The RE Leadership Development Network offers a series of six quality CPD sessions held online.
These sessions set out to equip subject leaders with subject knowledge and ideas to enhance teaching across their school. All sessions run from 4 – 5.30pm via Teams.
For schools that have subscribed to the Training+ package, these sessions are free. There is a charge of £60 (+VAT) for schools in the SLA. Schools not in the SLA are welcome, and the charge is £120 (+VAT). These prices are for all six sessions.
Bookings must be made through Eventbrite. More information about training can be found on the training pages of this website.
RE Network Programme 2026/27
14 October: REal and RElatable
We will be joined by Amy Ark, from the Education and Learning Team at the Faith and Belief Forum. The Faith and Belief Forum has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to build good relations between people of all faiths and beliefs, and to create a society where difference is celebrated. Amy works with key faith and education partners to ensure work with schools is inclusive, meaningful, and impactful. She works to promote learning spaces that value curiosity, dialogue, and reflection, enabling children, young people, and professionals to participate with confidence.
24 November: Led by Alexis Stone, an Associate Professor and Subject Lead for the Religious Education PGCE at the UCL Institute of Education. She is known for her work with the Wallace Collection on Sacred Art. She will be talking about how to use real artefacts and art with primary children to support their understanding of Christianity as a Global World Faith and other world religions.
2027
14 January: To be led by Anna Silver, the Education Officer from the Jewish Board of Deputies. Anna will deliver Judaism subject knowledge CPD and showcase their new resource which is in development. RE Leads should encourage all staff who teach Judaism content to attend the session if possible.
25 February: Our guest speaker is from Humanists UK who will be joining us to talk about how their worldview can be represented in the RE curriculum
21 April: RE in EYFS
How do we support our youngest children to begin their journey of understanding what other people believe, what they think and how they then live.
29 June: Our final session of the year will be thinking about how we might tweak the RE curriculum in school to continue to meet the needs of the families in our communities.
The termly newsletter will carry the latest information.
katie.dickens@oxford.anglican.org Katie Dickens
Schools’ Adviser
For booking assistance contact
donna.finlay@oxford.anglican.org Donna Finlay
Training & Events Officer