The limitations on violence established after World War II were not brought by pacifists or peaceniks but by literal old soldiers. They knew. They had seen.

Looks like a really interesting group of pilgrims on this year’s #Pilgrimage.

The NATRE Secondary Subject Leader Toolkit is officially LIVE 😁 Whether you’re refining your curriculum or supporting your team, we’ve gathered the best research, documents, and strategies in one place. By teachers, for teachers 👇🏼 natre.org.uk/secondary-subject-leader/

Birmingham bound for my last @natre-update.bsky.social residential executive meeting. Can’t quite believe I’m starting my final year of my last term on exec. I’ve loved my time supporting the work of teachers of RE and I’ve gained so much. Just have to work out what comes next…

Signs of spring on my run today, first blackthorn blossom opening.

#alevel teachers do you set super/extra curriculum activities? I'm working with Manchester Uni developing some free resources -Secularism, Church and State - and historical artefacts... What style of resource would you find helpful? Comment here or feel free to DM me #teamre pls repost!

If you read my “classroom snapshot” posts & think I want to teach those lessons - now you can! We’re recruiting a FT RE teacher to join my department at Hethersett Academy just outside Norwich 🗓 Deadline:24 Feb 📅 Start:September Please share 🙏 www.inspirationtrust.org/1603/vacancy...

The panel is one of the things I am looking forward to most. I am hoping it will improve my teaching of Sikhi at KS3 and help me support our school better who teach it at GCSE. #StrictlyRE

Really looking forward to this session at #StrictlyRE Still time to grab the last remaining tickets to the biggest RE conference of the year. Look forward to seeing some of you there #Sikhi

Last year’s panel discussion was one of the highlights of #StrictlyRE. This year’s panel will explore authenticity, belonging and challenge from a Sikh perspective and will be a great opportunity to learn more about Sikhi. Don’t miss out. Book now 👉🏼 natre.org.uk/events-courses/strictly-re/

As well as lots of brilliant practical ideas from sessions presented by serving teachers @natre-update.bsky.social Strictly RE will also have a keynote delivered Vanessa Ogden. This is an opportunity not to be missed.

Back to school today, thinking about the term ahead. Looking forward to @natre-update.bsky.social Strictly RE this month. The sessions are always brilliant. I’m particularly looking forward to the Sikh panel as I know it will help me to support our teaching of Sikhi. natre.org.uk/events-cours...

Lovely, if very chilly day, for my last run of the holidays. Saw a robin who kindly posed for me. Just one icy stretch, although that stretch was very icy!! 7.6 miles run with efforts on the uphills.

If you've not been to Strictly RE, I can't recommend it enough. Subject specific CPD across all phases & a chance to hang out with RE geeks. Plus I'd love to meet you all! Want to find out more... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... BOOK natre.org.uk/events-cours... @natre-update.bsky.social

One of my favourite personal Christmas traditions is my reverse Advent Calendar. I started doing this a few years ago & have continued to do it each year.

Want to know more about Strictly RE before buying your ticket? Listen to this episode live from last years event. Soundbites, interviews and my experience. Would love to see you there #TeamRE @natre-update.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Great article from @natre-update.bsky.social chair @katiekatie84.bsky.social making it clear how important well trained teachers of RE is for the implementation of quality RE.

Good to see this article in @tesmagazine.bsky.social about the need to address the postcode lottery of RE provision. Great work @katiekatie84.bsky.social #TeamRE www.tes.com/magazine/new...

This is such a useful document for RE teachers & leaders to understand what these recommendations will mean for our subject.

Pretty flowers from the garden. So pleased to have my kitchen looking like a kitchen after a week of having workmen in!

The bursary for RE teacher training will be withdrawn for 2026-27, worsening the national RE teacher shortage. #TeamRE Please support our campaign to reverse this decision. Full details: natre.org.uk/news/please-support-our-campaign-to-reverse-the-decision-to-remove-the-itt-bursary-for-re/

Thank you @natre-update.bsky.social for pointing this out. Good RE is so important to help children and young people navigate life. What can we do to help make the point?

Really looking forward to this. I always come away from #StrictlyRE inspired and with loads of ideas to put into place. It’s my favourite RE CPD event of the year.

Clematis still looking lovely and flowering well. It’s rather outgrown the space though so I may have to try to move it…

Please do complete this survey if you are a secondary teacher of RE/RVE/RME. Quality data helps @natre-update.bsky.social support you.

This will be a really useful resource to share with SLT and to use in Staff Meetings to explore with senior leaders and teachers why RE is important for all children and deserves its fair share of curriculum time.

Decided to pick a few flowers from garden to cheer up the kitchen. Not sure how long they’ll last but they look lovely right now.

@re-mcgee.bsky.social I have my first dahlia flower.

Well @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social #GB25 you were fabulous as ever. I explored the grounds, ran round the festival site for #Greenbeltrun, took part in worship & reflective activities, was challenged by talks, caught up with friends and enjoyed the creativity of the vibing team. See you next year.

Secondary teachers of RE please do fill this out. It produces really useful data which supports @natre-update.bsky.social to support you.

#GreenbeltRun and Volunteer Ts purchased, App downloaded, site safety induction completed. Time to plan for #GB25. So excited to catch up with my @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social friends. See you in the field soon!!

This will be really useful for Primary ECTs and new RE Subject Leaders as well.

Today’s act of #EverydayKindness, trying to work out which exit to take from the metro into Brussels Midi railway station. A lady wearing a hijab came up, asked if I wanted the railway station, pointed me in the right direction and said she was going there too so I could follow her.

This is such a brilliant idea.

Finished this today. Very thought provoking about human impact on the natural environment and what this means for wildlife.

Loving the combination of clematis and climbing rose on this fence.

NATRE's eighth national Secondary Survey is now open, and we want to hear directly from you about how curriculum changes are shaping RE in your classroom — whether you're teaching in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-...

So many flowers in my little garden.

@re-mcgee.bsky.social my dahlias have started to grow.

Thinking about play and playful learning in RE in Reception for my PhD. Would any #EYFS people be able to point me in the direction of any published peer reviewed research that might help me @ruthswailes.bsky.social @juliangrenier.bsky.social

I’m really looking forward to this.

6 DAYS TO GO-STILL TIME TO BOOK N & N E Lincs RE subject leaders network meeting Thursday 19th June 2025 16.30-17.30 Hindu Cultural Society, 86-88 Cleethorpes Road, Grimsby DN31 3EH Refreshments will be available Please fill in googleform to book your place. forms.gle/q8CmfKarVcKb...

I try to have something flowering every day of the year but as spring turns to summer the flowers are really coming into their own in my little garden.

Productive couple of days in the garden. It’s now looking much tidier and I’ve finally planted most of my dahlias! There are also far fewer plants waiting to be planted into the ground. Just the potager section to go now

N and N E Lincolnshire RE subject leaders network meeting Thursday 19th June 16.30-17.30 Hindu Cultural Society, 86-88 Cleethorpes Road, Grimsby DN31 3EH FOCUS: Teaching Hindu Dharma EYFS-KS4 Please fill in googleform to book your place. docs.google.com/forms/d/1v_f...

🎙️ Why is #PrimaryRE essential? "RE brings time within a busy curriculum for children to learn more about what it means to be human, time to explore different world views whilst establishing links to how people live", says faith, RE and community lead Liz Manning.

I’m not the biggest rhododendron fan (thanks to years of conservation volunteering where I’ve mostly met them growing in the wrong place) but this one was so lovely that I couldn’t resist it.

Looking forward to this. It will be useful for both primary and secondary teachers as we think about how RE in primary schools builds children’s knowledge and the similarities and differences in teaching and learning in the two phases.

Jobs for Saturday Deliver cake for church coffee morning & plant sale ✅ Car park marshal for parkrun ✅ Run a steady parkrun ✅ Select some bedding plants at plant sale to pick up later ✅ @natre-update.bsky.social online meeting - phew, just made it in time for the start!

Any other @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social attenders thinking that this year’s theme is becoming more relevant by the day?