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RE Leads and Teachers training and events
RE Leads and Teachers training and events
Bath and Wells RE Conference
Teaching religious and non-religious worldviews: exploring knowledge, skills and self.
We are pleased to welcome Stephen Pett as this year’s speaker.
Stephen was an RE subject leader for 14 years before joining RE Today as a national adviser. He led the development of the Understanding Christianity resource in 2016 and the new Understanding Muslims, Understanding Islam resource (2025). He led the RE Council’s Religion and Worldviews project, writing the final guidance document, the Handbook for Curriculum Writers. He has partnered with the Understanding Unbelief and Explaining Atheism research programmes to create resources on non-religious worldviews.
Plan of the day:
Session 1: Understanding positionality – what is it, why is it important?
Session 2: What is a non-religious worldview and how do we teach about it?
Session 3: Strategies for a religion and worldviews approach: opening up diversity
Session 4: Applying this to your own curriculum
Location
Flourish House, Wells
Date
8th May 2026
Cost
£50 per person.
Payment to be made via our online shop, includes lunch and refreshments. Payment is per person.
Registration
SIAMS for Schools
Date: 23 October 2025 and 26 March 2026 at 4pm until 5:30
Location: Zoom
Cost: £35 per person
SIAMS is the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. This is also known as a Section 48 inspection. This session is for headteachers, RE leaders, Collective Worship leads, governors and those who lead on the Christian character of a church school or trust. In this session we will explore the new 2023 SIAMS Framework.
We will cover what the new Framework looks like: the Inspection Structure; the importance of Christian vision; the six Inspection Questions; the judgments; self-evaluations; and the keeping of evidence.
Booking
Collective Worship, training and guidance
Date 2 October at 4pm until 5:30
Location: Zoom
Cost £35 per person
This Collective Worship training is for governors, clergy and staff who are involved in leading, developing, and monitoring collective worship in their schools. It aims to provide the opportunity for you to explore good practice in planning, resourcing and monitoring collective worship in your school or trust and to share ideas with colleagues. Areas to be covered include:
- What does good collective worship look like?
- Collective Worship Guidance and Policy
- Planning collective worship
- Resources for collective worship
- Monitoring collective worship
- SIAMS change to IQ3
Booking
SIAMS Forum 2026
Date: 10 June 2026 at 4pm to 5pm
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Share experiences, anxieties and helpful tips on preparing for SIAMS with colleagues. At this forum there will be the opportunity to:
- Discuss questions about SIAMS related matters, including self-evaluation
- Share experiences, helpful tips and best practice
- Have space to explore and discuss the challenges of the SIAMS inspection
- Discuss the impact of the changes and developments to the SIAMS inspection process
Registration
To book your place for our SIAMS Forum.
For further information please contact Felicity Cobley, email: felicity.cobley@bathwells.anglican.org