During the time of school closures I decided to offer some free CPD to teachers and beginning teachers. The sessions were recorded and can be found below.

All sessions will be between 60 and 90 minutes.

Bridges to learning explores five principles in the teaching of RE. It will draw on pedagogy and practical classroom examples to suggest the underlying principles of learning in RE. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers.

A recording of the session is available here

Beyond the big six explores why and a little bit of how a wider range of religions can and should be explored in the classroom. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers. You may have attended this already as I have run this course around the country at various universities.

A link to the recording/slides of this session can be found here

Assessment in RE explores the why and how of RE. This may not provide all of the answers but will help with the discussion and hopefully make it a little less scary. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers.

A link to the recording/slides of this session can be found here

Teaching Buddhism explores pedagogical subject knowledge about Buddhism. It will serve as an introduction to Buddhism and its teaching. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers.

A link to the recording/slides of this session can be found here

Teaching Sikhism is an approximately 90 minute CPD session which explores pedagogical subject knowledge about Sikhism. It will serve as an introduction to Sikhism and its teaching. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers.

A link to the recording/slides of this session can be found here

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and RE is an introduction to the beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James is recognised as an expert in this area holding a PhD in Latter-day Saint theology, has written curriculum materials for the Church, and currently serves as a Bishop.

A recording of the session is available here.

Teaching Islam is an approximately 90 minute CPD session which explores pedagogical subject knowledge about Islam. It will serve as an introduction to Islam and its teaching. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers.

A link to the recording/slides of this session can be found here

Teaching Rastafari is an approximately 90 minute CPD session which explores pedagogical subject knowledge about Rastafari. It will serve as an introduction to Rastafari and its teaching. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers.

A link to the recording/slides of this session can be found here.

Storytelling in RE is an approximately 90 minute CPD session which explores storytelling as a pedagogical approach within RE. It provides a discussion around the importance of storytelling and practical suggestions about how it can be implemented. Suitable for Primary and Secondary teachers.

A link to the recording of this session can be found here and a blog post that supports it can be found here.