Julie Childs, National RE Adviser

Why RE?

I am an enthusiastic RE scholar and experienced classroom practitioner who is committed to collaboration, further developing good practice within RE and to shaping the quality of provision in RE for colleagues in the wider RE community. My passion is to enthuse and inspire others through training, support, advice and high quality resources to empower them to develop their own skills as RE teachers or subjects leads, helping to ensure high quality RE for pupils that the work with.

Years experience

29 years teaching experience across the whole of EYFS, KS1 and 2. Worked in a large urban MAT-RE, English, Science lead. Worked in small, rural MAT school. RE SMSC, BV, Phonics lead, ITT lead mentor.

In-school experience

I have taught in different 11 – 18 schools in the North West of England and have been a Head of RE and Sociology, Curriculum Leader for RE and PSHE and also a senior leader in an 11 – 18 school with responsibility for timetable, personal development and curriculum.

Adviser experience

• Cross-phase network lead for North east Lincolnshire
• Member (and previously chair) of North east Lincolnshire SACRE
• Chair of Governors for a local primary school 2015-2022
• MAT primary network lead for AET until 2024
• Farmington scholar 2021/22
• Member of NATRE executive committee 2021-2024
• Member of NATRE executive steering committee 2024
• REQM assessor 2021-2024
• NATRE East Midlands Regional Ambassador 2019-2020
• Lincolnshire diocesan Board of education Associate advisor 2023-2-24

Areas of interest

• Lived faith and teaching diversity within challenging
• mono-race
• mono-culture settings
• EYFS RE & W
• Critical and deeper thinking skills and helping pupils to know and remember more across all age-phases.
• Creative and practical RE & W
• Teacher/class-based -research
• Global faith representation

Publications

• In Conversation about Assessment and RE
• Lincoln Diocesan Board of Education (one of the teachers who contributed to it)

Articles

• Ancient Stories and Modern celebrations-Team Primary Issue 17.7
• Ask the teachers about RE in your school. (with Lat Blaylock) Spring 2023