Joe Kinnaird
@joekinnaird.bsky.social
Head of RE. NATRE Executive. Interested in all things RE, teaching and learning.
https://mrkinnairdre.wordpress.com/
https://mrkinnairdre.wordpress.com/
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So many in #TeamRE and the wider #edutwitter community have been shocked to hear about Dawn’s accident.
A fund has been created to support her and her family at this time. It might be something you consider giving to or sharing.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
A fund has been created to support her and her family at this time. It might be something you consider giving to or sharing.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2500 to support DAWN COX and her loved ones while she is in hospital after a car accident
Iʼm raising money to support DAWN COX and her loved ones while she is in hospital after a car accident. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
So many in #TeamRE and the wider #edutwitter community have been shocked to hear about Dawn’s accident.
A fund has been created to support her and her family at this time. It might be something you consider giving to or sharing.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
A fund has been created to support her and her family at this time. It might be something you consider giving to or sharing.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Looking for social science data to enhance your lessons on the reality of religion and belief? #TeamRE
Here are some suggestions organised into broad areas
(Google docs now have a nice header option and a non-document layout which is brilliant!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Here are some suggestions organised into broad areas
(Google docs now have a nice header option and a non-document layout which is brilliant!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Social Science data sources 2025
General Name Link Info 2021 Census https://census.gov.uk/ ARDA - Association of religion data archives http://www.thearda.com/ U.S based but some UK/worldwide resources The interactive timelines...
docs.google.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Looking for social science data to enhance your lessons on the reality of religion and belief? #TeamRE
Here are some suggestions organised into broad areas
(Google docs now have a nice header option and a non-document layout which is brilliant!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Here are some suggestions organised into broad areas
(Google docs now have a nice header option and a non-document layout which is brilliant!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Using scholarship & texts in RE #TTRConnect
@joekinnaird.bsky.social
an inspirational member of @natre-update.bsky.social
exec. Shared so many ideas. With all the sessions today brilliant to see how people generously share & build on #TeamRE ideas. Strong themes coming through today
@joekinnaird.bsky.social
an inspirational member of @natre-update.bsky.social
exec. Shared so many ideas. With all the sessions today brilliant to see how people generously share & build on #TeamRE ideas. Strong themes coming through today
March 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Using scholarship & texts in RE #TTRConnect
@joekinnaird.bsky.social
an inspirational member of @natre-update.bsky.social
exec. Shared so many ideas. With all the sessions today brilliant to see how people generously share & build on #TeamRE ideas. Strong themes coming through today
@joekinnaird.bsky.social
an inspirational member of @natre-update.bsky.social
exec. Shared so many ideas. With all the sessions today brilliant to see how people generously share & build on #TeamRE ideas. Strong themes coming through today
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Final RE specific session included a discussion about scholarship from @joekinnaird.bsky.social, an exploration of the work being undertaken by Charlotte Newman at her Trust and identifying and teaching powerful knowledge from @goochkt.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Final RE specific session included a discussion about scholarship from @joekinnaird.bsky.social, an exploration of the work being undertaken by Charlotte Newman at her Trust and identifying and teaching powerful knowledge from @goochkt.bsky.social
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I regularly come back to this with @joekinnaird.bsky.social & @stevewillshaw.bsky.social about how to raise the game for KS3 RE.
Joe shows it's possible to include scholarly material, eg from Karen Armstrong & make it accessible for all!
(£/free trial)
films.myattandco.com/programs/ssn...
Joe shows it's possible to include scholarly material, eg from Karen Armstrong & make it accessible for all!
(£/free trial)
films.myattandco.com/programs/ssn...
SSN - RE - session 1
SSN - RE - Quality texts
films.myattandco.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I regularly come back to this with @joekinnaird.bsky.social & @stevewillshaw.bsky.social about how to raise the game for KS3 RE.
Joe shows it's possible to include scholarly material, eg from Karen Armstrong & make it accessible for all!
(£/free trial)
films.myattandco.com/programs/ssn...
Joe shows it's possible to include scholarly material, eg from Karen Armstrong & make it accessible for all!
(£/free trial)
films.myattandco.com/programs/ssn...
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The NATRE exec have written a series of blog resources sharing how they lead and deliver RE in their schools. Here’s a great example from @joekinnaird.bsky.social about effective questioning and removing barriers to participation in the classroom
January 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The NATRE exec have written a series of blog resources sharing how they lead and deliver RE in their schools. Here’s a great example from @joekinnaird.bsky.social about effective questioning and removing barriers to participation in the classroom
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Awesome article on RE Hubs, by Claire Clinton, for HWRK Magazine. Share to all your favourite RE people on here!
@re-mcgee.bsky.social @missdcox.bsky.social @andylewis-re.bsky.social @mzmarxre.bsky.social @joekinnaird.bsky.social @lisaoconnor.bsky.social @mollyacharya.bsky.social
@re-mcgee.bsky.social @missdcox.bsky.social @andylewis-re.bsky.social @mzmarxre.bsky.social @joekinnaird.bsky.social @lisaoconnor.bsky.social @mollyacharya.bsky.social
Are you an RE teacher?
Check out this article in HWRK Magazine, by @claireclinton1967.bsky.social on how RE Hubs might benefit you and your students.
hwrkmagazine.co.uk/how-will-re-...
#UKed #EduSky
Check out this article in HWRK Magazine, by @claireclinton1967.bsky.social on how RE Hubs might benefit you and your students.
hwrkmagazine.co.uk/how-will-re-...
#UKed #EduSky
How Will RE Hubs Support Teachers Of Religious Education?
What is ‘RE Hubs’ and how can it be used by teachers of RE to develop their expertise? Claire Clinton explains...
hwrkmagazine.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Awesome article on RE Hubs, by Claire Clinton, for HWRK Magazine. Share to all your favourite RE people on here!
@re-mcgee.bsky.social @missdcox.bsky.social @andylewis-re.bsky.social @mzmarxre.bsky.social @joekinnaird.bsky.social @lisaoconnor.bsky.social @mollyacharya.bsky.social
@re-mcgee.bsky.social @missdcox.bsky.social @andylewis-re.bsky.social @mzmarxre.bsky.social @joekinnaird.bsky.social @lisaoconnor.bsky.social @mollyacharya.bsky.social
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To help newbies to #TeamRE Bluesky
Haven't deliberately missed anyone. If you post (mostly) about RE then I'll add you.
go.bsky.app/VbHPjs2
Haven't deliberately missed anyone. If you post (mostly) about RE then I'll add you.
go.bsky.app/VbHPjs2
November 9, 2024 at 7:44 PM
To help newbies to #TeamRE Bluesky
Haven't deliberately missed anyone. If you post (mostly) about RE then I'll add you.
go.bsky.app/VbHPjs2
Haven't deliberately missed anyone. If you post (mostly) about RE then I'll add you.
go.bsky.app/VbHPjs2
Two of my favourite artists releasing albums on the same day. Life is good.
Fun fact: Kendrick Lamar and Father John Misty have dropped albums on the same schedule for over a decade: 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022, and now today.
November 23, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Two of my favourite artists releasing albums on the same day. Life is good.
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I submitted my evidence this evening. I mostly focused on the anachronistic, fragmented system for local RE curricula and the need for a National Curriculum for RE.
I know this is not a priority for the DfE but, unless we take the opportunity to speak up, the current system will stagger on forever.
I know this is not a priority for the DfE but, unless we take the opportunity to speak up, the current system will stagger on forever.
Just a little nudge that the best way to have your views heard is to submit to the call for evidence.
I massively appreciate that you’re insanely busy and it’s a long survey (you don’t have to respond to every question!).
But this is a big opportunity for positive change…
tinyurl.com/45j92u9p
I massively appreciate that you’re insanely busy and it’s a long survey (you don’t have to respond to every question!).
But this is a big opportunity for positive change…
tinyurl.com/45j92u9p
November 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM
I submitted my evidence this evening. I mostly focused on the anachronistic, fragmented system for local RE curricula and the need for a National Curriculum for RE.
I know this is not a priority for the DfE but, unless we take the opportunity to speak up, the current system will stagger on forever.
I know this is not a priority for the DfE but, unless we take the opportunity to speak up, the current system will stagger on forever.
This is a superb contribution from Kathryn and essential reading for those in the subject community.
Things need to change in RE. In my view, a national curriculum for RE is the change needed.
Things need to change in RE. In my view, a national curriculum for RE is the change needed.
As the deadline for submissions to the curriculum and assessment review approaches, I’ve written a contribution to the conversation… #teamRE www.cstg.org.uk/2024/11/15/b...
Bringing equity and justice to the RE curriculum for the common good. A contribution to the conversation. - Culham St Gabriel's
www.cstg.org.uk
November 19, 2024 at 8:15 PM
This is a superb contribution from Kathryn and essential reading for those in the subject community.
Things need to change in RE. In my view, a national curriculum for RE is the change needed.
Things need to change in RE. In my view, a national curriculum for RE is the change needed.
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I am shamelessly resharing my blog on why I think it is time for a National Curriculum for RE. #TeamRe
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/i...
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Is it time for a National Curriculum for RE? ( Spoiler alert, Yes!)
Many of us are currently providing feedback for the current Curriculum and Assessment Review. This review has the stated aim of refreshing the curriculum so that it is “cutting edge, fit for purpos…
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November 19, 2024 at 7:54 PM
I am shamelessly resharing my blog on why I think it is time for a National Curriculum for RE. #TeamRe
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/i...
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/i...
This is an excellent thread on the arguments for and against RE having a national curriculum.
It's time (it's actually late)...a 🧵for #TeamRE on arguments against becoming a National Curriculum (NC) subject and my counter arguments....
Feel free to correct any inaccuracies.....
(LAS=Locally agreed syllabus)
Feel free to correct any inaccuracies.....
(LAS=Locally agreed syllabus)
November 19, 2024 at 7:37 PM
This is an excellent thread on the arguments for and against RE having a national curriculum.
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An example of the substantive part of a possible RE national curriculum for ks3.
You can still teach 6+ religions through these ideas.
The start of a conversation..
#TeamRE
You can still teach 6+ religions through these ideas.
The start of a conversation..
#TeamRE
November 17, 2024 at 7:50 AM
An example of the substantive part of a possible RE national curriculum for ks3.
You can still teach 6+ religions through these ideas.
The start of a conversation..
#TeamRE
You can still teach 6+ religions through these ideas.
The start of a conversation..
#TeamRE
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Even though it is week 578 of this half term, I am still just about managing to blog each week.
This one is on assessment and RE with practical examples from my classroom. The example is from non examined KS4 RE. #TeamRE
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/a...
This one is on assessment and RE with practical examples from my classroom. The example is from non examined KS4 RE. #TeamRE
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/a...
An example of an assessment for non examined RE.
In recent years, RE has focused heavily on curriculum development, worldviews, and disciplinary teaching. For many of us, the time has come to focus on assessment. I’d like to share an assessment t…
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com
October 21, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Even though it is week 578 of this half term, I am still just about managing to blog each week.
This one is on assessment and RE with practical examples from my classroom. The example is from non examined KS4 RE. #TeamRE
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/a...
This one is on assessment and RE with practical examples from my classroom. The example is from non examined KS4 RE. #TeamRE
rewithmrsmcgee.wordpress.com/2024/10/21/a...
10 years ago, I moved to London to train as a teacher and did my PGCE at the IOE.
Today, I’m back and working with the next generation of RE trainee teachers.
#TeamRE
Today, I’m back and working with the next generation of RE trainee teachers.
#TeamRE
October 11, 2024 at 9:25 AM
10 years ago, I moved to London to train as a teacher and did my PGCE at the IOE.
Today, I’m back and working with the next generation of RE trainee teachers.
#TeamRE
Today, I’m back and working with the next generation of RE trainee teachers.
#TeamRE
This has been some of the best RE CPD I’ve had.
Huge credit to @karensteele.bsky.social to organising 🙌
#TeamRE
Huge credit to @karensteele.bsky.social to organising 🙌
#TeamRE
I have emailed the link to all 250 people who have expressed an interest! Please check you have received it and let me know if not. It’s been quite a big admin task!
October 2, 2024 at 5:57 PM
This has been some of the best RE CPD I’ve had.
Huge credit to @karensteele.bsky.social to organising 🙌
#TeamRE
Huge credit to @karensteele.bsky.social to organising 🙌
#TeamRE
If you had a CPD session with ECTs focused on lesson planning, what would you do?
October 1, 2024 at 6:22 PM
If you had a CPD session with ECTs focused on lesson planning, what would you do?
Has anyone used rubrics for grading an assignment on Google Classroom?
I’m trying to see if you could mark an AQA 12 mark answer using a rubric.
#TeamRE
I’m trying to see if you could mark an AQA 12 mark answer using a rubric.
#TeamRE
September 27, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Has anyone used rubrics for grading an assignment on Google Classroom?
I’m trying to see if you could mark an AQA 12 mark answer using a rubric.
#TeamRE
I’m trying to see if you could mark an AQA 12 mark answer using a rubric.
#TeamRE
A second plea for help, this time for Edexcel Christianity A-level.
Does anyone have anything which covers this part of the specification?
Asking for a friend who isn’t on Twitter or Bluesky.
#TeamRE
Does anyone have anything which covers this part of the specification?
Asking for a friend who isn’t on Twitter or Bluesky.
#TeamRE
September 16, 2024 at 4:51 PM
A second plea for help, this time for Edexcel Christianity A-level.
Does anyone have anything which covers this part of the specification?
Asking for a friend who isn’t on Twitter or Bluesky.
#TeamRE
Does anyone have anything which covers this part of the specification?
Asking for a friend who isn’t on Twitter or Bluesky.
#TeamRE
Help please OCR A Level RE teachers…
I’m looking for any A*/A sample essays on the Death and the Afterlife topic.
Can anyone help?
#TeamRE
I’m looking for any A*/A sample essays on the Death and the Afterlife topic.
Can anyone help?
#TeamRE
September 16, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Help please OCR A Level RE teachers…
I’m looking for any A*/A sample essays on the Death and the Afterlife topic.
Can anyone help?
#TeamRE
I’m looking for any A*/A sample essays on the Death and the Afterlife topic.
Can anyone help?
#TeamRE
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I ❤️this from @chinemcdonald.bsky.social.
A reminder to #TeamRE that our subject has the superpower to get into another person’s head, to see their point of view; to understand their fears and anxieties & motivations, their hopes, and their deeply held beliefs.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
A reminder to #TeamRE that our subject has the superpower to get into another person’s head, to see their point of view; to understand their fears and anxieties & motivations, their hopes, and their deeply held beliefs.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Chine McDonald: Superpower to see other viewpoints
IN A recent episode of The RE Podcast, I was asked the one thing that I would wish for to make the w...
www.churchtimes.co.uk
September 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM
I ❤️this from @chinemcdonald.bsky.social.
A reminder to #TeamRE that our subject has the superpower to get into another person’s head, to see their point of view; to understand their fears and anxieties & motivations, their hopes, and their deeply held beliefs.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
A reminder to #TeamRE that our subject has the superpower to get into another person’s head, to see their point of view; to understand their fears and anxieties & motivations, their hopes, and their deeply held beliefs.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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Planning CPD/training for this year’s development priorities?
I’m now available to work with schools & teachers.
Including for key stage 3 & GCSE religious studies.
If you’d like to work together then please make contact via my website.
aperio.org.uk #TeamRE
I’m now available to work with schools & teachers.
Including for key stage 3 & GCSE religious studies.
If you’d like to work together then please make contact via my website.
aperio.org.uk #TeamRE
aperio.org.uk
Aperio Education
aperio.org.uk
September 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Planning CPD/training for this year’s development priorities?
I’m now available to work with schools & teachers.
Including for key stage 3 & GCSE religious studies.
If you’d like to work together then please make contact via my website.
aperio.org.uk #TeamRE
I’m now available to work with schools & teachers.
Including for key stage 3 & GCSE religious studies.
If you’d like to work together then please make contact via my website.
aperio.org.uk #TeamRE
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*new blog*
What do we do when behaviour starts well but becomes more challenging?
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/f...
What do we do when behaviour starts well but becomes more challenging?
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/f...
First Weeks #3 How can I improve behaviour when things haven’t started well?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Welcome to a short series of posts for new teachers, looking at some practical ways that new and training teachers can make their first weeks on the job a success. For...
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com
September 9, 2024 at 6:22 PM
*new blog*
What do we do when behaviour starts well but becomes more challenging?
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/f...
What do we do when behaviour starts well but becomes more challenging?
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/f...
A brilliant CPD and networking opportunity for GCSE RE teachers👇
@natre-update.bsky.social is starting a national GCSE group.
If you would like more info DM me or contact us through www.natre.org.uk/about-natre/...
The first meeting is on the 17/9 between 4-5pm
#TeamRE
If you would like more info DM me or contact us through www.natre.org.uk/about-natre/...
The first meeting is on the 17/9 between 4-5pm
#TeamRE
Local Groups: Religious Education & Religious Studies Networking
NATRE local groups across the UK, where teachers can meet, share experiences and best practices about Religious Education & Religious Studies.
www.natre.org.uk
September 8, 2024 at 3:51 PM
A brilliant CPD and networking opportunity for GCSE RE teachers👇