This long-awaited second edition is an accessible, practical guide for primary teachers. It covers the teaching of religious education at the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Taking account of the changes to RE over the last decade, it maps out and considers the implications for teachers of:
- changes that have taken place over the last few years with regard to changing aims and objectives in the subject
- the legal framework
- the broadening understanding of the notion of religion
- concern for spiritual development
- emergence of citizenship as an additional component of the curriculum
- introduction of formal guidelines to the content of RE
- teaching Christianity and other world faiths
- tackling important topics and contemporary issues
- planning RE across the primary school
- planning a unit of work
- using different teaching approaches
- monitoring and assessing progress.
The book is full of practical examples and will also contain a uesful resources section. In addition there will be a chapter on key religions, which will look at Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.
