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AREIAC is an organisation for specialist educationalists, all qualified teachers, providing advice, challenge, leadership, training and support for multi-faith religious education in schools and colleges.

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It is a conduit supporting the trainers / leaders / advisers of RE and the home of expertise for anybody involved in the teaching of RE.

 

It has an organising committee and regional groups which meet to share and develop resources, to support teachers and to discuss national issues around excellent religious education.

Report on the
2026 conference

Regional AREIAC groups
via the menu 

RE Showcase

RE Hubs is a one-stop shop for teachers & professionals of RE/RVE/R&W to find high-quality resources & support in your local area

​​July, 2026​​​​​​​​​

  • ZORASTRIAN: Jash-e Tirgan - 1st

  • BUDDHIST: Entry to the Vassa - 1st

  • ZORASTRIAN: Fravardigan - 6th

  • BUDDHIST: Birth of the Dalai Lama - 6th

  • BAHA'I: Ann. of the Martyrdom of the Bab - 10th

  • JAPANESE: O-Bon - 13th

  • ZOROASTRIAN: Navroze / No Ruz - 16th

  • HINDU: Ratha Yatra - 16th

  • ZOROASTRIAN: Khordad Sal - 21st

  • RASTAFARIAN: Birthday of Haile Selassie I - 23rd

The dates for the calendar are provided by the Shap Working Party (www.shapworkingparty.org.uk) where you can order your own festival wallchart or eCal.

Download the constitution of AREIAC

Download a flyer about AREIAC

UPCOMING EVENTS / NEWS

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  • All Saints Edcuational Trust awards for RE teacher opens for bids on 1 June, 2026 - please share

  • A new section for members - FAQs

  • Some interfaith support materials from Interfaith Week (Nov) can be found at this link.​

  • National Call  to action from the RE community that is ‘live’ at the moment as the government has proposed a change to the way that a Religious Studies GCSE will count as part of accountability measures - more information at this link

  • Some interfaith support materials from Interfaith Week

  • Newsletter (Summer 2026) - this is now available for download in the Newsletters Page (members)

  • NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

  • Curriculum and Assessment Review

  • ​AULRE Webinars - a series of webinars from AULRE led by research leads - see this link

  • RE Toolkit the REC have produced their religion and worldviews approach to RE toolkit - download

  • NATIONAL CONTENT STANDARD - AREIAC executive has endorsed the NCS for RE - link

  • ​JOB OPPORTUNITIES - See Opportunities Section in REsources tab (members only)

  • CPD opportunity: A series of webinars during the year. All are free for AREIAC members, non-members please mail the chair (chair@areiac.org.uk) 

  • Future Dates for your Diary: ​

 

Other links and information that may be useful can be found on the RE-HUBS calendar.

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