professional development opportunities
Teaching three religions: Christianity,
Judaism and Islam in the primary school
Leeds: 11 November 2015
This one-day course addresses practical ways of learning
about and from three religions: Christianity, Judaism and
Islam. The course will improve teachers’ and
co-ordinators’ subject knowledge and provide them
with a variety of engaging and effective strategies for
learning about and from these religions. Resources and
ideas will be shared, supporting creative, visual, active and
enquiry-based learning for children from 5 to 11.
Outline of the day
Session 1: 9.30am – 10.45am
Teaching three religions
• An introduction to Christianity, Islam and Judaism
• Common concerns: positive and negative ways of
representing religions
• Teaching about authentic religion
Coffee
This course will support teachers in:
• creating a planned learning experience for children in
each of these religions
• ensuring progression in teaching about and from
Christianity, Judaism and Islam across the primary age
range
• awareness of appropriate learning strategies to deal with
challenging topics such as prayer, belief and religion in the
community
• using a variety of effective and engaging learning
strategies in RE
• feeling more confident when teaching about Christianity,
Judaism and Islam.
‘The course is delivered in a very engaging
way. I love how it is so full of practical ideas
to take away and resources to use. I’m
looking forward to the next course.’
All delegates will receive a folder of resources and
online access to the presentations and other resources used.
Session 2: 11.10am – 12.30pm
Exploring Islam?
• What should be taught in KS1? In KS2?
• Examples of learning activities involving creativity
and thinking: belief, celebration and action
• Teaching challenging topics in Islam
Lunch
Session 3: 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Exploring Judaism?
• What should be taught in KS1? In KS2?
• Examples of learning activities involving creativity
and thinking: family, community and belief
• Teaching challenging topics in Judaism
Session 4: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Exploring Christianity?
• What should be taught in KS1? In KS2?
• Examples of learning activities involving creativity
and thinking: belief, behaviour and celebration
• Teaching challenging topics in Christianity
Conclusions and evaluation
This course is being led by Fiona Moss
Fiona Moss was a primary teacher and RE subject leader for many years, and the
RE and SACRE Curriculum Adviser for Leicester City. She is now an adviser with RE
Today, as well as Executive Officer of NATRE. She writes for RE Today publications,
edits the primary series, RE Ideas, and delivers training and support around the
country.
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Venue
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Teaching 3 religions
Leeds
11/11/2015
Primary NATRE Bronze
school membership
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Price
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£205*
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£75
* discounts for NATRE members - please check your member handbook for your specific
membership discount
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