Understanding Christianity – Secondary (07/07/2026)

Description

Audience: Secondary teachers

Age range: 11-14 and beyond

Course Area: High Quality Practice

Area of Focus: Subject knowledge Pedagogy and Practice

Online course details:

Date: Tuesday 7 July 2026

Time:9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Area of focus:Teaching and learning

Trainers:National RE Adviser – Stephen Pett

School Phase:11-14s and beyond

Price: £210

Course features:

• To introduce teachers to the extensive Understanding Christianity resources and its teaching and learning approach

• To deepen teachers’ understanding of core theological concepts, and a ‘big story’ of the Bible, connecting with original artwork (the frieze)

• To develop teachers’ application of disciplinary thinking in RE, with a focus on theological and hermeneutical methods

• To demonstrate strategies for engaging pupils with reading and interpreting texts

• To see how the resource and the approach build strong foundations with 11-14s for later examination success.

• To understand how the Understanding Christianity resource connects with a religion and worldviews approach and the National Content Standard

Benefits of attending – For the delegate:

The delegate receives inspiring training and practical strategies to support curriculum units on Christianity for 11-14s, as well as strategies for enabling pupils to engage with texts, applying ways of knowing and personal knowledge.

Benefits of attending – For the school:

The school gains an extensive resource of nine half-term units and original artwork in the form of a frieze that sets a context for building learning.

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