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RE panel

We want to help RE teachers network; to share ideas, to talk about current issues in education and classrooms, to work collaboratively on interesting projects and to share guidance and offer support to each other. The RE panel is led by Chris Wheeler


Phillip Allen

Phillip Allen


I first came to work in education as an external specialist in Religious Education for local secondary schools in 1994. Having already qualified in counselling I completed my GTP in 2008. In September 2011 I took on the role of Head of RE at Shenley Brook End School in Milton Keynes teaching KS3-5.


Kathryn Bowman

Kathryn Bowman


I am a Scouser who has been living in London for the past 10 years. I am Head of RE and teacher in charge of Sociology in an inner London school and have been teaching in London for 10 years. I am a practising Christian and am involved with the youth work at my church. I support Sunderland AFC.


Tracey Lees

Tracey Lees


I am a successful teacher of Religious Education in a small challenging school situated in inner city Birmingham where I have created a Programme of Study that reflects the spirit of the pupils that I teach, as well as helping to lead non-specialists to teach topics successfully.


Gemma Mansfield

Gemma Mansfield


I graduated from university in 2004 after studying for a BA in Religious Studies, Social Philosophy and Applied Ethics and I am currently in my fourth year of teaching. I teach in the hope that my students will gain the ability to identify opportunities and the confidence to grasp them without fear.


Anne Krisman

Anne Krisman


I lead RE in a north-east London special school. I was co-winner of the 2011 Hockerill/NATRE Prize for Innovation in RE Teaching. I enjoy writing about children's spirituality, is involved with interfaith work and has a strong knowledge of different faith traditions.


DurgaMata Chaudhuri

DurgaMata Chaudhuri


I believe that RE is unique in the way it can nourish the spiritual aspect of young people's lives, giving them balance and deeper meaning, and in the way it helps them to understand each other and appreciate, rather than fear, the differences which lie at the heart of our lives and every aspect of this world.


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