The units of learning based on Big Ideas for RE are probably quite different from anything you have worked with previously. A central principle is the flexibility of the units and indeed the whole programme. See also 'Develop your own "Big Ideas for RE" curriculum'...
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FAQs on using the exemplar units
Do I have to teach all the exemplar units? As the name indicates, these units are examples so no, you don’t have to teach any of them. However, we would advise you to begin teaching Big Ideas through at least one of the preprepared units. That way you are more likely...
The Rise of the Nones
These days we have access to more evidence of people’s attitudes to religion than ever before. For example from the national census, held every ten years (the next census will be in 2021). Another important source of information are the British Social Attitudes...
What is the Big Ideas for RE Project?
In the beginning… Exploratory work at Exeter University established that : Big Ideas were being used successfully as a basis of organising both subject curricula and the whole curriculum in several countriesIn none of these countries had Big Ideas been used in...