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Interfaith Workshops in Schools, Frances Hume, Interfaith Scotland

Frances Hume will be leading a session at this years Festival of Learning. Frances is the National Officer for Interfaith Scotland, where she specialises in developing educational programs that foster dialogue, understanding, and cooperation across Scotland’s diverse faith communities. With extensive experience in facilitating workshops and managing volunteer networks, Frances is Read more

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RME Digital Speed Meet: Practical Tools with Elaine Tait, Scripture Union Scotland

We are pleased to announce our next Digital Speed Meet, continuing our series of short, high-impact sessions designed for the busy educator. This 30-minute online event focuses on providing practical, ready-to-use resources that can be implemented in the classroom immediately. Featured Guest: Elaine Tait (Scripture Union Scotland) For this session, Read more

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Teaching About Judaism by Sydney Switzer, Jewish Council of Scotland

This This session will provide an overview of relevant Jewish topics and traditions, as well as looking at challenges that can come up when teaching about Judaism. We will be exploring some resources from the Jewish Council of Scotland which can be used in a classroom setting, and will have an opportunity to ask questions as well. We will also discuss how to support Jewish students and families in the classroom.

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Scottish Interfaith Week 2025 & Competition for Schools by Jill Stevens Interfaith Scotland

As we aspire to the safe and thriving futures we want for faith communities in Scotland, we must prioritise the education of today’s young people.

Festival events for Scottish Interfaith Week 2025 will explore the key priorities of Scotland’s youth: Education, climate, mental health, poverty and discrimination.

Our hope is to encourage young people to engage in the festival, learn about other cultures and meet people from diverse religious and belief backgrounds.

When we make space for dialogue and understanding, our whole society flourishes.

Find out about our competition for schools and ways to engage young people in the festival.

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Christmas Resources for RME in Early, First and Second Level including Nativity, Assembly and Classroom Resources

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

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SQA 2023 RMPS Support – Course Reports

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

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‘Scottish Educational Research in RME’: A post by David Lewin, Yonah Matemba and Graeme Nixon

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

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