Using Story in Primary RE (04-02-2027)

Online course details:

• Date: Thursday 4th February 2027
• Time: 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm
• Area of focus: Pedagogy and Practice
• Trainers: National RE Adviser – Julia Diamond-Conway
• School Phase: Primary – 4-11
• Price: RRP £30. NATRE members get this for just £22.50!*

NATRE member discounts
*25% off for selected NATRE membership types.

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Stories are an essential part of RE, helping pupils explore religions and worldviews through engaging narratives rich in meaning and belief. But how can we keep story-based learning fresh, exciting and meaningful? This practical and engaging session explores a wide range of creative approaches for teaching stories in RE, helping pupils move beyond simply retelling events to exploring the beliefs, values and ideas that underpin them.

Packed with adaptable classroom activities, the course will introduce participants to a variety of ways to make stories memorable, interactive and thought-provoking for pupils across the primary phase. The session will also explore how the same story can be revisited at different ages in ways that deepen understanding and build progressively richer substantive knowledge over time.

Ideal for all primary practitioners, this training offers plenty of practical inspiration for anyone looking to make the teaching of stories in RE engaging, creative and have a powerful impact on pupils’ knowledge.

Benefits of attending for the delegate:

• Gain a wide range of creative, ready-to-use approaches for teaching stories in RE.
• Develop confidence in making story-based learning engaging and knowledge-rice.
• Explore ways to help pupils move beyond retelling stories to deeper understanding.
• Discover practical activities that can be adapted across the primary age range.
• Consider how stories can be revisited progressively across different year groups.
• Leave with practical inspiration that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.

Benefits of attending for the school:

• Help pupils build deeper understanding of religions and worldviews through narrative.
• Equip staff with adaptable teaching approaches suitable for a range of ages and contexts.
• Support teachers in planning interactive, thought-provoking lessons that move beyond simple story retelling and that effectively develop pupils’ knowledge.
• Promote a richer and more meaningful RE curriculum for pupils.

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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.