RE Conference (24 Nov 2017) Bookings Open

Published: 23 October 2017
The 2017 RE Conference, which has been organised by Learn Sheffield on behalf of Sheffield SACRE, will be held at the Learn Sheffield Hub (all day) on Friday 24 November. The event is aimed at colleagues from both primary and secondary settings this year. During the morning we will hear from three superb speakers (Aaqil Ahmed, Fiona Moss and Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi) and in the afternoon Fiona will lead a session for primary colleagues and Waqar will lead a session for colleagues from a secondary background.

 

The booking information has been released for the 2017 RE Conference. The cost of the event is £95 per delegate, which includes refreshments and lunch, and you can book via this link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-re-conference-why-re-matters-today-tickets-39119468383

 

The conference has been organised by Learn Sheffield on behalf of Sheffield SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education). As previously, any surplus generated by this event will be used to support Sheffield schools and professionals to deliver high quality Religious Education to Sheffield children and young people.

 

The conference will be held at the Learn Sheffield Hub on Friday 24 November, with registration from 9am and closing at 3:30pm.

 

The event is aimed at colleagues from both primary and secondary settings this year. During the morning we will hear from three superb speakers (Aaqil Ahmed, Fiona Moss and Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi) and in the afternoon Fiona will lead a session for primary colleagues and Waqar will lead a session for colleagues from a secondary background. We are privileged to be joined by three such high calibre speakers for what promises to be a terrific event.

 

 

For more information about Sheffield SACRE visit the partnership page on our website.

 

Conference Speakers

Aaqil Ahmed

 

Aaqil Ahmed is the former Head of Religion and Ethics at both the BBC and Channel 4.

 

At the BBC his role included commissioning religion TV, running in house TV and radio production in Salford and Belfast as well as being the head of Religion internally and externally. At Channel 4, he was also the Head of Multicultural Programming. Winning numerous awards from BAFTA, Emmy to Royal Television Society, as well as nominations including Grierson and Oscar.

 

Prior to becoming a commissioning Editor Aaqil held many roles across Factual and News and Current Affairs at the BBC. Working on major news events such as The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales and Executive Producing flag ship documentary series ‘Everyman’. He has just set up Aaqil Ahmed Media Consultancy and is working amongst many things on the creation of a religion/media foundation to invest in programming.

 

Aaqil is Professor of Media at the University of Bolton and a published writer and speaker on media, diversity, religion and culture.

Fiona Moss

 

Fiona is the Executive Officer for NATRE and one of the RE Today team of specialist advisors. She is a primary specialist and, before joining RE Today, was a primary teacher for fifteen years and then the RE and SACRE Curriculum Adviser for Leicester City.

 

Fiona has written and edited a variety of publications designed to support primary RE teachers, including agreed syllabuses and curriculum resources. She is currently the editor of RE Today’s RE Ideas Primary RE series and has been involved in the development of a wide variety of publications.

 

Fiona’s experience and involvement in RE at a national level make her ideal to contribute to the discussions at this conference and lead the primary workshop.

Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi

 

Waqar is a Religious Education specialist and consultant. He is Head of Religious Studies at Kings Norton Girls’ School in Birmingham and  has Religious Studies examining experience at both A level and GCSE.

 

He is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, who he has served in a number of capacities including regional youth leader and chair of education in the Midlands.

 

Waqar is the author of three Religious Studies textbooks which match the new GCSE specifications and explore themes in relation to Islam. Religion and Ethics through Islam, Peace and Conflict through Islam & Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice through Islam have all been positively received by teachers across the country. His involvement in our conference will enable secondary colleagues the opportunity to discuss these themes with one of the country’s leading experts.

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