Welcome to our information and resource pages for schools:
RE and Collective Worship ideas, training opportunities and reference materials.
How can churches and schools work together?
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Exploring the admission of children to Communion?
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For school teachers, heads and governors.
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NEW LESSON PLANS DOWNLOAD: 10 lesson plans to cover KS2 Unit 10: What does it mean to belong to a religion? HINDUISM for the Awareness, Mystery and Value scheme of work (as used by Bristol LA, North Somerset LA and BANES LA).
Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Rita is a Hindu persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Hinduism through special times (puja, Raksha Bhandan, Divali) special places (the mandir) and special stories and people (Krishna). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Rita's mandir.
Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Joe is a Jewish persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Judaism through special times (Shabbat, Hannukah) special places (synagogue, home), special books (the Torah) and special people (Moses). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Joe's synagogue.
Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Malkit is a Sikh persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Sikhism through special times (birth, combing, Vaisakhi) special places (Gurdwara), special books (Guru Granth Sahib) and special people (Guru Nanak). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Malkit's Gurdwara.
Persona dolls are a great way to introduce young children to ideas like other religions. Elizabeth is a Christian persona doll. Downloadable here is a series of sessions designed for use with a persona doll to explore Christianity through special times (Baptism, Christmas, Easter, Harvest, prayer) special places (nature/creation, church), special books (the Bible) and special people (Jesus). Also available here is a PowerPoint presentation of Elizabeth's church.
