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Enhancing Religious Education: A Comprehensive Review and Path Forward

This document outlines the aims and phases of a comprehensive review of Religious Education (RE) focusing on equity and quality. It identifies current strengths and weaknesses in RE practices, emphasizing the need for a collaborative approach utilizing community resources. The review process involves expert panels and task groups to create actionable change based on findings. It highlights the significance of effective communication and dissemination of research. The ultimate goal is to celebrate and improve RE while addressing challenges such as limited resources and lack of government support, culminating in a final report in early 2014.

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Enhancing Religious Education: A Comprehensive Review and Path Forward

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  1. Why an RE Review? • Equity • Quality

  2. Focus of the RE Review • Aims • Curriculum • Exemplification of good RE practice • Assessment including qualifications

  3. Balancing challenges with opportunities • Lack of government support • Very limited resources • We have an REC! • Considerable resources across the RE “Community” • Creative possibilities

  4. Overview by 4 Phases • Identify current strengths & weaknesses of RE related to four foci (led by Expert Panel) • Address agenda for change identified by those findings (led by Task Groups) • Find best way to communicate findings of Phases One and Two in final report • Disseminate Report widely and celebrate!

  5. Phase 1 • Draft report goes to the …….. • Steering Group (Oct 31st) and on to the • Reference Group (REC EGM Nov 7th) then on to • Wider public consultation (Nov 12th - Dec 3rd) • REC Board (Dec 6th) • Report finalised and approved Jan 2013

  6. Phase 2 • Brief for task groups agreed by Steering Group and fair/authoritative means of recruiting task group membership identified (28th Nov) • First 2 task groups undertake work (Feb – April 2013); work circulated for wider consultation • Second 2 task groups undertake work (May – July 2013); work circulated for wider public consultation

  7. Phases 3 & 4 • Synthesise the reports from Phases 1 & 2 into a final document • Publish the final report and organise a launch/launches at which we lobby policy makers and celebrate our collective achievement

  8. Who’s “leading” the Review?

  9. Every argument a constructive argument!

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