We are delighted to share two significant opportunities currently available through the University of Glasgow, designed to support the growth of educators and the evolution of learning in Scotland. Whether you are looking to deepen your practice while working full-time or wish to embark on high-level collaborative research, these pathways Read more
Our wonderful friends at Re:Online by Culham St Gabriel’s have asked us to share about their Primary Focus week. There will be blogs, resources, research and a live ‘in conversation’ on Wednesday May 21st 4.30-5.30 for which they can also sign up on the link below (this event will also be Read more
With Scotland becoming an ever increasingly secular society, the place for RMPS in the secondary school curriculum has become increasingly questioned. My research explores the extent of which secondary students believe RMPS contributes to their understanding of contemporary social and ethical issues in a secular society, factors which influence their perception of the subject and if students perceive RMPS as contributing to their personal development and moral reasoning.
Moral education is most effective when based on discussions and debate (Kohlberg and Hersh, 1977) but that can often be a challenge in the primary classroom. Time can be a barrier to exploring moral education topics (Clanachan and Matemba, 2015). But even as little as 10 minutes per day can be beneficial to students’ moral development. In this session, we will explore the use of dilemma discussions where free video resources will be shared that have been developed from my PhD research.
Members might like to know what RE research (concerning RME in Scotland) has been published in recent years. Some of these papers are freely accessible, but some are behind a paywall. You might find a ‘pre-print’ version of any paper you are interested in at the institutional repository of the Read more
There are countless ways to answer this question. At first glance it might seem like a workload issue: teachers simply don’t have time to engage much with research. Some see opportunities for viable engagement with research through forms of practitioner enquiry: teachers forming data as part of their professional practice. Read more
We hope you’re all enjoying a well-deserved break after a busy start to the school year! We’re excited to kick off the new term with some valuable opportunities for RME educators across Scotland. Regional Teach Meets We’re pleased to announce a new program of Regional Teach Meets designed to foster Read more
Moral education is part of the eight curricular areas in Scottish primary schools through the subject of RME. The current PhD project aims to explore how moral education is implemented within a case study school. Semi-structured interviews with nine educators gives an insight into how moral education is implemented from their various professional experiences. During this session, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on the preliminary findings of this study as well as their own practice in relation to RME. It provides a space to explore the future of this curricular area.
This research investigates how the concept of ‘Scottishness’ in the RME Principles and Practice policy influences multicultural pedagogy in religious education. It analyzes the policy document, its background, and teacher interviews to inform effective approaches for teaching world religions and to assess RME’s relevance in contemporary Scotland.
Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson is a former teacher of Classics in Scotland and is now running a project which seeks to improve oracy and citizenship education in schools https://speakingcitizens.org/. Having secured funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to create a resource for BGE which focuses on argumentation, persuasion and speechmaking. Professor Holmes- Henderson is Read more