Redbridge Publications  

All publications can
be obtained from: 		  Redbridge Advisory Team Office,
Lynton House, 255-259 High Road,
Ilford, Essex, IG1 1NN.

Tel: 020 8708 3081        Fax: 020 8708 3697
Please make all cheques payable to: 'London Borough of Redbridge'
Publications produced by the
LEA & Advisory Service

Gatherings
(N.B. No longer available)

 Click here for a sample material from the Spring 2006 edition. 

Gatherings provides information and ideas relevant to assemblies and collective worship as well as gathering together material relating to a range of educational issues including creativity, values, spiritual development and emotional literacy.

At its core is a week-by-week breakdown of the school term listing:

  • notable dates, anniversaries and festivals (secular and religious);
  • suggestions for assembly/collective worship themes; and
  • a 'saying of the week' (probably linked to one of the themes).
The second part of the publication consists of a variety of material such as:
  • accounts of good practice;
  • reviews of recent publications (e.g. the Autumn Term 2002 edition contains a review of Tony Buzan's book The Power of Spiritual Intelligence);
  • stories (sometimes linked to festivals which occur during the term);
  • articles (e.g. the Autumn 2004 edition carried an account of a recent visit to Japan); and
  • large-print sayings which can be photocopied for display.

Many of the articles and reviews published in Gatherings are later placed in our  Articles and  Reviews sections of the website.

N.B. Gatherings is no longer available.


School Worship: Clarifying Thinking, Refining Practice and Preparing for Inspection
Originally produced in 1996 but updated in 2004,
12 pages, £4.50

This document seeks to provide clear analysis and guidance of an aspect of school life which is often difficult to navigate.

Sections include:

  • being clear about what legislation requires;
  • drawing four sets of distinction;
  • drawing up a policy document;
  • addressing the issue of class-based collective worship; and
  • preparing for an Ofsted inspection.
A copy of this document is available  here 


Values, and Values in Education
Produced in 1999, 17 pages

Sections include:

  • values: some general observations;
  • values in education;
  • the current concern about values in education;
  • the home-school agreement; and
  • for further information.
A copy of this document is available  here


Publications produced by
Redbridge SACRE

Briefing papers
These booklets have been produced in order to help schools respond knowingly to a number of religious and cultural issues that might arise in daily life.

Ramadan and Its Implications for Schools
Briefing Paper 1, 2nd ed. 1997, 9 pages, £4.50
This booklet is available for download  here 

Jehovah's Witnesses and the School
Briefing Paper 2, 1997, 12 pages, £4.50
This booklet is available for download  here 

Sikh Appearance and Identity
Briefing Paper 3, 1999, 17 pages, £4.50
This booklet is available for download  here 

Muslim Madrasahs in Redbridge
Briefing Paper 4, 2003, 67 pages, £4.50
This booklet is available for download  here 


Annual SACRE Lectures
Each year, Redbridge SACRE hosts a lecture which is designed to contribute to the ongoing debate about the relationship between religion and education.

The following lectures have been produced in booklet form:

'Forget the values:
What Counts is Performance!'
A Christian Head Teacher's Response
Dr Paul C Doherty, 2000
This lecture is available for download here 

Education, Learning and Religion:
A Zoroastrian Perspective
Ervad Dr Ramiyar Kartanjia 1999, £4.50

Religious Education and the Millennium:
What can the Future learn from the past?
Terence Copley 1998, 14 pages, £4.50

Religion and Education:
A Buddhist Perspective
Joyce Miller 1997, 20 pages, £4.50

Exploring Spirituality:
Projects and Possibilities in Schools
Robin Richardson, 1996, 20 pages, £4.50

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