The St Giles’ Centre has created a free video on RVE in the Curriculum for Wales, which can be viewed on its website. The 45-minute video is an adaptation of a professional learning session offered by the Centre to all schools in Wrexham on 12 January 2022. Over 90 practitioners from Wrexham attended this onlineContinue reading “Video on Religion, values and ethics (RVE) in the Curriculum for Wales”
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Wrexham Agreed Syllabus Conference discusses statutory RVE guidance and plans for new locally agreed syllabus
On Thursday 13 January, Wrexham Agreed Syllabus Conference (ASC) convened its first meeting to plan for a new locally agreed syllabus for Religion, values and ethics. Coming just days after the publication of the new statutory Religion, values and ethics guidance on Hwb (10 January), members had the opportunity to discuss the guidance in depthContinue reading “Wrexham Agreed Syllabus Conference discusses statutory RVE guidance and plans for new locally agreed syllabus”
Statutory Religion, Values and Ethics Guidance (RVE) published on Hwb
The statutory Religion, Values and Ethics Guidance (RVE) was published on Hwb yesterday (10 January 2022). The RVE guidance has been fully integrated into the Curriculum for Wales, and sits within the ‘Designing your Curriculum’ section of the Humanities Area of Learning. Relevant information on RVE and the legislation can be found within the ‘SummaryContinue reading “Statutory Religion, Values and Ethics Guidance (RVE) published on Hwb”
St Giles’ Centre offers Wrexham schools professional learning session on RVE in the Curriculum for Wales
The St Giles’ Centre is offering schools in Wrexham a foundational professional learning session on Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) in the Curriculum for Wales. The session is free and will take place on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 at 4pm. It will last around an hour, which will include time for aContinue reading “St Giles’ Centre offers Wrexham schools professional learning session on RVE in the Curriculum for Wales”
What’s happening in Europe?
In the December issue of the ICCS* and IV newsletter (published today), you can read about the latest European developments relevant to religious education, and Church and School. Some of the short news articles include: A report on the Klingenthal conference about using storytelling to communicate why religion in education matters; An initiative to developContinue reading “What’s happening in Europe?”
The parental right to request withdrawal from RVE in the Curriculum for Wales: news update from Wales Association of SACREs
Important information relating to “The parental right to request withdrawal from RVE in the Curriculum for Wales” has been published this week on the Wales Association of SACREs (WASACRE) website. You can read the WASACRE news item here.
Religion and popular culture, gender, and feminist theology in Challenging Religious Issues
Religion and popular culture, gender, and feminist theology are some of the topics discussed in the journal Challenging Religious Issues (Issue 14). The St Giles’ Centre has recently translated and published the Welsh version of this issue (the English version was published in Autumn 2018). A summary of the content of the articles is providedContinue reading “Religion and popular culture, gender, and feminist theology in Challenging Religious Issues”
Qualified for the future: Reports published on the ‘new generation’ of GCSEs for Wales
Today, four major reports have been published by Qualifications Wales. These form an important part of the on-going process of reviewing and reforming GCSEs in Wales in light of the new Curriculum for Wales. In response to the public consultation on qualifications for 14- to 16-year-old learners in Wales (27 January – 16 April 2021),Continue reading “Qualified for the future: Reports published on the ‘new generation’ of GCSEs for Wales”
Let’s tell our stories – The positive impact of religion in education (Klingenthal 2021)
St Giles’ Centre staff are looking forward to participating in a special Europe-wide, online interactive event on 21 October 2021 (1-5pm BST). The Intereuropean Commission on Church and School (ICCS) and the Coordinating Group for Religion in Education in Europe (CoGREE) have created an exciting programme on the theme: ‘Let’s tell our stories – theContinue reading “Let’s tell our stories – The positive impact of religion in education (Klingenthal 2021)”
Aliens, Christian art, the soul, and implicit religion in Challenging Religious Issues
Aliens, Christian art, the soul, and implicit religion are just some of the topics discussed in the journal Challenging Religious Issues (Issue 16). The St Giles’ Centre has recently translated and published the Welsh version of this issue (the English version was published in Spring 2020). A summary of the content of the articles isContinue reading “Aliens, Christian art, the soul, and implicit religion in Challenging Religious Issues”