Abstract
This chapter sets out to explore the role played by religious education
(RE) in English primary and secondary schools and how this does (or
could) relate to teaching and learning about the Holocaust. While RE
tends to be taught as a discrete subject by specialists in secondary schools,
primary school teachers are almost always cross-curricular experts, with
little deliberate co-ordination between these age phases. This chapter considers
the opportunities and challenges presented by these differing
approaches across the primary/secondary divide. It presents a way forward
for educators willing to embrace difference and willing to work creatively
and collaboratively between disciplines and phases for the good of
their pupils’ learning.
(RE) in English primary and secondary schools and how this does (or
could) relate to teaching and learning about the Holocaust. While RE
tends to be taught as a discrete subject by specialists in secondary schools,
primary school teachers are almost always cross-curricular experts, with
little deliberate co-ordination between these age phases. This chapter considers
the opportunities and challenges presented by these differing
approaches across the primary/secondary divide. It presents a way forward
for educators willing to embrace difference and willing to work creatively
and collaboratively between disciplines and phases for the good of
their pupils’ learning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Holocaust Education in Primary Schools in the 21st Century. Current Practices, Potentials and Ways Forward |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-73099-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Jul 2018 |