My DCs have mentioned doing something at school called "Bible Explorer". I've googled it and it lead me to www.bible.org.uk. Their website says:
"Bible Explorer is an educational programme taught exclusively in schools to children in Key Stage 2 years 5 & 6. There is a series of five one hour lessons for the Old Testament and five one hour lessons for the New Testament. The aim of Bible Explorer is to teach children the storyline of the Bible - the big picture. Bible Explorer is non-denominational, non-confessional and non-conversionary. "
Reading elsewhere on their website, they are part of a larger organisation called Walk Through Ministries, whose rationale is:
"....... to encourage Bible reading which, with the help of the Holy Spirit, results in real life-change."
They also say in their statement of faith:
"We believe that the Bible is God?s written revelation to mankind, and that it is verbally inspired, authoritative, and without error in the original manuscripts".
So we are talking Bible literalists I think. This is ringing alarm bells for me in suggesting a strong evangelical and fundamentalist basis - am I wrong?
These seminars are being offered free to all schools (they suggest that schools may wish to donate to the Walk Thru Ministries charity, but they don't charge a fee for the Bible Explorer sessions).
I will admit to a level of ignorance about how much RE kids in KS1 are supposed to be doing. I am not a Christian and the DCs' school is not CofE. They seem to have regular visitors from local churches who teach them Bible stories as "fact" - is this normal? Is this what the National Curriculum calls for?
I am really, really uncomfortable with the idea of RE being taught by people from international Christian organisations. AIBU?
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KeithLeMonde · 10/10/2012 16:16
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