Deborah Weston

@deborahweston.bsky.social

NATRE Research Officer, REPU Chair, REC Officer. OBE. Passionate about RE / Religion and worldviews and political campaigning for better provision. Nana to two small boys who I hope can keep me young 😀. All views are my own.

Looking forward to meeting #ECT1, #ECT2 and #TWOs on Monday 8th September for the first NATRE FREE webinar of the academic year on #religiouseducation. I’ll be joined by @katiekatie84.bsky.social @fionajmoss.bsky.social 4-5:30pm on zoom

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The 2025-26 line up of free CPD webinars for #new2RE teachers is now available on our website. Here is what’s on offer in the Autumn term. You just need to register here to be sent the link www.natre.org.uk/membership/e... #TeamRE Please share with any ECTs and any TWOs who will be teaching RE

Please ask your MP why @educationgovuk withdrew subject knowledge enhancement grants for RE when 27% of religious education 2024/5 recruits secured a place on condition of that grant? RE missed the target by 22% so surely no grant means fewer recruits? @NATREupdate @bphillipsonMP

I posted recently congratulating teachers of RE about the narrow disadvantage gap for A level RS. Here’s another fun fact: Disadvantaged pupils are twice as likely as their peers to choose to study RS at this level! Here’s the evidence #TeamRE @natre-update.bsky.social

Do disadvantaged students choose different subjects from their peers at Key Stage 5? - FFT Education Datalab

We look at the routes that disadvantaged students take at Key Stage 5 and the individual subjects that they choose

ffteducationdatalab.org.uk