Flourishing Together

By Diocese of St Albans Schools Team

Reflecting on Journeys of Hope and Stewardship in Education.

Join Ryan, The RE and Christian Ethos Adviser to the Diocese of St Albans Schools Team as each episode he talks to colleagues from the wor... more

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How many episodes does Flourishing Together have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Flourishing Together episodes:

October 16, 2024S2 E8: RE in the Early Years with Gill Vaisey
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 8, Ryan is joined by Religion and Worldviews Adviser Gill Vaisey to discuss RE in the Early Years.
https://www.booksatpress.co.uk/
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With thanks to Gill Vaisey
Thank you for journeying with us, and we hope that you can join us next time!
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36min
August 02, 2024S2 E7: Teaching Islam with Zameer Hussain
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 7, Ryan is joined by Zameer Hussain, a Religious Studies Consultant and an experienced secondary school Religious Education teacher and Head of Department
‘Diversity in Islam in British RE’ by Philip Wood: ⁠https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/13617672.2024.2315400⁠

‘Ijtihad in the RE classroom’ by Zameer Hussain and Christopher Cooper-Davies: ⁠https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13617672.2024.2312337⁠

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With thanks to Zameer Hussain
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25min
July 16, 2024S2 E6: Introducing diversity and messiness of worldviews in the primary classroom with Rachel Buckby and Deborah Yeomans
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 6, Ryan is joined by Rachel Buckby and Deborah Yeomans.
Links:
NATRE: https://www.natre.org.uk/

National Content Standard: https://religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk/resource/national-content-standard-1st-edition-2023/

Nobody Stands Nowhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFRxKF-Jdos

RE Hubs:
https://www.re-hubs.uk/

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With thanks to Rachel Buckby and Deborah Yeomans.

Thank you for journeying with us, and we hope that you can join us next time!
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22min
May 14, 2024 S2 E5: Reflections with Lat Blaylock: who has inspired you and your work in RE?
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 5, Ryan is joined by Lat Blaylock, National RE Advisor.

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With thanks to Lat Blaylock
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33min
April 30, 2024S2 E4: Critical Religious Education with Christina Easton and Angela Goodman
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!

In episode 4, Ryan is joined by Christina Easton and Angela Goodman.
Critical Religious Education in Practice: A Teacher’s Guide for the Secondary Classroom – https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Religious-Education-in-Practice-A-Teachers-Guide-for-the-Secondary/Easton-Goodman-Wright-Wright/p/book/9781138123229?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw48-vBhBbEiwAzqrZVKg1qtMS8_QThhLY4X7k7yIl-xioXPy-WXacoSRNrBd3kKGyOD4kvhoCHbMQAvD_BwE

Link to the CRE Teachers Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265123990596031

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With thanks to Christina Easton and Angela Goodman.
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39min
February 05, 2024 S2 E3: Hermeneutics: How Can we Enable Richer Encounters with Biblical Texts in RE? with Bob Bowie
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 3, Ryan is joined by Professor Bob Bowie, Professor of Religion and Worldviews Education at Canterbury Christ Church University and Director of NICER, a University Research Centre focussed in Christianity and education.
Information on the ‘Texts and Teachers’ project, and associated resources, can be found here: https://nicer.org.uk/texts-and-teachers
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24min
January 08, 2024 S2 E2: 'Diving for pearls in RE’ - Content and Teacherly Judgements with David Lewin
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 2, Ryan is joined by Dr. David Lewin,
Senior Lecturer in Education at Strathclyde University, Glasgow.
After RE Project: https://www.afterre.org/

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With thanks to David Lewin.
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34min
December 14, 2023S1 E9: Enhancing the Inclusion of Pupils with Additional Needs in Collective Worship with Mark Arnold
In episode 9 of the Flourishing Together podcast, Ryan is joined by Mark Arnold, the Additional Needs Ministry Director for Urban Saints.
Link to Creating Inclusive Worship for All resource:
https://resource.stalbansdiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Creating-Inclusive-Collective-Worship-for-All.pdf
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With thanks to...
Mark Arnold

Steve Brodie
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19min
November 06, 2023 S2 E1: Worldviews in RE - Why, What and How? with Trevor Cooling
Welcome to Season 2 of the Flourishing Together podcast!
In episode 1, Ryan is joined by Professor Trevor Cooling,
Emeritus Professor of Christian Education at Canterbury Christ Church University. Together they discuss worldviews in RE.
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With thanks to Trevor Cooling.
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25min
October 11, 2023S1 E8: Spirituality and Faith – Same or Different? with Revd Mary Hawes
In episode 8 of the Flourishing Together podcast, Ryan is joined by Revd Mary Hawes, Assistant Priest and former National Children and Youth Advisor for the Church of England. Together they discuss spirituality and faith.
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With thanks to...
Mary Hawes

Steve Brodie
Thank you for journeying with us, and we hope that you can join us next time!
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30min

FAQs about Flourishing Together:

How many episodes does Flourishing Together have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.