Recommendation 6 of the Commission on Religious Education’s Final Report has focused attention on teacher preparation in England for Religious Education (RE) during primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE). It recommends at least twelve hours for ‘all forms of primary ITE’, challenging the current provision of many primary ITE providers. Information gathered by the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE) and others demonstrates the need to improve not only the hours taught, but also the quality of provision across all training routes. Many beginner teachers lack confidence in their RE subject knowledge and fear causing offence. If RE is to play a valid part in a twenty-first century primary curriculum, training needs to address these concerns and develop understanding of the complex knowledge the subject requires. This paper explores aspects of knowledge in RE, the importance of relating developing practical wisdom to subject knowledge and considers a project which responds directly to the Commission’s report.

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我是否知道足以教授RE？回应宗教教育委员会对初等初等教育的建议

宗教教育委员会的最终报告的建议6着重于在初等教师教育（ITE）期间英格兰为宗教教育（RE）准备的教师。对于“所有形式的主要ITE”，它建议至少十二小时，这挑战了许多主要ITE提供者的现有服务。全国宗教教育教师协会（NATRE）和其他机构收集的信息表明，不仅需要改善授课时间，而且还需要改善所有培训途径中的教学质量。许多初学者对自己的RE学科知识缺乏信心，并且担心会引起犯罪。如果要在二十一世纪的小学课程中有效发挥RE的作用，则培训需要解决这些问题并加深对该主题所需的复杂知识的理解。