At Discovery RE, part of the Jigsaw Education Group we are delighted to welcome Dr Richard Kueh, National Lead for Religious Education, at Ofsted, to deliver a webinar for teachers. Dr Richard Kueh, HMI and National Ofsted Lead for RE will outline how RE contributes to a positive Ofsted inspection, … Continue reading →

Discovery RE and Curriculum for Wales and Humanities AoLE for Religion, Values and Ethics The Donaldson Report (2015) stated 4 purposes which form the core of the Curriculum for Wales. These are that children and young people should be helped to become: ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their … Continue reading →

Guidance for Using Discovery RE with Composite Classes This guidance is to support schools teaching Discovery RE to a range of ages in a class throughout the school. The fact that Discovery RE is medium-term planning, allows units (enquiries) to be moved between adjacent age groups quite easily. The first … Continue reading →

How does Discovery RE support schools in evidencing intent, implementation and impact? This downloadable article will support school leaders and leaders of RE in particular, in preparing for Ofsted and being able to confidently evidence and explain how Discovery RE supports them in fulfilling these expectations. In the article we … Continue reading →

Discovery RE and Jigsaw PSHE: How they contribute to 2019 Ofsted Education Inspection Framework This document sets out how the Jigsaw and the Discovery RE programmes can contribute significantly to an ‘outstanding’ judgement in relation to the Education Inspection Framework, May 2019.

Dear Colleagues, In the light of the Covid-19 situation we are living in at present, we want to be socially responsible and keep our team and colleagues safe. We are now pleased to offer remote (webinar style) training sessions and meetings, where face-to-face sessions are not yet possible. We will … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce that Target Tracker, Classroom Monitor and Educater have now made Discovery RE’s assessment statements available for schools using these systems.

Discovery RE 3rd Edition has arrived! Hi everyone, Just a quick post to let you know that the Discovery RE 3rd Edition has arrived and is available now for new customers to order directly from our online shop.

The Religious Education Council of England and Wales has produced a good practice guide for RE Teachers. This voluntary code of practice was drawn up in 2009, as a reassurance for teachers, colleagues, pupils and parents to cover the concerns they may have about the delivery of RE in schools … Continue reading →

Nigel Genders, Chief Education Officer for the Church of England, gave oral evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Religious Education on Religious Literacy. When I last spoke to the APPG we were asking what RE in schools is for, and I suggested that it should primarily be about … Continue reading →