The Wales Association of SACREs / SACs is planning a full programme of events for their forthcoming RVE Conference, which will take place during the summer term 2024. The WASACRE Conference 2024 is a major national initiative supporting and promoting RVE within the Curriculum for Wales. It includes the Conference Day itself in June andContinue reading “Major national conference on RVE and the Curriculum for Wales to be held in Wrexham “
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Supporting planning and progression in Wrexham primary schools: A collaborative RVE project
The St Giles’ Centre is pleased to announce the start of an exciting collaborative RVE project to support teachers’ professional development focussing on planning and progression across Wrexham primary schools. This project is funded and facilitated by the St Giles’ Centre, working in partnership with the St Asaph Diocese. The objectives of the project areContinue reading “Supporting planning and progression in Wrexham primary schools: A collaborative RVE project”
RVE national professional learning resources showcased at Welsh Government Policy Insight Event
If you missed the Welsh Government Policy Insight Event on 25 April 2023, showcasing the recently published national professional learning resources for religion, values and ethics (RVE), you can now view the recording on Hwb by following this link: https://hwb.gov.wales/repository/resource/e596f967-e005-43ee-b8b2-ffa2cd9bb4a6/en The event was very well attended with almost 100 attendees. St Giles’ Centre staff, LibbyContinue reading “RVE national professional learning resources showcased at Welsh Government Policy Insight Event”
What can the 2021 Census Really Tell us about the Religious Composition of England and Wales?
Many of us are currently trying to make sense of the recently published 2021 census data concerning the religion question. An article in the latest edition of Challenging Religious Issues (19) has been written to help teachers and learners think through some key questions. ‘What can the 2021 Census Really Tell us about the ReligiousContinue reading “What can the 2021 Census Really Tell us about the Religious Composition of England and Wales?”
Free RVE training event for Primary practitioners in Wrexham
In collaboration with Wrexham local authority, the St Giles’ RE Centre is hosting a Primary RVE planning day on Wednesday, 29 March 2023. The event will take place at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Wrexham and will be fully funded by the Centre, so it is completely free for Wrexham schools. Refreshments will be available throughContinue reading “Free RVE training event for Primary practitioners in Wrexham”
Complete a short survey to say what you want to see in our A-level journal
Challenging Religious Issues is a free online journal for AS and A-level teachers and students in Wales and England. (https://stgilescentre.org/16-2/) We need your help to decide which topics would be most useful to you in the journal. Please would you take a few minutes to complete a very brief survey, which will help inform futureContinue reading “Complete a short survey to say what you want to see in our A-level journal”
Example Medium Term Planning Template for Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE)
Careful medium term planning for RVE is vital to ensure that the approach of the Curriculum for Wales is embedded appropriately across the curriculum. For this reason, the St Giles’ Centre has developed an example medium term planning tool. It has been designed to highlight significant planning considerations for RVE which are intended to supportContinue reading “Example Medium Term Planning Template for Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE)”
Science meets RVE in a new curriculum project for Wrexham primary schools
North Wales Science is a charity with a vision to be ‘A home for Inspiring Science in the Heart of the Community’. The charity operates the science discovery centre, Xplore! Wrexham, and delivers interactive activities as outreach across North Wales and North West England. The team at Xplore! are co-creating four workshops in close collaborationContinue reading “Science meets RVE in a new curriculum project for Wrexham primary schools”
Limited edition Randalph the Wise resources for RVE given to Wrexham primary schools
On 22 November, the RVE Advisor for Wrexham Local Authority, Libby Jones, gave a presentation at the Headteachers’ Briefing meeting for Wrexham local authority’s primary and secondary schools. During the presentation, Libby provided headteachers with key messages about:• RVE in the Curriculum for Wales;• the Wrexham Agreed Syllabus for RVE;• professional learning at national andContinue reading “Limited edition Randalph the Wise resources for RVE given to Wrexham primary schools”
Supporting non-statutory guidance published for Catholic schools in Wales
The St Giles’ Centre welcomes the publication of the document Curriculum for Wales: supporting non-statutory guidance for Catholic schools, which relates to statutory Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE). Also included in the document is guidance on ‘Relationships and Sexuality Education’ (RSE). The aim of the document is to provide headteachers, governors, staff, parents and clergyContinue reading “Supporting non-statutory guidance published for Catholic schools in Wales”