RE and Collective Worship sessions for Schools Direct Students
Available ONLY to Aquila Trust School Direct Trainee Teachers
Session 1 - Friday 17th September 2021
9:30am - 3pm
St Nicholas CEP Academy, Fairfield Road, New Romney TN28 8BP
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Teaching in a Church of England school – what to expect! Church Distinctiveness – how are we as church schools distinctive? Worship – prayer, reflection areas Worship in the classroom. How is worship different to RE? School vision/values – why do we have them? What is expected of me as a member of staff? Gap task: How do you know your school is distinctively Christian? Find evidence. Take photos. Find and read RE and collective worship policies. |
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Planning and leading Collective Worship How worship is structured. What needs to be included? How to organise a reflection area – how are they used? Why? Sign posting to resources and ideas for worship. Plan a generic worship session together in preparation for leading Collective worship. Gap task: Plan and lead Collective Worship, either whole school with another teacher, or key stage or classroom by yourself. What do we mean by spirituality? |
Session 2 - Friday 22nd October 2021
9:30am - 3pm
St Nicholas CEP Academy, Fairfield Road, New Romney TN28 8BP
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What to expect in an RE lesson in a church school. What is RE? What do we need to teach it? What are RE specific skills? Yearly overview – look at the different religions. Discuss subject knowledge. Where would you go to find out? National Statement of Entitlement – the law and right for parents to remove children. Awareness of SIAMs and inspections Introduce Understanding Christianity – have the frieze up Gap task: Observe an RE lesson in each key stage. Team teach an RE lesson in your base class. |
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Teaching and planning Great RE lessons – Using U/C , making use of the photo packs, artefacts Lesson structure – how to plan an RE lesson. Practical teaching ideas Using artefacts effectively Sign posting to resources and websites. Assessing children in RE – UC spreadsheet, moderated examples of work Gap task – Plan, teach and evaluate an RE lesson. |
Session 3 - Friday 12th November 2021
9:30am - 3pm
St Nicholas CEP Academy, Fairfield Road, New Romney TN28 8BP
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Feedback from teaching and planning an RE lesson. Planning a visit to a religious building Teaching RE lessons - How did you get on? Using religious buildings – what is involved in planning a trip to a religious building? Visit to St Nicholas Church? How can this building be used? Gap task: Plan and teach a series of RE lessons – that may include a visit. |