The REC have produced a leaflet promoting the place of RE - download it from here

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5th Lancs Youth SACRE had a wonderful day at the local Hindu temple see some great pictures from Clifton Primary School in Lytham St Annes.

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2009 Hajjis: The FCO have produced a page for those undertaking the Hajj in 2009 - this may be of interest - link

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James Hemming Prize: The winning essays from the 2008 competition are now on the website; where there is also information about the 2009 competition.

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Resources from Shap: The Shap working party on world religions has developed a series of excellent resources. See their website.

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Examination Results for 2009. The provisional examination results for 2009 record the first drop in GCSE entries for RE for 10 years, though AS/A2 numbers continue to rise. The data can be found here

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ALP (A Level Philosophy - website) are launching a number of INSET days and student conferences on the new philosophy syllabus coming up this autumn and spring. These sell out quickly so book now!