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Web Site Links for R.E.
BBC Religion and Ethics Pages - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
A detailed look at 18 faiths - including Hinduism, Sikhism, Shintoism and paganism - and what it means to be an atheist. There are links to other useful websites, and worksheets on religious festivals at www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/worksheets
BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/religiouseducation/stopthinkwonder.shtml
Link to timings for ten programmes in a series followin the processes of 'finding out', 'making connections' and 'thinking it over' proposed within the Effective Learning and Teaching of Religious and Moral Education examplars.
RE:Quest - www.request.org.uk
Pupils can sample a day in the life of a monk and a missionary on this Christianity-focused site, and learn about the different Christian denominations.
RE Today - www.retoday.org.uk
This is the site of RE Today Services, formerly Christian Education Movement. It includes a marvellous set of materials on the 'Children talking' database, which contains the responses of young people to the 1997 RE Festival questionnaire - so there are answers (arranged by religion as well as age group and gender) to questions about young people's beliefs about God, the after-life, relationships, how people should live, and the value of RE, amongst many other topics. In addition there is news information, sections on RE competitions and awards, downloadable materials and of course the RE Today catalogue which advertises some of the best publications currently available in terms of teacher resources.
REonline - www.reonline.org.uk
The ‘Places of Worship’ section of this well-known RE online teaching hub has videos of visits to sacred sites for the six main religions, along with details on planning a visit. There’s also a resources section and a newsletter offering review of resources, opinion pieces and tips.
The Rainbow Family - http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb
This colourful website explaining religions is by education consultant Carol Rainbow and designed for children aged seven to eleven.
CLEO - www.cleo.net.uk
Clips of a visit to the Gujurat Hindu Temple in Preston, a baptism and a presentation of key Sikh artefacts are among more than 50 downloadable videos for the interactive whiteboard available on this website from Cumbria and Lancashire Education Online.
Ely Diocese Education and Training - http://www.ely.anglican.org/education/
Bishops in Action - for KS2 and about the Lambeth Conference 2008 - http://www.bishopsinaction.com/
RE Festivals Calendar- http://www.support4learning.org.uk/religious_calendars/religious_calendars.cfm
This site offers a searchable database of religious festival dates based on a nationally recognised calendar (Shap).
Avesha Presentations - help with teaching Hinduism / professional presentations / visits to schools - www.aveshapresentations.com
QCA - http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/
Workshops on Bhangra music and dance - www.suali.com
This is a Peterborough based Sikh family that offer dancing and musical sessions which can be accompanied with costume and can give presentations on Sikhism. (Recommended by Cambridgeshire Schools that have used them in school)
Hindu Festivals site - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hindufestivals.htm
Childs Eye Media - award winning children's publishers and producers of the Reglisious Festivals Calendar Pack
http://www.childseyemedia.com/
Collective Worship - www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/collectiveworship
During term time, the BBC School Radio programme produces weekly downloadable podcasts about worship. Each one features a story, song and opportunities for discussion.
BuddhaNet - www.buddhanet.net
Why not try meditating with your class? There are step-by-step instructions in the ‘Buddhist Studies’ section of this website, along with a teaching guide that introduces Buddhism through eight units of work. These contain stories, songs to download and quizzes.
ReligionFacts - www.religionfacts.com
An online encyclopaedia for religion. The site’s ‘Big Religion Chart’ is an at-a-glance guide to most faiths, and its ‘Comparisons’ section allows you to quickly compare them – for example, Shi’a and Sunni Islam and Catholic and Protestant Christianity.
NATRE - www.natre.org.uk
Find resources on the website of the subject association for RE. Individual membership costs from £60 a year.
IslamiCity - www.islamicity.com
The ‘Understanding Islam’ section on this site has information on the Qur’an, the five pillars of Islam, Muhammad and Islam’s views of other religions.
Humanism for Schools - www.humanismforschools.org.uk
Introduce the humanist point of view to pupils using the three primary ‘teaching toolkits’ on the British Humanist Association website.
The British Museum - www.britishmuseum.org
Pupils can ‘meet’ the gods of Ancient Greece, Egypt and Mesopotamia on the British Museum website. Visit ‘Web Resources’ in the ‘Schools and teachers’ section.
rejesus.co.uk - www.rejesus.co.uk
Why did Jesus make so many enemies? Did he really die? These are just some of the questions explored in the FAQs on the sit of Christian organisation rejesus.
The RE site - www.theresite.org.uk
This was one of the first RE gateway sites and is still very useful. Currently being reorganised, it includes an RE news page, links to RE organisations and relevant government sites, information about religions and sections for pupil use. Good section with virtual visits to places of worship.
Farmington Institute - www.farmington.ac.uk
This is the website of the Farmington Institute whose aim is to support, encourage and improve Christian education in schools, colleges and universities. One of its activities is the award of term-long fellowships to RE teachers in secondary schools and RE coordinators in primary schools. Farmington fellows produce reports on their subject of study which are posted on its website. They provide a wonderful archive of interesting work by practising teachers having a term to reflect and research. The range of topics is indicated by the following list of just a few of the dozens of reports on the site: RE and soaps; Concepts of God amongst children starting school; Experiential RE and spirituality; Virtue ethics for KS5; The Mexican Day of the Dead; In search of male-friendly RE; The language of Orthodox Icons; The teaching of world religions in an all-white school; Sikh children's spirituality.
The reports are downloadable and a number contain teaching materials. The site also gives details of when and how to make applications for fellowships and the other awards they offer.
RE - What's Growing in Your Patch - Link here
Cambs RE and Web Resource - Link here
REfuel - Resources for Religious Education in the Classroom - http://www.refuel.org.uk/
Islamic Charities and the Sense of Ummah - Link here
SparkleBox - free resources for Early Years and Key Stage 1 - http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/newfree.html
Methodist Church Christian Art Collection - www.methodist.org.uk
BECTA - www.becta.org.uk
Type 'religious' in the search bar. The site includes valuable subject specific information and will be hosting regular ICT newsletters for each subject (both primary and secondary) from Spring 2004. Currently there is a section on the runner up in the Change and Innovation awards, describing the Inter Faith Dialogue through Email project by Julia Ipgrave of Uplands Junior School, Leicester.
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