A leading Catholic RE teacher has warned that the shortage of RE teachers will have a “profound effect” on Catholic schools and urged the Department for Education to support the recruitment of more RE specialists as a new academic year begins. With government targets for recruiting RE teachers being missed in eleven of the last Read more
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Shortage of RE teachers will have ‘profound’ effect on Catholic schools
Thursday, September 5th, 2024Government urged to ‘prioritise’ RE as Catholic schools celebrate results
Thursday, August 29th, 2024The UK government has been urged to launch a national plan to “prioritise” the teaching of Religious Education (RE). The Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC) and the National Association for Teachers of RE (NATRE) are calling for a “fairer allocation of resources to the subject” and the recruitment of more RE teachers. Read more
Catholic student tops world in Religious Education exam
Monday, February 19th, 2024
Coming first in the world for his religious education examination wasn’t a result Auckland St Peter’s College student Christian Domilies expected. Domilies’s Cambridge examination results were the highest among the 1.5 million students from 150 countries and over 6000 schools. He has been given a badge and certificate to commemorate his achievement. “It feels great Read more
New podcast brings faith to students
Monday, May 1st, 2023
A new podcast is helping deliver Religious Education (RE) to Catholic schools in Sydney. Called RE Search, the podcast explores key areas in the primary and secondary curriculum in ways that are readily accessible to all students – whatever their faith background. Sydney’s Archdiocese in partnership with Sydney Catholic Schools is behind the new approach. Read more