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Bath and Wells RE Conference - Now fully booked
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 9am to 3:30 pm
Cost
£50 per person.
Payment to be made via our online shop, includes lunch and refreshments. Payment is per person.
Registration
This event is now sold out
Collective worship, training and guidance
Date: new date available soon
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
Not currently available
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.