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Hertfordshire SACRE Commemorates Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 New

Hertfordshire SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education) will host their annual Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration on 26h January 2012 at 6pm.  Several Hertfordshire schools will take part in the event using a variety of art, music, readings and drama. The venue will be, The Broxbourne School, High Road, Broxbourne, EN10 7DD. The event will mark the 67h anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and will be attended by local Councillors, invited guests and school pupils. Members of the local community are invited to join the commemoration.

Our guest speakers will be Bob and Ann Kirk, German - born Holocaust survivorswho live in Hertfordshire. As children they both left their parents behind in Germany and escaped to England, with the help of the Kindertransport organisation.  They later discovered that their parents had been sent to concentration camps.

Bob and Ann are married and have two sons and three grandchildren, they will retell painful memories and answer students questions; both are committed to raising awareness of the Holocaust.

The theme for HMD 2012 asks us all to Speak Up, Speak Out to create a safer, better future.

• Adobe pdf, 512kb/1 page, 13/01/2012, 2012_holocaust_day.pdf

KS3 Pay it Forward Scheme of Work New

Richard Hale School have produced a KS3 Scheme of Work based on a study of a single film, Pay it Forward (dir. Mimi Leder, 2002). The scheme tasks students to examine key elements of the film – character, setting, narrative, imagery, cinematic technique and message – from a religious education perspective and to consider the core message of loving one’s neighbour. More...

The Holocaust

See the new Year 6 Unit of Work tosupport the teaching about the Holocaust, links with English, PHSE, History, ICT and Drama which is available under Summer Term 'Suffering and Happiness':

• Year 6 Unit of Work Teaching Resources

Early Years Resources from Books@Press - Gill Vaisey

Resources to support the beliefs and culture element of the early years curriculum:

• Adobe pdf, 2MB/1 page, 12/01/2011, early_years_muslim_resources.pdf

Cultural and Religious Education Support Material for Early Years Pupils in Nursery and Reception Classes:

• Adobe pdf, 283kb/1 page, 12/01/2011, early_years_resources_spr-sum11.pdf

Special offer order form:

• Adobe pdf, 123kb/1 page, 12/01/2011, special_offer_orderform.pdf

RE Staff Meetings Primary

We are offering RE staff meetings for primary schools. Each practical 90 minute session is designed to equip and inspire all teachers to deliver outstanding RE lessons and to ensure that collective worship is an occasion of quality. More details...

Gill Vaisey Books

Gill Vaisey, has published two new Puddles books 'A Wedding Day Wish for Puddle's and 'Puddles and the Happy Easter Day' .

• Adobe pdf, 552kb/41 pages, 10/06/2010, re_support_material_eyfs.pdf

The Story of Islam – Free DVD! (Secondary)

A Muslim organisation is making available to teachers free copies of the epic film ‘The Message: The Story of Islam’.‘The Message’ portrays the story of the Prophet Muhammad and the birth of Islam.
Running time: 171 minutes Rating: PG

To claim your free copy, email Sema:
E: islamdvd@nym.hush.com

Postage is free for a limited number of teachers, after which only postage will be charged, as this offer is being privately funded. Extracts from the movie can be viewed on You Tube - search ‘the message story of islam full movie’.

SARETT - St Albans RE Teachers Together

Founded in October 2003, SARETT is a member of NATRE (National Association of Teachers of RE) and meets at least once a term to discuss, explore and develop the teaching of  Primary RE. 

About SARETT

• Word 2003, 95kb/1 page, 25/09/2009, sarett_about.doc

Free Bibles for Key Stage 2 Pupils

A charity called ‘Bibles for Children’ is offering Children’s Bibles for use in religious education lessons. The Rainbow Good News Bible is an ideal resource for pupils in Key Stage 2. The Children’s Bibles are kept in school and given to children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6. In year 6, a Rainbow Good News Bible is also received. When they move to secondary school pupils can take their Bible with them. The charity provides the Bibles free in the first year, apart from a small charge for carriage, and the following years Bibles are provided for the new year 3 and year 6 with funding often provided by local churches or individuals. Applications to be made directly through the website,

• www.biblesforchildren.org.uk

Please note that high volumes of demand may lead schools to have a significant wait for the Bibles. The charity aim to ensure that all Hertfordshire schools who apply will have received sets of Bibles by the end of this academic year.

RE and Community Cohesion

Guidance from Hertfordshire SACRE:

• RE and Community Cohesion

Jewish Holy Days and Winter Fridays

Advice for schools to enable them to understand on which days a Jewish teacher or pupil has the right to be absent from school.

• SACRE - Jewish Holy Days and Winter Fridays

Free CPD Programme in Holocaust Education

A FREE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme in Holocaust Education is now available to secondary school teachers across England. The high quality, high-impact CPD will be delivered by internationally recognized experts from the Holocaust Education Development Programme (HEDP), part of the world renowned Institute of Education, University of London. The CPD content has been strongly informed by an in-depth national survey that has highlighted exactly where many teachers are facing issues or constraints to their ability to teach about the Holocaust effectively. The CPD is delivered in workshops and will also provide age-appropriate and effective classroom-ready materials and resources.
 Sign up or find out more online at:

• www.hedp.org.uk

Faith Communities Directory Online

The Hertfordshire Faith Communities Directory provides details of visiting speakers and places of worship willing to host school groups across the county.  It is now available in schools only by clicking on the following link:

• www.intra.thegrid.org.uk/learning/re/faith_directory_2009.doc

If you know of any other individuals or places of worship which may be willing to be included in our directory then please contact Naomi Rose with details.

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