At our summer Wrexham Primary RVE Network meeting, we will be looking more closely at using AI Agents to plan meaningful RVE. This will build on the enthusiasm of colleagues at our Spring meeting who wanted to explore this area further, collaboratively. The meeting will be face to face in the RVE Resources Room atContinue reading “Wrexham Primary RVE Network meeting”
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Selected key findings of Teachers’ Voice Survey on Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE)
Selected key findings from the Teachers’ Voice Survey on Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) can now be watched on a ‘voice-over’ PowerPoint published here. The official Project Report is coming soon, and it will be available on the Project page and Publication page of this website. Why is the survey important for Wrexham schools? TheContinue reading “Selected key findings of Teachers’ Voice Survey on Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE)”
New ‘look’ RVE e-Magazine published for 2026
We are pleased to highlight the publication on Hwb of the recently redesigned Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) e-Magazine for 2026. The bilingual online magazine is published termly and has been refreshed with a new, more accessible design. The first issue in this updated format has now been released, with a focus on the themeContinue reading “New ‘look’ RVE e-Magazine published for 2026”
New Resources Room now open
The St Giles’ Centre is pleased to announce the opening of our new Resources Room. The Resources Room is now conveniently based at Ysgol Clywedog, Ruthin Road, Wrexham (LL13 7UB), in School Improvement Room 1, providing easy access for practitioners across the local authority. The Room houses hundreds of high‑quality resources designed to support teaching and learningContinue reading “New Resources Room now open”
Supporting teachers with progression in RVE
“Love the skills progression steps.” “The fantastic continuum. It has saved me a job!” “The whole day was very helpful and informative. Particularly: priorities for progression; planning mat for RVE; input from colleagues about the document ‘What does progression look like’; discussions.” These are just a few of the comments about the recent St Giles’Continue reading “Supporting teachers with progression in RVE”
What role should religious education play in addressing social concern issues?
So, what role should ‘religious education’ play in addressing areas of social concern? A recently published research article about how the social unrest of 2020/21 affects the teaching of religious education provides a stimulus for professional dialogue on the bigger question of what role/s religious education should play in addressing areas of social concern. TheContinue reading “What role should religious education play in addressing social concern issues?”
St Giles’ Centre shares Teacher Voice Survey research at Brighton conference
Tania ap Sion and Libby Jones from the St Giles’ Centre, Wrexham and Lincoln Bishop University attended the British Educational Research Association’s (BERA) conference at the University of Sussex, Brighton (9-11 September 2025), where they gave a presentation on the first findings of the national Teacher Voice Survey: Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) in theContinue reading “St Giles’ Centre shares Teacher Voice Survey research at Brighton conference”
Relationships between technology and religious education
Across Europe, more or less simultaneously, the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated (and stimulated) the use and development of technology in education settings, as new ways of teaching and learning had to be created in response to practical constraints introduced by temporary school closures. Although a sizeable body of research has examined this phenomenon from a rangeContinue reading “Relationships between technology and religious education”
Let’s talk about progression in RVE – Free professional learning for Wrexham schools and settings
The St Giles’ Centre is offering a free whole day training event for primary practitioners in Wrexham on progression in Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE). The event will take place at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Wrexham on Thursday, 3 July 2025 (see event flyer below). The event will offer practitioners the opportunity to engage inContinue reading “Let’s talk about progression in RVE – Free professional learning for Wrexham schools and settings”
Welsh version of Challenging Religious Issues journal
The Welsh version of the popular A-level journal, Challenging Religious Issues, has been published on the St Giles’ Centre website. (The English version was published in November.) Issue 21 contains nine original articles written by subject experts from universities in the UK, the USA and Austria. Articles include: What Questions Can We Ask about Jesus’Continue reading “Welsh version of Challenging Religious Issues journal”