RE newsletter Summer 2017 Dear friends It is good to be in touch again with RE leaders and teachers who are passionate about the subject and work really hard to keep it a high priority in our church schools and academies. It’s also been great to meet with many of you in your schools and in training events here at the Old Deanery. You may be reading this in hard copy, but all our newsletters are now electronic, so you should have received this as an If you are experiencing difficulties please get in touch with me, and please do forward the email to anyone you know who might like the information. Newsletters and many other resources can be found on the RE page of the Diocesan website (scroll down for downloads) Below are a few things to draw your attention to in the coming term, which will support you in your teaching of RE and in your role as subject leader. Learn, Teach Lead RE Summer conference (Area2 ) Bailbrook House Hotel in Bath Title: wisely about Faith and Belief’ (brilliant keynote speakers!) ‘Talking Dates: Thursday 29th June (6pm onwards) until Friday 30th June 3.30pm Cost: only £50 for the conference, £35 for day delegates Booking is now open, so get in soon! The venue is fabulous, accessible with plenty of parking. Keynote speakers and workshop leaders are inspirational. The conference is heavily subsidised by generous funding from the Jerusalem and St Matthias Trusts. Book online through the website: Learn, Teach, Lead RE hubs There are now four Teach, Lead RE’ hubs up and running in the Bath & Wells ‘Learn, Diocese, providing school-to-school support, teaching ideas and local training. The groups are situated in Bath, Congresbury (North Somerset), Wells (Mid-Somerset) and Taunton. Generally they start around 4.15 and finish at 5.30, but everyone understands that people may be late if they are travelling any distance. Anyone who teaches RE in the Diocese, from any school or academy, is very welcome. Hubs have primary and secondary leaders, who are given regular training.
RE newsletter Summer 2017 Dear friends It is good to be in touch again with RE leaders and teachers who are passionate about the subject and work really hard to keep it a high priority in our church schools and academies. It’s also been great to meet with many of you in your schools and in training events here at the Old Deanery. You may be reading this in hard copy, but all our newsletters are now electronic, so you should have received this as an If you are experiencing difficulties please get in touch with me, and please do forward the email to anyone you know who might like the information. Newsletters and many other resources can be found on the RE page of the Diocesan website (scroll down for downloads) Below are a few things to draw your attention to in the coming term, which will support you in your teaching of RE and in your role as subject leader. Learn, Teach Lead RE Summer conference (Area2 ) Bailbrook House Hotel in Bath Title: ‘Talking wisely about Faith and Belief’ (brilliant keynote speakers!) Dates: Thursday 29th June (6pm onwards) until Friday 30th June 3.30pm Cost: only £50 for the conference, £35 for day delegates Booking is now open, so get in soon! The venue is fabulous, accessible with plenty of parking. Keynote speakers and workshop leaders are inspirational. The conference is heavily subsidised by generous funding from the Jerusalem and St Matthias Trusts. Book online through the website: Learn, Teach, Lead RE hubs There are now four ‘Learn, Teach, Lead RE’ hubs up and running in the Bath & Wells Diocese, providing school-to-school support, teaching ideas and local training. The groups are situated in Bath, Congresbury (North Somerset), Wells (Mid-Somerset) and Taunton. Generally they start around 4.15 and finish at 5.30, but everyone understands that people may be late if they are travelling any distance. Anyone who teaches RE in the Diocese, from any school or academy, is very welcome. Hubs have primary and secondary leaders, who are given regular training.
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