Learning to teach religious education in the secondary school : a companion to school experience (2nd ed.)

Following on from the success of first edition, this updated edition of "Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School" draws together insights from current educational theory and the best contemporary classroom teaching and learning, and suggests tasks, activities and further reading designed to enhance the quality of initial school experience for the student teacher.

The key themes addressed include: the place of Religious Education in the curriculum; state and faith community schooling; developing schemes of work; language and religious literacy; teaching religion at 16 plus; religion and moral education; and, collective worship.

This revised edition has been thoroughly updated and includes two additional chapters on 'Religious Education and Citizenship' and 'Teaching Religious Education at A level', as well as new versions of three original chapters 'Teaching Children with Special Educational Needs', 'Religious Education and Moral Education', 'Resources for Religious Education'.Supporting teachers in developing levels of religious and theological literacy, both of individual pupils and the society as a whole, this comprehensive and accessible text will give practising teachers and students an introduction to the craft of teaching Religious Education in the secondary school.