The Welsh Government has been holding online ‘Policy Insight Events’ to keep stakeholders up to date with professional learning developments for the Curriculum for Wales. Staff at the St Giles’ Centre are pleased to be part of the Policy Insight Event for Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE). You can register for the Event now andContinue reading “Welsh Government Policy Insight Event for RVE: Professional Learning update”
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Resource to support teachers and A-level learners exploring science and religion
The St Giles’ Centre has recently published the special science and religion issue of the A-level journal, Challenging Religious Issues in Welsh. (The English version was published in autumn 2019.) This special issue was originally made possible through the support of a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, USA. Free access to both the EnglishContinue reading “Resource to support teachers and A-level learners exploring science and religion”
What Covid reveals to RE specialists: St Giles’ Centre and the European research project
St Giles’ Centre staff are part of a European research team exploring core questions about what really matters in RE in light of Covid-19 experiences. This qualitative research project focuses on experiences and perspectives of RE specialists, and it is hoped that research results will play a role in informing future directions in RE inContinue reading “What Covid reveals to RE specialists: St Giles’ Centre and the European research project”
National professional learning for Religion, values and ethics (RVE)
St Giles’ Centre staff are very pleased to be part of the Wales Association of SACREs’ project team overseeing the development of national online professional learning resources for Religion, values and ethics (RVE) in the Curriculum for Wales. Expert practitioners selected from schools across Wales have been given the task of shaping and writing theContinue reading “National professional learning for Religion, values and ethics (RVE)”
Video on Religion, values and ethics (RVE) in the Curriculum for Wales
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”
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.