It’s that time of year again! We would love to highlight resources from our friends at the Scottish Bible Society. As part of their Must Know Bible Series they have a whole suite of resources centred around The Christmas Story. The resources are linked to the curriculum, include lesson plans, Read more
There are a number of places that you can look to get support with teaching RME/RMPS. We have listed ones we are aware of that are still active below, but please get in touch (hello@starme.co.uk) if we have missed any off the list. RME National Team This is a Team Read more
Scottish Interfaith Week 2024 Scottish Interfaith Week is an annual community-led festival celebrating the nation’s religious and cultural diversity. Each year we have around 70 events hosted across Scotland by faith communities, interfaith groups, organisations, local councils, schools and more. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the festival which Read more
The STARME Festival of Learning featured Gillian Dunsmuir’s keynote address on maximizing attainment in Senior Phase RMPS. Gillian, a teacher at Stewarton Academy, shared practical tips for success with senior phase RMPS classes. She has a strong passion for sharing good practice and holds Professional Recognition from the GTCS in Assessment and Practitioner Enquiry.
Calling all Higher and Advanced Higher RMPS and A-Level Religious Studies pupils! Are you interested in belief systems, rituals, mythology, iconography, practices and ethics and the integral part they play in human culture? Then tell us about it in our School of Divinity Video Competition. ‘How can studying religion help Read more
We have been asked to signpost resources from Humanism Society Scotland. They are keen to hear from RME/RMPS teachers about their resources and any feedback that you may have. This can be passed on direct or via STARME contacts to share on your behalf. Resources They are aimed at students Read more
The 2023 RMPS Course reports have been published by the SQA; see below links – RMPS N5 – https://sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/2023-n5-course-report-rmps.pdf… Higher – https://sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/2023-h-course-report-rmps.pdf… Advanced Higher – https://sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/2023-ah-course-report-rmps.pdf Philosophy N5 – 2023 National 5 Philosophy Course Report Higher – 2023 Higher Philosophy Course Report These reports have lots of helpful advice for practitioners and Read more
What RE/RME issues are academics currently discussing? At the recent Scottish Educational Research Association conference (https://www.sera.ac.uk), we organised a panel that sought to highlight some of the different work in RME across Scottish universities. The general purpose of the panel was to reflect on some of the contexts and consequences Read more
John McColl, Linwood High School Learning and Teaching of Higher will depend on your own context. The whole Course Specification is worth reading. There are A LOT of good support notes in it, in addition to what you need to teach so read it all the way through. Use the Read more
Thank you to our members for attending and supporting our first CLPL event. We are aware there was quite a lot of takeaways from the event and so have summarised the key messages as well as shared the powerpoints used. We are hoping to run similar events in the future Read more