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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
2025 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

Dates for the 2026 AULRE / AREIAC 
conference are June 15th-16th, 2026. More details, proposals and bookings now available on the conference page

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RE: Generations

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The joint AREIAC / AULRE Summer conference will take place on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th of June (with a
pre--conference day on Sunday 14th).

 

More details on the conference page.

UPCOMING EVENTS / NEWS

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  • The SPRING 2026 newsletter is now available for members see the NEWS section. 

  • 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 (Nov) can be found at this link.​

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

  • 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.

​​May, 2026​​​​​​​​​

  • PAGAN: Beltaine - Ist

  • BAHAI: Twelfth Day of Ridvan - 2nd

  • JEWISH: Lag B'Omer - 5th

  • CHRISTIAN: Christian Aid Week - 10th-17th

  • CHRISTIAN: Ascension Day - 14th

  • JEWISH: Shavuot / The Feast of weeks - 22nd

  • ZOROASTRIAN: Zaratosht No Diso - 22nd

  • BUDDHIST: Buddha's Birthday - 24th

  • CHRISTIAN: Pentecost - 24th

  • BAHAI: Ann. of the Declaration of the Bab - 24th

  • MUSLIM: Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mekkah - 25th

  • MUSLIM: Eid-ul-Adha - 27th

  • BAHAI: Ann. of the Ascension of the Baha'u'llah - 29th

  • BUDDHIST: Vesakha Puja - 31st

  • CHRISTIAN: Trinity Sunday - 31st

  • CHRISTIAN: Pentecost - 31st

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

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