Religious Education

RE

The Board of Education supports the work of schools in their RE offer by

• Providing advice and support on RE including curriculum design and subject development
• Offering training and development opportunities, including a termly RE leader network
• Keeping schools updated on national and local developments in RE

Through its RE & Christian Ethos Adviser, the Board supports work across all church schools in the Diocese as well as community schools in Bedfordshire, providing advice, training, conferences and networking opportunities for RE specialists.

National policies and reports

• Church of England Statement of Entitlement for Religious Education
• Church of England RE webpage – for all national RE resources and policies
• Ofsted Reports – Ofsted RE Research Review (2021) and Ofsted RE subject report (2024) 
• Commission on RE Final Report
• REC Religion and Worldviews Approach – Toolkit
• Balanced RE – a video animation and suite of resources for use in all schools and academies, setting out an approach to RE curriculum design developed by diocesan RE advisers from St Albans, Lincoln, York and Norwich with input from teachers and subject experts. It is now supported by the Church of England Education Office to facilitate its further development. 
• Getting better at the ways of knowing in RE

Wider resources

• RE:Online – free teaching and subject leadership resources
• NATRE – the subject teacher association for RE professionals
• TrueTube – free resources for RE, PSHE and Citizenship
• Books at Press – resources to help teachers deliver Religious Education for younger children

BBC Teach videos

BBC Teach videos (Primary) – for example:

• Religions of the World (EYFS/KS1)
• My Life, My Religion (KS2)
• A to Z Religion and Belief (KS3)