| Inter Faith Week and Schools
From 15-21 November, Inter Faith Week will take place in
England and Wales.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has been
working with the Inter Faith Network for the UK and Communities and Local
Government to encourage Inter Faith Week classroom activities and whole
school activities in schools in England.
You can download from this site some resources for schools
and for SACREs specially created for the Week by NATRE and NASACRE with
support from DSCF. There is also support available either locally through
your RE Adviser, Lead/AST RE teachers or local SACRE.
The resources can be used to organise activities during
Inter Faith Week itself, or throughout the year to support schools’ work to
promote community cohesion. The resources you can download:
1. Schools and Inter Faith Week A short note about the Week to be used in
conjunction with any other materials downloaded.
2. Inter Faith Week
activities for Primary Schools This material produced by NATRE includes
both whole school and classroom RE activities.
3. Inter Faith Week
activities for Secondary Schools This material produced by NATRE
includes both whole school and classroom RE activities.
4. Inter Faith Week – ideas for
SACREs This material produced by NASACRE gives suggestions for community
based activities which can be organised or supported by SACREs which can
help bring together young people of different faiths from different schools
5. School Linking Information about ‘schools linking’ and support to make a link between
your school and another school with pupils of different backgrounds,
including of different faiths.
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The Inter Faith Youth Trust is offering, with support from
Communities and Local Government, a small grant programme for
inter faith events/activities taking place in Inter Faith Week
involving young people. Visit the
Inter Faith
Youth Trust website for more information. |
Two other helpful resources:
 Guidelines produced
for DCSF by Three Faiths Forum
for Inter
Faith Week on ‘inter faith encounters’ in schools
 Connect: Different Faiths,
Shared Values, an inter faith action guide for young people
If your school or SACRE carries out an activity for the
Week we would be very pleased to hear about it. Please email details to:
community.cohesion@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
and ifnet@interfaith.org.uk
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