Current Farmington scholar Shazia Gleadall talks about her project, including approaches to teaching this sensitive and nuanced subject.

In this episode, Anastasia picks up on the 'messiness of religion' (see the James Holt podcast for more on this), and explores how the study of religion has been influenced by historical, cultural and colonial factors.

In this episode, teacher and writer Andy Lewis talks about the nature of RE as a unique, complex and challenging subject. Further reading suggested by Andy is below:

100 Ideas for Outstanding RE lessons by Andy Lewis

Ruth Marx talks about her Farmington scholarship project from 2015. Further information can be found here:

In this episode, we talk about what helped Cerys through her ECT years, including tips for both ECTS, trainee teachers and mentors.

RS lead Matt Pitcher shares his experiences of developing resources for teaching about the environment. More information can be found here: https://www.reonline.org.uk/research/reconnect-religion-belief-environment/

Paul Hopkins discusses some of the uses of AI in RS teaching. For more information, please visit www.mmiweb.org.uk, and Paul can be contacted at [email protected] 

In our first episode, James Holt introduces the idea of messiness, to reflect the diversity of belief and practice within religions. More information can be found on his website https://jamesdholt.com/ and he posts on Facebook/TikTok and Instagram as @drjamesdholt.

This first episode introduces our new podcast channel for RS teachers, offering advice from experts on good classroom practice.