Many thanks to member Orlaith Payne, University of Strathclyde for sending us this amazing ‘cheat sheet’ of professional learning resources and guides. We know CLPL can be hard in Religious Education which is why we offer bespoke CLPL
You can find the latest course reports at the below links. We recommend these as a great starting point for getting support with SQA delivery, marking and moderating. Course Reports National 4 – https://www.sqa.org.uk/…/nq-rmps-qvsr-round-1%20round… National 5 – https://www.sqa.org.uk/…/2024-n5-course-report-rmps.pdf Higher – https://www.sqa.org.uk/…/2024-h-course-report-rmps.pdf (Some great advice for Non religious responses. Lots of 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.
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
Higher RMPS Exam Skills Session Wednesday 8th March 2023 4pm – 5:15pm Online This interactive online session is an opportunity for teachers to hear from experienced practitioners about preparing Higher RMPS classes for the exam. There will be a focus on practical techniques and an opportunity to ask questions. There Read more