Mastering Primary Religious Education introduces the primary religious
education curriculum and helps trainees and teachers learn how to plan
and teach inspiring lessons that make religious education irresistible.
Topics covered include:
- Current developments in religious education
- Religious education as an irresistible activity
- Religious education as a practical activity
- Skills to develop in religious education
- Promoting curiosity
- Assessing children in religious education
- Practical issues
This guide includes examples of children's work, case studies, readings
to reflect upon and reflective questions that all help to show students
and teachers what is considered to be best and most innovative practice,
and how they can use that knowledge in their own teaching to the
greatest effect. The book draws on the experience of two leading
professionals in primary religious education, Maria James and Julian
Stern, to provide the essential guide to teaching religious education
for all trainee and qualified primary teachers.