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S18 E5: The One For The Night Before GCSE RE Paper 2
Calling all students of AQA GCSE RE! So Paper 2 is on Wednesday, what are the last minute things you can do tonight to make sure you are ready for your last RE exam? First of all, don't worry, you've got this. But let's quickly go through what to expect in the paper, how to answer each type of question, some key concepts, some power quotes and some advice for timing! GOOD LUCK from the RE Podcast! Platforms

louisajanesmith
23 hours ago1 min read


S18 E4: The One For The Night Before GCSE RE Paper 1
Calling all students of AQA GCSE RE! So Paper 1 is tomorrow, what are the last minute things you can do tonight to make sure you are ready for your first RE exam? First of all, don't worry, you've got this. But let's quickly go through what to expect in the paper tomorrow, how to answer each type of question, some key concepts, some power quotes and some advice for timing! GOOD LUCK from the RE Podcast! Platforms

louisajanesmith
May 111 min read


S18 E3 The One About Questioning
Questionning is at the very heart of who we are as humans as well as the RE classroom. Following on from my chat with Joe Kinnaird about his new book; Secondary Religious Education in Action, we delve deep into his chapter on questionning. This follows a brilliant talk he gave on this topic at Strictly 2026. We look at what makes a good question, how to develop a questionning culture in your classroom, how to deal with 'I don't know' responses and disciplinary questionning

louisajanesmith
May 51 min read


S18 E2 The One About The Quranist
In this episode I talk to Farouk Peru about Quranism. I must admit, I didn't know what a Quranist was until the lovely Ruth Marx connected me with Farouk so it is always lovely to learn something new! We discuss what a Quranist is, and the use of A - Application of the Qura'n R - Refutation of criticisms C - Conversation We look at how being a Quranist influences practices like prayer and festivals and their take in orthodoxy and orthopraxy (correctness of beliefs and pract

louisajanesmith
Apr 271 min read