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S15 E7: The One About The Importance Of A-Level RE

  • Writer: louisajanesmith
    louisajanesmith
  • Jun 6
  • 2 min read

Think RE is irrelevant in the 21st Century or think it is only for religious people or can only lead to a career as a vicar or an RE teacher? Think again.  RE A-level is dynamic, challenging and essential for life in modern Britain! Just listen and find out.

If you are a parent of a student who wants to take RE A-level, or a student who is thinking of doing it or are not sure, or you are a school leader who wants to understand the value of RE, then listen up!

Young people who are training to be Doctors and Barristers, who work in technology and finance and education speak on how important RE A-level has been in their further study and careers.

To be able to be trained in the art of argument, critical thinking, empathy, out of the box thinking, and much more has enabled them to be successful in a wide variety of careers.

  • I chat to five young people who did RE A-level and we discuss;

  • Why they choose RE and what they liked about it

  • How has RE helped them

  • Whether RE is academic?

  • Whether you need to be religious to do RS

  • Whether you need to have RS GCSE to do RS A-level?

  • What advice they would have for someone thinking of doing RS or about to start it

I also chat to Dr. Fazilat Dar, Head of Data Science for TfL about why critical thinking and being able to see things from someone elses perspective are essential skills in industry.

Here are links to the things mentioned in the episode.

Informed Choices

The CBI Scandal

David Roden

Simon Jenkins

Wako - David Koresh

Dunning Kruger effect


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