Understanding Humanism
@humanismedu.bsky.social
We provide free resources and services for teachers, parents, children, and the general public to help people learn about the humanist approach to life. We offer trained & accredited humanist school speakers. https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/
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Understanding Humanism
Understanding Humanism provides free education resources, school speakers, teacher training, and online courses on humanism and non-religious worldviews.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
Hello everyone! Understanding Humanism is now on Bluesky. We'll be keeping you up to date about all our resources and services to support teaching and learning about the humanist approach to life. understandinghumanism.org.uk
We're looking forward to exhibiting at #StrictlyRE this Saturday! If you’re there too, please come and say hello, and find out more about our free resources, services and support for teachers. @natre-update.bsky.social understandinghumanism.org.uk
Understanding Humanism
Understanding Humanism provides free education resources, school speakers, teacher training, and online courses on humanism and non-religious worldviews.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
We're looking forward to exhibiting at #StrictlyRE this Saturday! If you’re there too, please come and say hello, and find out more about our free resources, services and support for teachers. @natre-update.bsky.social understandinghumanism.org.uk
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'Remembrance should be a duty for all of us, not only for those who lived through these atrocities. As this generation of survivors grows smaller, their words provide the vital resources we need to carry that obligation forward.' #HolocaustMemorialDay humanists.uk/2026/01/27/t...
The duty of remembrance: Holocaust Memorial Day
Attending the national ceremony for Holocaust Memorial Day today is, as always, a deeply moving experience. There is a specific, heavy silence that falls when we stop to contemplate the scale of the i...
humanists.uk
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 PM
'Remembrance should be a duty for all of us, not only for those who lived through these atrocities. As this generation of survivors grows smaller, their words provide the vital resources we need to carry that obligation forward.' #HolocaustMemorialDay humanists.uk/2026/01/27/t...
Do your students have questions about humanism? We offer free, trained, and accredited humanist school speakers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Find out more and request a visit below. understandinghumanism.org.uk/school-speak...
Understanding Humanism school speakers
We have free, trained, and experienced volunteers across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland that can help you and your school.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Do your students have questions about humanism? We offer free, trained, and accredited humanist school speakers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Find out more and request a visit below. understandinghumanism.org.uk/school-speak...
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For most of human history, evolution shaped us. Now, we shape it. This 12 Feb, join us for the #DarwinDayLecture, as
@matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. humanists.uk/events/darwi...
@matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. humanists.uk/events/darwi...
The genetic age: who shapes evolution now? | The Darwin Day Lecture 2026, with Professor Matthew Cobb and Janet Ellis MBE
humanists.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 AM
For most of human history, evolution shaped us. Now, we shape it. This 12 Feb, join us for the #DarwinDayLecture, as
@matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. humanists.uk/events/darwi...
@matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. humanists.uk/events/darwi...
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What do we really mean when we call someone a "genius"?
Book review: The Genius Myth
From Tolstoy to The Beatles to Elon Musk, Helen Lewis examines the concept of "genius" in her new book
newhumanist.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
What do we really mean when we call someone a "genius"?
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Celebrate #IWD26 at the #RosalindFranklinLecture 5 March! In a fascinating talk on the science of 'fate', Dr Hannah Critchlow invites us to rethink the free will – and asks whether it may, at least in part, be an illusion created by the brain’s need for a coherent story. humanists.uk/events/frank...
The science of fate | The Rosalind Franklin Lecture 2026 | Dr Hannah Critchlow | chaired by Samira Ahmed
For millennia, humanity has wrestled with the concept of destiny. To the ancients, it was the whim of the gods; to Enlightenment thinkers, it was a superstition to be swept away by the autonomous self...
humanists.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Celebrate #IWD26 at the #RosalindFranklinLecture 5 March! In a fascinating talk on the science of 'fate', Dr Hannah Critchlow invites us to rethink the free will – and asks whether it may, at least in part, be an illusion created by the brain’s need for a coherent story. humanists.uk/events/frank...
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Teachers of RE in primary and secondary schools, check out our free virtual tour of Conway Hall. One the only buildings in the UK built by and for non-religious people, it provides a way to explore the history of humanism and how humanists live today. understandinghumanism.org.uk/conway-hall-...
Explore our interactive virtual tour of Conway Hall
Learn more about the history of humanism with this fantastic new education resource featuring one of the only humanist buildings in the UK
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Teachers of RE in primary and secondary schools, check out our free virtual tour of Conway Hall. One the only buildings in the UK built by and for non-religious people, it provides a way to explore the history of humanism and how humanists live today. understandinghumanism.org.uk/conway-hall-...
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Philosopher Harold Blackham is one of the architects of modern humanism, and he was our very first Executive Director. He wrote extensively on humanism, life, and ethics. This is one of our favourites quotes. He died #onthisday in 2009 at the age of 105!
Best of Blackham🧵👇
Best of Blackham🧵👇
January 23, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Philosopher Harold Blackham is one of the architects of modern humanism, and he was our very first Executive Director. He wrote extensively on humanism, life, and ethics. This is one of our favourites quotes. He died #onthisday in 2009 at the age of 105!
Best of Blackham🧵👇
Best of Blackham🧵👇
Teachers of RE in primary and secondary schools, check out our free virtual tour of Conway Hall. One the only buildings in the UK built by and for non-religious people, it provides a way to explore the history of humanism and how humanists live today. understandinghumanism.org.uk/conway-hall-...
Explore our interactive virtual tour of Conway Hall
Learn more about the history of humanism with this fantastic new education resource featuring one of the only humanist buildings in the UK
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Teachers of RE in primary and secondary schools, check out our free virtual tour of Conway Hall. One the only buildings in the UK built by and for non-religious people, it provides a way to explore the history of humanism and how humanists live today. understandinghumanism.org.uk/conway-hall-...
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From narrowly escaping the guillotine in France, to writing the publication that fuelled the American Revolution, to boldly denouncing organised religion – read more about the extraordinary life of Thomas Paine on #HumanistHeritage
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
From narrowly escaping the guillotine in France, to writing the publication that fuelled the American Revolution, to boldly denouncing organised religion – read more about the extraordinary life of Thomas Paine on #HumanistHeritage
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
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From a humanist point of view, these are some of the most important words ever written, featured in Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'. Beautiful.
We've posted info about our #DarwinDayLecture if you want to join us Feb 12 – either online or in person – to celebrate #DarwinDay in style!
We've posted info about our #DarwinDayLecture if you want to join us Feb 12 – either online or in person – to celebrate #DarwinDay in style!
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
From a humanist point of view, these are some of the most important words ever written, featured in Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'. Beautiful.
We've posted info about our #DarwinDayLecture if you want to join us Feb 12 – either online or in person – to celebrate #DarwinDay in style!
We've posted info about our #DarwinDayLecture if you want to join us Feb 12 – either online or in person – to celebrate #DarwinDay in style!
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For most of human history, evolution shaped us. Now, we shape it. This 12 Feb, join us for the #DarwinDayLecture, as @matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. 🧵
humanists.uk/events/darwi...
humanists.uk/events/darwi...
The genetic age: who shapes evolution now? | The Darwin Day Lecture 2026, with Professor Matthew Cobb and Janet Ellis MBE
humanists.uk
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
For most of human history, evolution shaped us. Now, we shape it. This 12 Feb, join us for the #DarwinDayLecture, as @matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. 🧵
humanists.uk/events/darwi...
humanists.uk/events/darwi...
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If you're looking for something new in 2026, why not try our free online course? Learn about humanism, an ethical, non-religious worldview shared by millions of people around the globe, and explore life's big questions. courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk/courses/intr...
Introducing Humanism: non-religious approaches to life, with Sandi Toksvig
Click here to start the course Learn about how humanists approach life’s big questions Humanism is a non-religious, ethical world view shared by millions of people around the world. Humanists believe ...
courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
If you're looking for something new in 2026, why not try our free online course? Learn about humanism, an ethical, non-religious worldview shared by millions of people around the globe, and explore life's big questions. courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk/courses/intr...
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Primary and secondary RE teachers, all our resources are free to download and are classroom ready. Make your RE inclusive by teaching about humanism as an example of a non-religious worldview. understandinghumanism.org.uk/resources/
Understanding Humanism teaching resources
All our resources are FREE! You'll find information sheets, activities, presentations, films, assessment, and humanist perspectives on a wide range of topics and questions for ages 5-18.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Primary and secondary RE teachers, all our resources are free to download and are classroom ready. Make your RE inclusive by teaching about humanism as an example of a non-religious worldview. understandinghumanism.org.uk/resources/
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Teachers, book now for CPD to support your teaching about humanism. We're running webinars on Tuesday 27 Jan (primary) and Thursday 29 Jan (GCSE specific). Find out more and save your spot below! understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
Understanding Humanism teacher training
We deliver teacher training about humanism to help with subject knowledge and practical ideas for the classroom. We can offer training as part of initial teacher training (ITT) and for continued profe...
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Teachers, book now for CPD to support your teaching about humanism. We're running webinars on Tuesday 27 Jan (primary) and Thursday 29 Jan (GCSE specific). Find out more and save your spot below! understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
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Join #HumanistHeritage Manager Madeleine Goodall in conversation with Paul 'Polyp' Fitzgerald on Thomas Paine’s 289th birthday to explore the life and legacy of the United States' most radical Founding Father. Book your place now!
humanists.uk/events/in-co...
humanists.uk/events/in-co...
In conversation with Paul ‘Polyp’ Fitzgerald | The radical life of Thomas Paine
humanists.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Join #HumanistHeritage Manager Madeleine Goodall in conversation with Paul 'Polyp' Fitzgerald on Thomas Paine’s 289th birthday to explore the life and legacy of the United States' most radical Founding Father. Book your place now!
humanists.uk/events/in-co...
humanists.uk/events/in-co...
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GCSE RS teachers - don't miss next week's CPD! Join us on Thursday for a webinar to deepen your humanist subject knowledge, and get guidance and resources to improve your pupils' GCSE responses on non-religious worldviews. Register below. understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
Understanding Humanism teacher training
We deliver teacher training about humanism to help with subject knowledge and practical ideas for the classroom. We can offer training as part of initial teacher training (ITT) and for continued profe...
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
GCSE RS teachers - don't miss next week's CPD! Join us on Thursday for a webinar to deepen your humanist subject knowledge, and get guidance and resources to improve your pupils' GCSE responses on non-religious worldviews. Register below. understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
GCSE RS teachers - don't miss next week's CPD! Join us on Thursday for a webinar to deepen your humanist subject knowledge, and get guidance and resources to improve your pupils' GCSE responses on non-religious worldviews. Register below. understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
Understanding Humanism teacher training
We deliver teacher training about humanism to help with subject knowledge and practical ideas for the classroom. We can offer training as part of initial teacher training (ITT) and for continued profe...
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
GCSE RS teachers - don't miss next week's CPD! Join us on Thursday for a webinar to deepen your humanist subject knowledge, and get guidance and resources to improve your pupils' GCSE responses on non-religious worldviews. Register below. understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
This is the one life we have. So how can we make the most of it and support other people to do the same? Check out our wonderful animation with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the humanist approach to life. understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/on...
One Life, Live It Well: watch our new animation narrated by Alice Roberts
'Life is like a piece of string. It has a beginning and an end. We don't get much say about that. But we can make choices about the bit in between. We have the freedom to shape our own lives.'
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is the one life we have. So how can we make the most of it and support other people to do the same? Check out our wonderful animation with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on the humanist approach to life. understandinghumanism.org.uk/res_films/on...
Teachers, book now for CPD to support your teaching about humanism. We're running webinars on Tuesday 27 Jan (primary) and Thursday 29 Jan (GCSE specific). Find out more and save your spot below! understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
Understanding Humanism teacher training
We deliver teacher training about humanism to help with subject knowledge and practical ideas for the classroom. We can offer training as part of initial teacher training (ITT) and for continued profe...
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Teachers, book now for CPD to support your teaching about humanism. We're running webinars on Tuesday 27 Jan (primary) and Thursday 29 Jan (GCSE specific). Find out more and save your spot below! understandinghumanism.org.uk/training/
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Ernestine Rose is included in our @humanismedu.bsky.social school resource about remarkable humanists alongside Moncure Conway, Eslanda Robeson, Thomas Paine, Eliza Flower, Bertrand Russell, E. M. Forster, and Rose Bush. understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-h...
Stories of historic humanists
Doers, Dreamers, Place Makers tells the stories of eight remarkable people, inspired by their humanist values, who helped change the world for the better.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Ernestine Rose is included in our @humanismedu.bsky.social school resource about remarkable humanists alongside Moncure Conway, Eslanda Robeson, Thomas Paine, Eliza Flower, Bertrand Russell, E. M. Forster, and Rose Bush. understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-h...
Primary and secondary RE teachers, all our resources are free to download and are classroom ready. Make your RE inclusive by teaching about humanism as an example of a non-religious worldview. understandinghumanism.org.uk/resources/
Understanding Humanism teaching resources
All our resources are FREE! You'll find information sheets, activities, presentations, films, assessment, and humanist perspectives on a wide range of topics and questions for ages 5-18.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Primary and secondary RE teachers, all our resources are free to download and are classroom ready. Make your RE inclusive by teaching about humanism as an example of a non-religious worldview. understandinghumanism.org.uk/resources/
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Lorraine Hansberry features in our @humanismedu.bsky.social school resource on remarkable humanist women! It also includes the Victorian novelist George Eliot, groundbreaking scientist Rosalind Franklin, and explorer and journalist Lady Florence Dixie.
understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-h...
understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-h...
Think for yourself, act for everyone
A resource for younger children that tells the stories of four amazing humanist women who changed the world, featuring George Eliot, Florence Dixie, Rosalind Franklin, and Lorraine Hansberry.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Lorraine Hansberry features in our @humanismedu.bsky.social school resource on remarkable humanist women! It also includes the Victorian novelist George Eliot, groundbreaking scientist Rosalind Franklin, and explorer and journalist Lady Florence Dixie.
understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-h...
understandinghumanism.org.uk/stories-of-h...
If you're looking for something new in 2026, why not try our free online course? Learn about humanism, an ethical, non-religious worldview shared by millions of people around the globe, and explore life's big questions. courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk/courses/intr...
Introducing Humanism: non-religious approaches to life, with Sandi Toksvig
Click here to start the course Learn about how humanists approach life’s big questions Humanism is a non-religious, ethical world view shared by millions of people around the world. Humanists believe ...
courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
If you're looking for something new in 2026, why not try our free online course? Learn about humanism, an ethical, non-religious worldview shared by millions of people around the globe, and explore life's big questions. courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk/courses/intr...
Happy New Year and welcome back to school to all the amazing teachers out there! We've still got you covered for all your needs teaching about humanism as part of an inclusive education about religion and worldviews: free resources, school speakers, teacher CPD, and more understandinghumanism.org.uk
Understanding Humanism
Understanding Humanism provides free education resources, school speakers, teacher training, and online courses on humanism and non-religious worldviews.
understandinghumanism.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Happy New Year and welcome back to school to all the amazing teachers out there! We've still got you covered for all your needs teaching about humanism as part of an inclusive education about religion and worldviews: free resources, school speakers, teacher CPD, and more understandinghumanism.org.uk