Teaching Religious Education 4-11

Introduction

This long-awaited second edition is an accessible, practical guide for primary teachers. It covers the teaching of religious education at the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Taking account of the changes to RE over the last decade, it maps out and considers the implications for teachers of:

• changes that have taken place over the last few years with regard to changing aims and objectives in the subject
• the legal framework
• the broadening understanding of the notion of religion
• concern for spiritual development
• emergence of citizenship as an additional component of the curriculum
• introduction of formal guidelines to the content of RE
• teaching Christianity and other world faiths
• tackling important topics and contemporary issues
• planning RE across the primary school
• planning a unit of work
• using different teaching approaches
• monitoring and assessing progress.

The book is full of practical examples and will also contain a useful resources section. In addition, there will be a chapter on key religions, which will look at Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.