
Reflection by our new chair Bert Roebben
At the conference taking place in Rome in August 2023, EFTRE elected a new chair for its organisation. Bert Roebben is professor of Religious Education at the at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Bonn. He is passionate about teaching and researching learning processes in the field of religions and worldviews in…

IRENE – Network for Innovative Religious Education: education for religious diversity
The IRENE project for the development of religious education was launched in December 2020, in the wake of the pandemic. The project is part of the EU’s Erasmus+ program. The name of the project network, IRENE, is an abbreviation of its English project description “Innovative Religious Education Network: educating to the religious diversity.” Among the…

Welcome to the XVth EFTRE Conference in Rome 24th-27th of August!
Bridges over Troubled Waters – RE in changing times This Conference is taking place in Rome 24th -27th of August in 2023. It isan opportunity for academics, practitioners and others interested in the education of teachers of religious education or in the teaching of religious education across Europe. Each Conference has a local and an…

EFTRE conference planning gets concrete
“Building bridges over troubled waters – RE in changing times.” This is the theme of the next EFTRE conference, which will take place from 24 to 27 August 2023. The Executive Board of EFTRE is in the middle of preparations and was able to meet in presence in November 2022 for the first time after…
CoRE report Religion and worldviews: the way forward
CoRE report Religion and worldviews: the way forward “The Commission on Religious Education (CoRE) has spent the last two years listening to evidence from a wide-range of concerned parties including pupils, teachers, lecturers, advisers, parents and faith and belief communities. We have received over three thousand submissions. We have been excited and encouraged by the…
New material for RE from Big Ideas
Big Ideas for Religious Education: https://bigideasforre.org/ is an approach to curriculum, teaching and learning used around the world was a key influence on the development of the Commission on Religious Education (CoRE) national entitlement has been developed by RE professionals with many years of experience at local and national level

Material about Online workshop on “Longing for peace – Strategies for the RE classroom”
EFTRE Online Workshop – April 2022 Following discussions within the Executive Committee of EFTRE as to how best to respond to the conflict in Ukraine, two decisions were made. The first was to issue a statement on the EFTRE website highlighting the importance of education in developing inter-religious and intercultural understanding, and affirming that “Peacebuilding,…

Online workshop on “Longing for peace – Strategies for the RE classroom”
Friday, 1st April 2022 at 4-5.30pm CET (3-4.30pm UK/IRE, 5-6.30pm FIN/GRE), on Zoom The current challenges arising from Ukraine are affecting all of us living and working in education across Europe. As religious education teachers, you might be wondering how to take up the topic in a sensible way in your classroom, how to talk…

A Statement from the Executive Committee of EFTRE on the Current Crisis in Europe
As an organisation involved in supporting inter-religious and intercultural understanding through education, the Executive Committee of EFTRE is very concerned about the challenges to peace and stability currently taking place in Ukraine. We are deeply committed to European co-operation and want to express our full solidarity with all those who stand up for peace and reconciliation across…

Chair’s Letter December 2021
As we approach the end of another challenging year, I am sure we are all looking forward to a better and brighter world in 2022! I am pleased to say that EFTRE is playing its part in this by launching its revised and improved website! It has a completely fresh look and also features our…
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