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Great Local Groups meeting on AI just now ! Thank you to all who organised this and especially to those who presented -it was really informative😊
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How can we teach students to be hopeful in today's troubled world? The world can feel like a hopeless place at the moment, but we owe it to our students to give them the same sense of optimism that we had when we were at school, says Mark Enser

#TeamRE although the focus here is Geography, so much applies to RE. I’m not sure if things really are worse or if being older makes it feel that way, but we certainly need to help kids to navigate what can seem like a desperate state of affairs www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Psychologist Steven Pinker argues that life is getting better In this opinion piece, psychologist and writer Steven Pinker argues that life is improving – not just in the West, but worldwide.

I always find listening to Steven Pinker helps me feel a bit better www.bbc.co.uk/videos/crgk6...

Pope Francis used his final public address to call for a ceasefire in Gaza: “Unarmed civilians are subjected to bombings and shootings. It is terrorism.”

Even in hospital, he checked in daily on Gaza’s Christian community.

The world has lost a brave voice for peace and justice.

#TeamRE Chester webinars for A-Level RS. Sign up here: www.chester.ac.uk/about/events...

Are you a teacher of #RME in #Scotland ? Would you like to network with like-minded teachers? Please drop me a DM or leave a reply below and I’ll explain how @natre.bsky.social can help to set this up. 🤩

Roy, thanks for letting us know. Thinking of you both ❤️

If you’re still on twitter, we hope you can join @katiekatie84.bsky.social and @joanneharris-re.bsky.social
for a special #REchatUK on Monday to discuss the interim report for the Curriculum and Assessment review.
Find key extracts and questions here www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-...

Have you read the interim report for the Curriculum and Assessment review? We have put together 5 extracts and suggested questions for you to talk to your colleagues about. We will then have a special series of #REchatUK discussions during the week beginning 31st March
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A small victory, but worthy of celebrating. We have been successful in getting the DfE to amend the Initial Teacher Training Statutory Guidance

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A privilege be interview on behalf of @natre-update.bsky.social to promote RE, training, bursaries and a national content standard based on the recent interim report. x.com/UCBNewsTeam/...

NATRE welcomes the interim report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review which highlights some of the challenges facing RE. Read our full statement here www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-...

An important question here from Bishop Michael Ipgrave - What steps are the government taking to increase the number of teachers who are properly trained to teach RE?

Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.

The next stage of the Curriculum and Assessment Review will look to create a more inclusive and fair system, address subject-specific challenges, and assess available pathways beyond GCSEs.

Find out more ➡️ www.gov.uk/government/p...

Looking for a new RE job? Promotion? Moving?

There are a nice range of jobs being shared on our jobs page at the moment. You can also add your vacancy for FREE!
www.re-hubs.uk/re-jobs/ #TeamRE

Getting to Know the RE Quality Mark

A chance to meet the REQM team and experienced assessors, to exchange ideas with award schools, and to ask questions about the REQM process @RECouncil

18th March 4pm

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What We Retrieve Matters - The Effortful Educator Does information related to explicitly retrieved content experience the positive outcomes of the testing effect?

What We Retrieve Matters

Does information related to explicitly retrieved content experience the positive outcomes of the testing effect?

theeffortfuleducator.com/2025/02/24/w...

Registered for our Oracy In Conversation event yet? Meet Azaan Akbar who is on our panel. Azaan is Newham School Council Network Lead and on our Leadership Programme! Azaan recently led an excellent session on oracy in RE at #StrictlyRE @natre-update.bsky.social
Event sign-up: ow.ly/TkrN50V9Jmt

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Headlines from researchEd Brum! Well hello there, and welcome to update #119!

Headlines from researchEd Brum!

Just great to see so many lovely peeps in person Headlines from researchEd Brum!

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Claire Stoneman and Rachael Atton

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Is there a Finish 'miracle'? There has been a coherent and consistent improvement in the education system in this country. Let's celebrate it. @tombennett71.bsky.social #rEDBrum

demonstrating sesimeme.com a conversation tool that coaches you live. @kevinmcl.bsky.social #rEDBrum

Things are back to normal after Covid… except they’re not.

Great to hear about sustainableschoolleadership.uk

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@kevinmcl.bsky.social speaking on what is AI? We cannot ignore it, it's not going to replace us, so let's embrace it. Have you ever used rehearsal tools in power point? That's AI Did you know most recent phones have built in AI software to make us look more beautiful? That's also AI. #rEDBrum

Really enjoying listening to @clivehill.bsky.social
arguing you cannot teach employability skills. How do we best integrate careers into curriculum planning, problem solving, and tutor time? How do we get employers into schools more? #rEDBrum Practical strategies listed in the picture for schools

Delighted to be in @dlmartin85.bsky.social session on harnessing the multidisciplinary nature of RE @researchedbrum.bsky.social

Inspirational religious literacy talk from @dlmartin85.bsky.social #rEDBrum. We are enjoying examining the different lenses we can use in RE to interpret religious texts. I could listen to this man all day!

@dlmartin85.bsky.social speaking about the importance of the meaning of words for improving pupils religious literacy. #rEDBrum

'AI is going to allow teachers to do more teaching' Dr @carlhendrick.substack.com According to Forbes 60% of teachers are already using AI for feedback and assessment. #rEDBrum

Memory is about the meaning for the individual. Memory is about the depth of our processing @carlhendrick.substack.com #rEDBrum Forget about the forgetting curve 'The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows' David Ausubel