Running an RE Department

Ian Hartland and Simon Hughes

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Ideal for heads of department

This essential publication helps any head of RE meet their ever-increasing administrative responsibilities at the same time as:

• saving time
• producing better documentation
• raising teaching standards
• mproving the efficiency of curricular delivery.

Step-by-step guidance

In addition to the considerations and problems faced by all departments, the RE department often has extra responsibilities including for the spiritual and pastoral care of pupils, and involvement in assemblies and a range of other cross-curricular activities. The pack offers specific guidance on these and a wide range of other issues.

Contents

Introduction

• Departmental Aims and History
• Roles and Responsibilities
• RE Policy
• The Scheme of Work
• Staffing
• Accommodation and Resources
• Assessment, Recording and Reporting
• Literacy in RE
• Raising Standards in RE
• Specific RE Departmental concerns
• Useful information