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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 5h

#TeamRE

Hannah Wilson ACC FCCT FRSA @hannahwilson.bsky.social · 8h

Today's Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Educators) blog is by Sarah Bareau

Inter Faith Week

www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk/inter-faith-...

#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Belonging

Inter Faith Week | Belonging Effect

Interfaith refers to encounters that aim to increase understanding between people of different faith groups.

www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk

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Geraldine Yates @re-with-gerriy.bsky.social · 1d

A huge thank you to @religiousrc.bsky.social in Durham who supplied me with so many resources for my teacher training day at @newcastleuni.bsky.social. Well worth a visit and the staff are fantastic! @jigsaweducation.bsky.social @karenza.bsky.social #teamre #northeast #teachertraining

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Muslim Council of Britain @muslimcouncil.bsky.social · 2d

Around 150 mosques opened their doors for #VisitMyMosque, sharing stories and building understanding. In these divided times, conversations like these matter. #vmm2025 #ourstories #ourneighbourhoods

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 6d

#TeamRE

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Religion Media Centre @relmedcentre.bsky.social · 6d

Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London, has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury - the first woman to hold the role. @timwyatt.bsky.social reports on her background and what she will bring to the Church of England’s top post.

Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury - Religion Media Centre

An introduction to Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman in history to lead the Church of England

religionmediacentre.org.uk

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 8d

#TeamRE

Muslim Council of Britain @muslimcouncil.bsky.social · 8d

Mosques across the UK are opening their doors this weekend, inviting every member of their community to see what Islamic places of worship are really like.

Find your nearest participating mosque: visitmymosque.org

Read the full Substack piece: lnkd.in/ek3JsYW2

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The Linking Network @thelinkingnetwork.bsky.social · 9d

Are you a Secondary teacher in the UK, responsible for #SMSC #PSHE #Citizenship or #PersonalDevelopment?
If so, you are invited to join our National SMSC Leaders Network. We meet online once a term & provide space to discuss SMSC Leadership & teaching
Find out more
www.linkedin.com/posts/thelin...

Leading SMSC - The Linking Network | The Linking Network

Are you a Secondary teacher, based anywhere in the UK, with responsibility for #SMSC #PSHE #Citizenship or #PersonalDevelopment? If so, you are invited to join The Linking Network's National SMSC Lea...

www.linkedin.com

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 10d

Labour has pledged to ensure every primary school in England has its own library, through a £132.5m scheme unveiled by Rachel Reeves today

schoolsweek.co.uk/rachel-reeve...

Reeves pledges £132.5m to put a library in every primary

1,700 new school libraries planned, but unclear if schools will get money for staffing

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 11d

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 13d

religionnews.com/2025/09/24/p...

Some interesting photos from this week #TeamRE

Photos of the Week: Nine-night Hindu festival, Rosh Hashana

(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes the start of Jewish High Holy Days, the nine-night Hindu Navaratri festival and more.

religionnews.com

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Hannah Wilson ACC FCCT FRSA @hannahwilson.bsky.social · 17d

Today's Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Educators) blog is by me.

Deficit Language: The Invisible Barrier We Do Not Talk About

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#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Belonging

Deficit Language: The Invisible Barrier We Do Not Talk About | Belonging Effect

Too often, the language we use to describe communities puts the blame on individuals instead of the systems that fail them. This is deficit language.

www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 17d

Grief and loss books for children, including titles by Britta Teckentrup, Samuel Langley-Swain, Judith Kerr, Harry Woodgate, Laura Dockrill, Oliver Jeffers, Kereen Getten, Michael Rosen and Joseph Coelho. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/grief... #teachersofX #kidlit

Grief and loss books for children

Grief and loss books for children and teens with titles by Laura Dockrill, Oliver Jeffers, Kereen Getten, Michael Rosen & Joseph Coelho.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 17d

#TeamRE

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 19d

#EduSkyUK more important than ever to have these in your classrooms and school libraries

School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 20d

Refugees and migration books for children and teens, featuring books by Erika Meza, Na’ima B. Robert, Brian Bilston, Eoin Colfer, Onjali Q. Raúf, Sita Brahmachari, Armin Greder, Michael Rosen, Ele Fountain and Malcolm Duffy. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/refug... #teachertwitter #kidlit

Refugees and migration books for children and teens

Refugees and migration books for children and teens including titles by Onjali Q. Raúf, Sita Brahmachari, Michael Rosen & Malcolm Duffy.

schoolreadinglist.co.uk

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 23d

#EduSkyUK

National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 23d

World Afro Day (WAD) is a great opportunity to educate everyone about the struggle and celebration around Afro hair.

Share the Oscar-winning short film with your class. 👉 bit.ly/4pkxadH

Access accompanying teaching here.👇 #AfroHair
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/event/world-afro-day-2025

Hair Love | Oscar®-Winning Short Film (Full) | Sony Pictures Animation

YouTube video by Sony Pictures Animation

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 24d

Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.

English Roundabouts

They’re making the roundabouts great again
by painting the flag of St George
to keep our circular road systems safe
from the dark, satanic hordes.

What do they want? Patriotic junctions!
When do they want them? Before it’s too late.
Good old-fashioned English roundabouts,
as decreed by Alfred the Great.

Behold the sacred intersection,
this blessed plot, this septic isle.
English roundabouts for English people,
draped in red and white and bile.

St George is cross, as well he may be –
whipped-up hate, he’s seen before.
Give way to the right, the road signs rage,
and the far right most of all.

Brian Bilston

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 28d

I listen to podcasts when I CLEAN the shower (and bathrooms in general) - does that count?

Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · 29d

#TeamRE
Really looking forward to seeing what the Somerset team have done around local case studies

Rebekah Guy @rebekahg.bsky.social · 29d

@shellrpe.bsky.social and I had a great day using the draft Somerset Agreed Syllabus to map out possible RE curriculum. Come and join us on 22nd Ocotber or 5th November for the consulation launch. Tea and sharpies essential! #SomersetRE # TeamRE

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Chrisonwheels @chrisonwheels.bsky.social · 29d

www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...

Might be of interest to #TeamRE

FWIW I've always said that school visits to an empty place of worship are like going to a football stadium when there's no match on.
It's good to meet the managers but you don't always get much insight into what it's like when in use.

BBC Factual announces Prayer and Reflection covering six major faiths

This autumn brings a series of 14 worship programmes from every corner of the UK - from Gravesend to Islandmagee

www.bbc.com

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Geraldine Yates @re-with-gerriy.bsky.social · Sep 8

So excited to be exhibiting at #SNESummit25 on 16 th October at St James’ Park . We’re looking forward to meeting you!
@jigsaweducation.bsky.social @karenza.bsky.social @schoolsnortheast.bsky.social #teamre #pshe

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · Sep 8

#EduSkyUk

Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · Sep 8

Reshuffle: everything you need to know about education's new ministers

schoolsweek.co.uk/reshuffle-15...

Reshuffle: 15 interesting facts about education's new ministers

Three MPs from the Class of '24 have joined the education ministerial team - here's what you need to know about them ...

schoolsweek.co.uk

Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · Sep 8

#TeamRE Faith minister Lord Khan has left government.
His replacement not yet announced.
7 Faith ministers in 10 years

Religion Media Centre @relmedcentre.bsky.social · Sep 8

Religion news 8 September 2025

➡️ King first monarch to attend Catholic funeral in Britain in 400 years
➡️ Faith minister Lord Khan has left the government
➡️ 21 per cent in UK 'hold antisemitic views'
➡️ Runners and riders in Archbishop of Canterbury race

Religion news 8 September 2025 - Religion Media Centre

King to attend first Catholic funeral by a monarch in Britain since the reformation; Faith minister Lord Khan has left the government; Survey suggests 21 per cent of British public hold antisemitic vi...

religionmediacentre.org.uk

Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · Sep 7

Carlo Acutis: From London baptism to first millennial saint - BBC News share.google/iBqVmWT43rHz...

#TeamRE an interesting stimulus for your KS4 and KS5 classes

Carlo Acutis: From London baptism to first millennial saint

Before his death at 15, Carlo Acutis was known for his love of technology and had created a website to document miracles.

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Ian Timbrell @itimbrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

Tomorrow at 3pm, the UK emergency alert test will sound an alarm on all phones.

If your child is neurodivergent or sound-sensitive:
–Explain it’s only a test
–Practise covering ears/headphones
–Be somewhere calm

“It’s just like a fire drill. It will be loud but quick We’ll be safe together.”

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Sarah Bareau @re-with-mrsb.bsky.social · Sep 4

#TeamRE

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