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Joe Kinnaird

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Head of RE. NATRE Executive. Interested in all things RE, teaching and learning. https://mrkinnairdre.wordpress.com/

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Now in my Amazon basket! Can’t wait…

17.01.2026 10:22 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Very excited to see this book published. It is a great book with clear CPD for all Religion and Worldviews teacher, including my work on assessment!

12.02.2026 18:22 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Andy!

13.01.2026 19:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Ian!

13.01.2026 19:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cheers Natalie!

13.01.2026 19:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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Bet this will be a corker!

12.01.2026 22:10 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Secondary Religious Education in Action Buy Secondary Religious Education in Action by Kinnaird, Joe (ISBN: 9781915261915) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

I’m excited to share that my book Secondary RE in Action is available to preorder.

The book brings together the latest research on the subject with practical strategies for how to teach RE.

www.amazon.co.uk/Secondary-Re...

#TeamRE

12.01.2026 21:02 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 5
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Teacher of Humanities, Havering - Tes Jobs The Coopers' Company and Coborn School, United Kingdom

🚨Job advert🚨

My school is looking to appoint a humanities teacher.

The role would involve teaching both RE and Geography. This is a really exciting opportunity to join a school that highly values the humanities.

ECTs welcome to apply.

www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

#TeamRE

07.01.2026 20:06 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

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...

03.04.2025 11:36 👍 8 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

I’m so sorry to hear this Roy. Sending my love and best wishes to you both.

31.03.2025 14:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

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...

02.03.2025 16:03 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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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

01.03.2025 16:49 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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

01.03.2025 16:03 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Mary!

08.02.2025 10:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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SSN - RE - session 1 SSN - RE - Quality texts

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...

07.02.2025 08:16 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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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

11.01.2025 13:22 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0

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

28.11.2024 20:42 👍 10 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 1

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

09.11.2024 19:44 👍 31 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 3

So good! Only had a few listens but loving Luther and Squabble Uo

23.11.2024 11:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Two of my favourite artists releasing albums on the same day. Life is good.

23.11.2024 11:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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.

19.11.2024 20:27 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

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.

19.11.2024 20:15 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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…

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...

19.11.2024 19:54 👍 19 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

This is an excellent thread on the arguments for and against RE having a national curriculum.

19.11.2024 19:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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

17.11.2024 07:50 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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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…

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...

21.10.2024 20:14 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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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

11.10.2024 09:25 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This has been some of the best RE CPD I’ve had.

Huge credit to @karensteele.bsky.social to organising 🙌

#TeamRE

02.10.2024 17:57 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

If you had a CPD session with ECTs focused on lesson planning, what would you do?

01.10.2024 18:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 7 📌 0

Thank you so much for all of this Marina, really helpful!

27.09.2024 18:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0