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Cerys De Vekey & Ian Harris
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The Missing Link
Using Black and Womanist Theologies to study sacred texts by Nikki McGee
In this episode, Nikki explains how she uses theologies to enable students to both study interpretations of sacred texts and also help develop their own stance and interpretative skills. Further reading on scholars referred to by Nikki can be found here: Cone, J. H. (2011). The cross and the lynching tree. Orbis Books. Williams, D. S. (1993). Sisters in the wilderness: The challenge of womanist God-talk. Orbis Books. Hall Lee, C. (2017). Black Madonna: A womanist look at Mary of Nazareth. Cascade Books. McDonald, C. (2021). God is not a white man: And other revelations. Hodder & Stoughton
2025-07-11
07 min
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Ensuring high quality teaching resources in RE by Mary Myatt
In this episode, Mary Myatt challenges us all to look again at our teaching resources, asking the question, 'Could we improve the quality of how they look?' Links referred to in the podcast: VCS: Visual Commentary on Scripture https://thevcs.org/about Museum With No Frontiers https://www.museumwnf.org/results?q=islam
2025-07-08
04 min
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Big Ideas by Dave Francis
In this episode, Dave Francis introduces the work of the Big Ideas project, produced in conjunction with Denise Cush and Barbera Wintersgill. For further information, their website can be found here: https://bigideasforre.org/ https://sofn.uk/ https://www.solarity.org.uk/
2025-07-03
05 min
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Using AI in RE lessons by Krys McInnis
In this episode, Krys McInnis shares some excellent ideas on the use of AI in RE, redefining AI as a creative and reflective tool rather than just a short cut to complete tasks. Further reading can be found in these ebooks and articles that Krys offers for free: Is AI a Threat or a Tool? Reframing the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Religious Education - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-threat-tool-reframing-role-artificial-intelligence-krys-mcinnis-mpqye/?trackingId=Kc8KxRQ5SOy5WRqfjWTelg%3D%3D RE in the Age of AI: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges -https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/re-age-ai-opportunities-ethical-challenges-krys-mcinnis-fkt8e/?t...
2025-07-03
05 min
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Using P4C in Philosophy Clubs by Carol Roast
In this episode, Carol explains the benefits and ideas of P4C in an extra-curricular philosophy club setting. Further details can be found here: https://p4c.com/ https://voice21.org/assessing-the-impact-of-oracy-on-your-students/ https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/projects/philosophy-for-children-effectiveness-trial https://www.sapere.org.uk/ And Carol can be contacted at: roastc@cornerstoneacademy.org.uk
2025-06-19
07 min
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Teaching Philosophy at KS3 by James Randall
In this episode, James talks about how he developed philosophy units alongside and within teaching RS, using elements of P4C with some distinct additions and amendments. Further links, and contact details are here: https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008355029 https://plato-philosophy.org/philosophy-toolkit/ jrrandall77@gmail.com
2025-06-17
08 min
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Developing an empathetic understanding of religion by Emma Groves
In this episode, Emma talks about how she fosters an empathetic understanding of religions with her classes. For more information, she can be contacted here: Emma.Groves@hants.gov.uk
2025-06-12
05 min
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Teaching about Israel and Palestine by Shazia Gleadall
Current Farmington scholar Shazia Gleadall talks about her project, including approaches to teaching this sensitive and nuanced subject.
2025-06-12
08 min
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What is Religion? How should it be approached? by Anastasia Badder
In this episode, Anastasia picks up on the 'messiness of religion' (see the James Holt podcast for more on this), and explores how the study of religion has been influenced by historical, cultural and colonial factors.
2025-06-05
06 min
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What even is RE? by Andy Lewis
In this episode, teacher and writer Andy Lewis talks about the nature of RE as a unique, complex and challenging subject. Further reading suggested by Andy is below: 100 Ideas for Outstanding RE lessons by Andy Lewis Making Every RE Lesson Count by Dawn Cox and Louise Hutton Religious Education in the Secondary School: An Introduction to Teaching, Learning and the World Religions by James Holt
2025-06-05
06 min
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Teaching about female leadership and relationships by Ruth Marx
Ruth Marx talks about her Farmington scholarship project from 2015. Further information can be found here: https://aminawadud.com/ https://inclusivemosque.org/ https://www.reonline.org.uk/resources/the-lived-worldviews-of-tower-hamlets/ https://www.aprilonline.org/diversity-of-sexuality-in-islam-interview-with-imam-muhsin-hendricks/ Muslims for Progressive Values: https://www.mpvusa.org/
2025-06-04
07 min
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Advice for ECTs and Mentors by Cerys de Vekey and Ian Harris
In this episode, we talk about what helped Cerys through her ECT years, including tips for both ECTS, trainee teachers and mentors.
2025-05-12
04 min
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Revision and Retrieval methods by Chris Eyre
Chris references some online resources, links can be found here: Socrative Quiz - Ontological Argument Retrieval Grids-GCSE Relationships and Families His website is www.chriseyreteaching.com with further resources. And Chris is on X (was Twitter) as: @chris_eyre
2025-05-02
05 min
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Teaching the Environment in RS by Matt Pitcher
RS lead Matt Pitcher shares his experiences of developing resources for teaching about the environment. More information can be found here: https://www.reonline.org.uk/research/reconnect-religion-belief-environment/
2025-04-25
06 min
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AI and RS teaching by Paul Hopkins
Paul Hopkins discusses some of the uses of AI in RS teaching. For more information, please visit www.mmiweb.org.uk, and Paul can be contacted at admin@mmiweb.org.uk
2025-04-07
06 min
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The Messiness of Religion by James Holt
In our first episode, James Holt introduces the idea of messiness, to reflect the diversity of belief and practice within religions. More information can be found on his website https://jamesdholt.com/ and he posts on Facebook/TikTok and Instagram as @drjamesdholt.
2025-03-25
05 min
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Welcome to The Missing Link
This first episode introduces our new podcast channel for RS teachers, offering advice from experts on good classroom practice.
2025-01-29
01 min