RE is a time when everyone is equal because there might not be a right answer.
RE provides space in the curriculum where learners and their teachers can explore the important ideas about what it means to be human and to learn about religion and worldviews.
RE is full of the big questions of meaning and purpose, how we celebrate and how we decide what is right and wrong. The REQM team enjoys working with schools and pupils finding out what they enjoy about religious education and what could make it even better.
The RE Quality Mark has been managed by the RE Council of England and Wales since 2015.
Where RE is well taught it gives pupils and students the chances to think about, reflect and respond to matters of faith, belief and values through the study of religion and worldviews. Pupils say RE opens their eyes to how others see the world and gives them the chance to express their insights about how we respond to the big questions of being human.
RE is a time when everyone is equal because there might not be a right answer.
My best learning experience in RE was when my teacher put out some Jewish objects on a table. There was a Torah scroll, a kippah and a Hanukkiah. He also put out some photo, posters and books. We got a sheet and had to draw an object, so I liked this activity as we had choice and then predict what this object was for in Judaism. After we had predicted we went to find out what the object was and how it was used in Judaism. I also like this topic as we had a visitors come and talk to us about their Jewish faith.
Unless RE is at the front, it is forgotten about.
Learning about other religions is important because you find out how they are different and how they are the same.
A big “thank you very much” … for initiating and administering the Award Scheme … exactly what the subject needs!
RE helps you to grow in maturity. Seeing the bigger picture helps you to understand things.
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