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AREIAC is an organisation for specialist educationalists, all qualified teachers, providing advice, challenge, leadership, training and support for multi-faith religious education in schools and colleges.

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It is a conduit supporting the trainers / leaders / advisers of RE and the home of expertise for anybody involved in the teaching of RE.

 

It has an organising committee and regional groups which meet to share and develop resources, to support teachers and to discuss national issues around excellent religious education.

Report on the
2025 conference

Regional AREIAC groups
via the menu 

RE Showcase

RE Hubs is a one-stop shop for teachers & professionals of RE/RVE/R&W to find high-quality resources & support in your local area

Towards Consensus: Ensuring space for diverse voices in a national curriculum for RE

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A short online conference (13:00-18:00) which will focus on the question of  who are the gatekeepers in RE and whose voices should / need to be heard?

 

A range of speakers will explore a number of questions. This mini-conference is aimed at those who are already or how are aspiring to be leaders in the world of RE/RVE.

 

Keynote Speaker: Krys McInnis

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More details to come in the new year.

UPCOMING EVENTS / NEWS

  

  • Upcoming Event - the next webinar will be on the role of storytelling led by Ruth MARX - see the webinar page

  • Curriculum and Assessment Review

  • AULRE Websinars - a series of webinars from AULRE led by research leads - see this link

  • NATRE Survey - please let any secondary teachers know of this survey the data is essential for assessment and lobbying work - access the survey at this link 

  • Newsletter Summer 2025 - this is now available for download in the Newsletters Page (members)

  • Recording of "A continuing dialogue between biblical scholarship and RE" - see webinar page for details

  • Religion and Media Cenntre Annual Lecture:  
    Watch  (see question from AREIAC Chair at 1h14m)

  • RE Toolkit the REC have produced their religion and worldviews approach to RE toolkit - download

  • OFSTED has published its subject report on RE - link

  • NATIONAL CONTENT STANDARD - AREIAC executive has endorsed the NCS for RE - link

  • NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

  • JOB OPPORTUNITIES - See Opportunities Section in REsources tab (members only)

  • CPD opportunity: A series of webinars during the year. All are free for AREIAC members, non-members please mail the chair (chair@areiac.org.uk) 

  • Future Dates for your Diary: ​

 

Other links and information that may be useful can be found on the RE-HUBS calendar.

​​November, 2025​​​​​​​​​

​CHRISTIAN: Advent Sunday, 30th

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December, 2025​​​​​​​​​

  • CHRISTIAN: Conception of the BVM, 8th

  • BUDDHIST: Bodhi Day, 8th

  • NATIONAL: Human Rights Day, 10th

  • JEWISH: Hanukah, 15th-22nd

  • SIKHI: Martyrdom of Adjit Singh & Juha Singh, 21st

  • PAGAN: Winter Solstice, 21st Dec

  • CHRISTIAN: Christmas Eve, 24th

  • CHRISTIAN: Christmas Day, 25th

  • ZOROASTRIAN: Zaratosht No Diso

  • SIKHI: Martyrdom of Zarawar Singh &
    Fateh Singh, 26th

The dates for the calendar are provided by the Shap Working Party (www.shapworkingparty.org.uk) where you can order your own festival wallchart or eCal.

Download the constitution of AREIAC

Download a flyer about AREIAC

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