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The RE Podcast

Louisa Jane Smith

The RE podcast for students and teachers.

religion & spirituality education for kids

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4th Anniversary special Season 10 clips

The RE Podcast ·

2024/09/28

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!This is my very special summary of Season 10 of The RE Podcast, where I went to Israel, looked at assessment in primary RE, talked to Dawn Cox about her book ‘Every RE lesson counts’ then did two mini series: one on losing and finding religion and another on the parables of Jesus. I ended the season looking at paganism. So this has been another incredible season. My thanks to all my guests in season 10 my fellow pilgrims to Israel including Dawn ...

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38:52

S13 E3: The One With Lord Bilimoria

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2024/09/27

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!Many of your will know the cross bench peer, Lord Bilimoria. With his Zoroastrian parsi background, his passion for RE and his success in business, I knew this would be a fantastic episode and it did not disppoint. Lord Bilimoria was open and generous and explained why RE is such an important subject to make our students work ready, not only in terms of critical thinking but also in terms of compassion and building trust.We cover the need ...

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S13 E3: The One About Sikhi

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2024/09/20

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!This is certainly not a comprehensive account of Sikhi, but what I hope this is is a brief overview to help you feel more confident in teaching this beautiful way of thinking.If you are new to teaching Sikhi and want a starting point, or you are a new RE teacher, or someone embarking on training to be an RE teacher, then this may be a good jumping off point. Or maybe you want to direct your students to this episode if Sikhi is on your syllabus or curr...

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S13 E2: The One Where God Is Not A White Man

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2024/09/13

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!In the wake of the far right riots that are happening across the country in August 2024, I talk to Theos Director, author, broadcaster and Canon Chine McDonald about her upbringing, Christian faith and why we need a book to remind us that God us not a white man, or even a man. This is about reframing our unconscious bias to create a better tomorrow and how we can do this. Chine makes a few references throughout the conversation - please find the...

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S13 E1 The One About Ethics

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2024/09/06

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!I wrote and recorded this episode in August 2024 when everytime I caught the news there was warnings of another far right riot. While my initial reaction was one of anger and fear, the RE teacher in me took a step backwards. Those are the same emotions which fuel the far right. So why am I allowed to be angry if they are not? Why are they wrong and I am right? How do we even know what is right or wrong in a pluralist society? I...

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S12 E12: The One With A Gay Marriage In A Church

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2024/07/12

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!In 2021, the Methodist Church voted 692-51 in favour of gay marriages. Two years later, the first gay marriage was performed in a Methodist Church - I think they were expecting more of a rush! In this episode I chat to Rev John Squares who performed the ceremony between John and Les. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cqll85zq5v0oWe discuss how gay marriage can be compatible with the Christian faith but more importantly, the need to lo...

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S12 E11 The One About Miracles

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2024/07/05

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!What are miracles? Do they happen? Are there any other explanations for them? Does believing in miracles open you up to being manipulated by faith healers? Do the presence of miracles in different religions cancel each other out?I look into miracles. We look at Hume, Aquinas, Flew, RF Holland and Swinburne to help me do this.I make reference to Miracles for Sale - the Derren Brown documentary which you can watch here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu...

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S12 E10 The One About REsources

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2024/06/28

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!Karenza Passmore has been a valued member of the RE Communinity for well over 30 years. In her role in the North East Religious Resources Center, she has emersed herself in RE resources so she is here so offer some of her insights.Karenza is a passionate advocate for RE combining experience with Neuroscience to offer inspiration to all of us classroom teachers.Below are some of the links of things that Karenza mentionsRE Hubshttps://www.re-hubs....

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S12 E9: The One About Veganism

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2024/06/21

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!In this episode I talk to former CPS Barrister Michelle St John from VinE, and Heather Marshal from Edgehill University in Birmingham about Veganism as a worldview and how we can teach it in the classroom. We discuss;What veganism is and why it is an important topic to discuss in the 21st century, why and how we should teach it, including how it is a unifying factor between religious and non-religious worldviews.There were lots of places mentioned to ...

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S12 E8: The One About Fallacies In Arguments

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2024/06/14

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!I think one of the trump cards of RE is our ability to teach critical thinking. In the wake of a general election, with the diverse voices and opinions our young people are exposed to, and as they embark on relationships, it feels that an ability to spot flaws in people's arguments is vital. In this episode, I explain what I mean by 'flaw' or 'fallacy and break down into easily accessible chunks a few of the most common fallacies;Post hoc ...

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S12 E7: The One About Fostering Curiosity

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2024/06/07

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!I have been thinking a lot recently about the Science of Learning and what that looks like in the RE classroom. I think we have a lot to learn from educational research. But what I am noticing is that children don't seem to LOVE learning, in fact some seem to resent it. I have been trying to work out why. Like many things, I think it is multifaceted with social and political factors, but what I am more interested in is solution...

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S12 E6: The One About Sentientism

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2024/05/24

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!Back in February, Jamie and I discussed doing an episode together! And three months later it happened! And it was a delightful chat. We dicuss so many things including the worldview approach to RE, what sentientism is and what it means in terms of how we treat living things, as well as the the importance of evdience and reason in working out what's real!Here is a link to Jamies website, articles of RE today, Christspiracy and how to contac...

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S12 E5: The One About The REC And The Handbook

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2024/05/17

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!On 2nd May The RE Council has published its Draft Handbook for the Religion and Worldviews in the Classroom: developing a Worldviews Approach project.This is an historic day for the RE community. But, what is the RE Council (REC) and what is this handbook? Who is it for? And how is it different from the National Content Standard?I discuss all this and more with former NATRE chair, current Deputy Chair for the REC and RE advisor, Ed Pawson, and c...

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S12 E4: The One With Mary Myatt

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2024/05/10

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!The wonder woman of the RE world! This incredible advocate of RE has worked tierlessly to champion RE, from her own teaching, to leading, training and supporting, advising, inspecting, writing and speaking.She now teaches and advises about leadership, school improvement and the curriculum on a whole school level, but this interview highlights the passion she still has for RE.We discuss her extensive career, why she loves RE so much, her proudest momen...

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S12 E3: The One About Humanist Funerals

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2024/05/03

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S12 E2: The One About Sources Of Authority In Islam

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2024/04/26

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S12 E1: The One About REvision

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2024/04/19

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S11 E12: Ramadan Special - The One With The Children

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2024/03/26

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S11 E11: The One About BBC Pilgrimage and True Tube

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2024/03/22

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46:11

S11 E10: The One About Social Catholic Teachings

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2024/03/15

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