Editorial December 2024

ICCS news: Religiously neutral education? Media and teachers, especially before Christmas, discuss heavily the role of schools in relation to a religious, secular or neutral marking or celebration. It is a reflex of a more general debate on the role of religion in schools. So-called neutral and secularistic argumentation is increasingly dominant. Politically decided values […]

Editorial December 2024

Religiously neutral education? Media and teachers, especially before Christmas, discuss heavily the role of schools in relation to a religious, secular or neutral marking or celebration. It is a reflex of a more general debate on the role of religion in schools. So-called neutral and secularistic argumentation is increasingly dominant. Politically decided values and teachers’ […]

Any idea about RE in other countries? EFTRE campaign started

When working in the field of Religious Education, you are most probably very familiar with the RE model, classroom practice and more general framework of the legal and religious landscape in your country. But could you say so about another country in Europe or beyond? Since July 2024, the European Forum for Teachers of Religious […]

PILGRIM Conference in Silesia, Poland

One year ago, PILGRIM celebrated its 10th anniversary in Poland. In the eleventh year, the focus is on in-depth topics on how PILGRIM can affect students and schools. These questions were discussed at an international research conference on 18 November 2024 at the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences of the University of Silesia in […]

Nuremberg Forum 2024: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) – Spiritual Dimensions

At the end of September 2024, a three-day international academic forum took place in Nuremberg (Germany), organised by the department of ‘Religious Education and Didactics of Protestant Religious Education’ at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg. The representative of PILGRIM at CoGREE, Michael Holzwieser from the University College of Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy (Vienna; https://haup.ac.at), held a workshop […]

ICCS changes governing structure

ICCS was created in 1958 with the aim of providing a framework for cooperation in monitoring and developing church and school issues in Europe. It brings together representatives and experts from research, practice and policy working on Religion and Education. Since 1994, ICCS has been registered as a charity in England and Wales, and that […]

ICCS changes governing structure

ICCS news: ICCS was created in 1958 with the aim of providing a framework for cooperation in monitoring and developing church and school issues in Europe. It brings together representatives and experts from research, practice and policy working on Religion and Education. Since 1994, ICCS has been registered as a charity in England and Wales, […]

Online courses for teachers provided by The European Wergeland Centre

The European Wergeland Centre offers multiple courses for teachers. Most of them are 10-to-20-hour courses and may be studied individually. Available themes are (https://theewc.org/online-courses): ICCS Newsletter recommends the online course on Disinformation. This course prepares teachers to be able to teach to develop their students for the use of Artificial Intelligence on internet and conscious […]

Online courses for teachers provided by The European Wergeland Centre

ICCS news: The European Wergeland Centre offers multiple courses for teachers. Most of he are 10-to-20-hour courses and may be studies individually. Available themes are (https://theewc.org/online-courses): What is Digital Citizenship Education? Controversial Issues Disinformation ICCS Newsletter recommends the online course on Disinformation. This course prepares teachers to be able to teach to develop their students […]