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PGCE (Secondary) Religious Education

The course involves trainees discovering and understanding what good RE is all about as well as encouraging them towards striving for excellence in their teaching of RE. The main emphasis is on promoting an understanding of the key issues within the process of teaching and learning in RE and to develop trainees’ skills in applying these issues to classroom teaching. This is done through tutor led sessions, presentations by trainees, workshops, group sessions, discussions ,written tasks and assignments, visits to places of worship locally and further afield, and a ‘pilgrimage’ to Enlli, the island of saints.

The university sessions include an introduction to:

• Discovering effective RE
• The context of RE
• Lesson planning.
• Differentiation.
• Promoting literacy through RE
• Pupils’ attainment and assessment.
• Teaching resources.
• Thinking skills.
• RE in KS4.
• Post 16 RE
• Multisensory RE
• Using places of worship.

The fullest use is made of the facilities available in the RE resource centre which is located on site.

The course is taught bilingually.

It is essential that applicants have at least an A level in RS, and while it is desirable that they have a degree in RS this is not considered essential. Graduates with a degree in any of the Social Sciences or Humanities are also welcome to make an application.

For more information you can contact the course tutor by e-mail: Modlen Lynch

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