By Dr Robert A Bowie Director of the National Institute for Christian Education Research The Final Report of the Commission on Religious Education, which was established in 2016 to review […]
A moment in English Religious Education history
The final report of the Commission for Religious Education is about to be published. The independent commission was established by the Religious Education Council, the lead organisation and charity that […]
In education, is religion exclusively a matter of RE? Are RE debates being crippled by the assumption that it is?
(a partly developed set of thoughts on a hot afternoon) The blogosphere is filled with debate about religious education in the English school setting. Read these offerings by Dr Kathryn Wright […]
Learning from Christian Education Research at the National Education Conference
The National Education Conference at The Hayes in Swanwick this week gathered together 150 diocesan education officers and directors from all over England and also Wales to reflect on and plan […]
PhD scholarships for any subject including Religious Education and Christian Education
PhD scholarships for any subject including Religious Education and Christian Education Canterbury Christ Church University (http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/) PhD scholarships for any subject including Religious Education, Christian Education and Christian Schooling The […]
The work of the C of E Foundation for Educational Leadership
Yesterday I went with Dean of Education Dr John Moss to attend a reception at Church House in London to hear a review of the work of CEFEL (https://www.cefel.org.uk/) and […]
What really matters about teacher education at Cathedrals Group universities
The NICER project, What really matters about teacher education at Cathedrals Group universities, sought to understand better how teacher education staff, partnership schools student teachers perceived their teacher education institutions […]
What do we mean by Christian education? – presentation given by Professor Trevor Cooling
Conference: Christian Teaching and Learning: Pathways and Possibilities held at Calvin College, USA What do we mean by Christian education? – presentation given by Professor Trevor Cooling Watch the presentation […]
What constitutes evidence, reasonable reason, and the values of evaluation in Religious Education
In GCSE Religious Studies exams, students are often asked to debate questions. The kind of question follows a rough formula: ‘If God were loving, there would be no suffering in the […]
Religious Education as Narrative Interpretation
An extract from a paper given at the conference “Religious Education in Catholic Schools” at Heythrop College, London, on 9th May 2018. by Dr Robert A Bowie, Director of NICER […]