Three Counties Secondary RE Conference 2026

This will be a practical conference to explore theory and practice, with a focus on GCSE. Experienced teachers share their insights into winning commitment, raising achievement, engaging with texts and other practical ideas for making KS4 a rich and rewarding experience.

Date: Tuesday 30 June 2026, 9.00AM–3:30PM
Location: University of Worcester
Cost: £100 per delegate, or £70 for second delegate from the same school.

Programme

9.00	Registration and refreshments
9.30-10.30	Going beyond the proof text at GCSE Karen Steele, University of Worcester The 2024 Ofsted RE report calls on schools to move from surface-level engagement with religious texts to a more nuanced approach that considers historical, cultural and personal contexts. This session explores ways of doing just this!
10.45-11.45	Winning commitment for GCSE RS Alice Weavill, Thomas Keble School Successful strategies for recruiting students for GCSE, and for keeping them hooked/interested/engaged through the course.
12.00-1.00	Raising achievement at GCSE Tom Playfair, Bournside School Practical strategies for supporting students to up their game for learning through the course and delivering in the exam – with some specific tips for raising boys’ achievement.
	Lunch
2.00-2.30	News and resource updates Stephen Pett, RE Today This is a time of potential change for RE, including for the drafting of new GCSE specs. This session will bring the latest national news and contexts for RE for the next few years, along with updates on new resources.
2.30-3.20	TeachMeet Bring along one or two ideas that really work – strategies, resources, activities and student responses – GCSE-focus would be good, but KS3 and 6th form also welcome here. Sign up on the application form!
3.20-3.30	Evaluations

You will receive an electronic copy of all resources used on the day to take away, with additional material available to download afterwards. A wide range of resources from RE Today Services will be available to purchase or order on the day at discounted prices.

Why should I attend this conference?

• An opportunity to meet colleagues and share ideas
• Receive a rich variety of resources for classroom use
• Receive up-to-date, creative and inspiring training on things that matter in RE

But don’t just take our word for it!

95% of attendees in 2024[1] rated the conference as excellent! (The other 5% rated it as good…)

• Always thought-provoking – lots of new ideas as ever
• Excellent – really insightful. My brain hurts, but in a good way! I’m excited to take this on as I start my teaching career. Thank you to everyone for such a great day.
• Really inspiring! Lots of new ideas which are easily accessible and will really engage students. The speakers made me think outside of the box, and want to go back to school and evaluate the curriculum.

100% of attendees in 2023 rated the conference excellent!

• An excellent opportunity to consider and develop practice as usual!!
• The variety of discussion and practical advice was stimulating and thought provoking. It has provided me with much to take back to both department and school. ‘Letters and papers from prison’ (Bonhoeffer) - the reason I have done this job for nearly 30 years!!
• Some really interesting and practical ideas on how to bring diversity and world views into the classroom! Already planning mentally how I am going to add the resources used into our curriculum!

100% of attendees in 2022 rated the conference excellent!

• Thank you so much for giving up your time. Really enjoy/interested in research behind worldviews and how to explore worldviews. Practical examples modelled by Lat - thank you! Loved how we explored ideas and turned methods upside down.
• This is my annual ‘plugin’! I love meeting other RE teachers and gaining such amazing knowledge and understanding.
• Superb as usual. Inspirational and directly relevant to RE now. Lovely update on current dialogue and looking ahead.

[1] We’re not hiding the 2025 evaluations – the Three Counties conference made way for syllabus launches…!

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