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Introduction |
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Part I The context of religious education |
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1 The aims and purpose of religious education |
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What is the purpose of RE? |
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2 Religious education policy across the United Kingdom |
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The roots of religious education |
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The current settlement in England |
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
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Contestation and confusion |
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Part II Teaching and learning |
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Why is lesson planning important? |
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Lesson objectives and learning outcomes |
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Teaching strategies and learning activities |
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How to write a lesson plan |
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Using 'pedagogic talk' to help school pupils learn |
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Talking about and from an understanding of key terms |
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The use of talk by school pupils to develop and manage their own thinking |
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Part III Classroom issues |
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5 The role of language in religious education |
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The variety of religious language |
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The uses of religious language |
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Descriptive religious language |
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Religious education, policy and language |
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Language in the classroom |
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Religious interpretation and religious understanding |
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6 Assessment in religious education |
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Alignment in religious education |
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Interpreting assessment data |
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Pupils' assessment careers in religious education |
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7 Teaching religious education at Key Stage 4 |
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Current options at Key Stage 4 |
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Religious education and religious studies |
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Towards effective practice at Key Stage 4 |
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Planning programmes of study |
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Effective teaching and learning at Key Stage 4 |
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8 Teaching GCE A-Level religious studies |
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A-Level specification criteria |
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How to approach the teaching of A-Level religious studies |
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9 Inclusion and religious education |
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Meeting the learning needs of all pupils |
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Being religiously inclusive |
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Part IV Religious education and the whole school |
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10 Spirituality and spiritual development |
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Spirituality and religion |
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Spiritual development and religious experience |
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Psychological growth and spiritual pathways |
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Spirituality and public discourse |
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European perspectives on spiritual development |
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11 Religious education and moral education |
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The separation of moral education from RE |
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Challenging moral relativism |
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The contribution of RE to moral education |
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The contribution of moral education to RE |
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12 Using computers to teach religious education |
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Good and bad technical dialogue |
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Personal and professional development through computing |
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Part V Supporting professional development |
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13 The new religious education teacher and professional development |
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Continuing professional development |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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