Competences

a. Represent The Seven Dimensions of Religion through better planned RE schemes of work;
b. Create lessons that predict the different changes that RE has to tackle due to changes in society;
c. Comply the use of a wide range of teaching and learning methodologies in Religious Education;
d. Advise other RE teachers and SMT on the way forward for the introduction of active teaching methods in the Religious Education of students in the Secondary Sector;
e. Execute appropriate cross-curriculum
f. Create student-centred lessons which promote effective learning;
g. Formulate pedagogically creative and innovative lessons in Religious Education for delivery in secondary sector;
h. Perform key features of their disciplines in the context of pedagogy;
i. Execute a variety of differentiation strategies in lesson planning to devise effective and inclusive lessons in Religious Education;
j. Collaborate with other colleges to discuss the key features of a signature pedagogy in the
discipline chosen;
k. Comply some of the teaching and assessment methods suggested during this module;show how their pedagogy works by creating a video/audio of practice;
l. Be responsible for the investigation of different forms of methods and approaches in RE;
m. Ensue opportunities for participation in and/or observation of different methodologies held in their respective schools;
n. Create and use different ways to obtain students’ feedback on their learning;
o. Critically evaluate and critique a range of teaching methods relevant in Religious Education in Secondary schools;
p. Advise and use constructive feedback to and from colleagues to improve your own teaching.

Knowledge 

a. Describe the background theory, issues and practice relating to current teaching of Religious Education in secondary schools;
b. Describe educational concepts and issues related to Religious Education;
c. Define learning needs in Religious Education and interpret these learning needs in order to plan, teach, assess and evaluate lessons and schemes of work;
d. Recall confident academic and pedagogic subject knowledge to teach Religious Education
e. Identify the key features of their disciplines in the context of pedagogy;
f. Identify key features of a signature pedagogy in the discipline chosen;
g. Recite secure understanding of the statutory requirements of the curriculum in Religious Education.

Skills

a. Design methodologies based on principles of active learning, student understanding and ongoing assessment;
b. Show how their pedagogy works by creating a video/audio of practice;
c. Demonstrate the benefits of promoting innovative methodologies in the designing RE lessons;
d. Construct formative /summative assessment procedures to enhance engaged RE classes;
e. Plan practice in the light of a chosen theoretical framework; f) demonstrate how a chosen aspect of teaching and learning works in practice;
f. Demonstrate how a chosen aspect of teaching and learning works in practice.