julie Grove
Inside back cover: RE Today essential information
ContentsTheme: The Devil and all his works
NEXT term’s theme Wisdom, ancient and modern. ‘Wisdom, ancient and modern’ is the theme of REtoday for April 2016. As the new GCSEs in Wales and England require much more textual study, and as primary pupils’ encounter with the Bible is promoted through the latest major curriculum project in RE to explore Christianity, studying ancient text and making wise interpretations is a skill RE needs. And in times when RE is ever under pressure, teachers need to be wise in ‘fighting their corner’ too. If you have a contribution to this rich theme – modern wisdom from your pupils perhaps? – contact the editor: [email protected]
Plashet School: taking pride in RE
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18An icon of saintly courage
6Jean Vanier and L’Arche:
reducing evil
58‘Ordinary theology’
in the classroom
71What does your faith say about the Devil?
We need to talk about Lisa 80
82 Events
The big picture
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