Understanding Christianity – Primary

Online course details:

• Date: 26th November 2026, 9th February 2027, 2nd June 2027
• Time: Each session will last from 1pm-4pm
• Area of focus: Pedagogy and Practice, Subject Knowledge
• Trainers: National RE Adviser – Julia Diamond-Conway
• School Phase: Primary (4-11)
• Price: RRP £210

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This engaging and supportive course introduces participants to Understanding Christianity– a highly respected and widely used resource currently used in over 7,000 schools.

Delivered across six modules over three sessions, the course provides opportunities for teachers to explore the structure, theology and pedagogy that underpin the resource. Participants will become familiar with the core concepts at the heart of Understanding Christianity, and explore how these concepts can support pupils in making connections across biblical texts, Christian living and Christian belief.

Alongside exploring the resource materials themselves, the course will highlight a range of practical teaching and learning strategies designed to help pupils engage thoughtfully with Christianity and to develop their knowledge. The training is suitable both for schools implementing Understanding Christianity for the first time and for schools wishing to refresh or deepen their existing practice. Alongside the training sessions themselves, GAP tasks ensure that Understanding Christianity can be well taught in your school’s context.

Attendees will receive access to the full Understanding Christianity suite of resources for use within their school.

Benefits of attending for the delegate:

• Develop a clear understanding of the structure and purpose of Understanding Christianity
• Build confidence in teaching Christianity within primary RE.
• Explore and develop subject knowledge about the key theological concepts that underpin the resource.
• Gain experience of the teaching and learning approach used within Understanding Christianity.
• Discover engaging classroom strategies that support deeper pupil understanding.
• Increase confidence in planning high-quality RE lessons using Understanding Christianity.
• Understand how to implement or embed
• Understanding Christianity within your own setting to ensure it is a real strength of your RE provision.

Benefits of attending for the school:

• Strengthen the quality and consistency of Christianity teaching across the school.
• Develop greater staff confidence in teaching theological concepts.
• Provide pupils with richer opportunities to engage with biblical texts, Christian belief and Christianity as a lived religion.
• Encourage deeper pupil understanding and more thoughtful, well-informed RE discussions.
• Equip staff with practical teaching approaches that can be used immediately in classrooms.

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RE Today and NATRE CPD is designed for colleagues who are currently teaching in classrooms (including early career and supply teachers) and those formally enrolled on recognised initial teacher training programmes leading to QTS. It is not available to external professionals, consultants or advisers who do not hold a current classroom teaching role. We reserve the right to refuse access if you do not meet this criterion and may request evidence of teacher or trainee status.