Guide to the Curriculum Cymreig --> Religious Education
The following links aim to direct users to Internet resources within Wales on the Web that may be of use to the teaching of the Curriculum Cymreig and to schools in general.
Many websites include material that has been created for use in schools, or provide information about facilities that cater for school visits. These websites have an education icon at the bottom of the resource description.
Websites without an education icon also often contain valuable material. Even though they do not contain resources created specifically for schools, they could well make a great contribution to the provision of the Curriculum Cymreig both in primary and secondary schools. It is especially useful for those looking for material relating to Wales that can be used in their teaching. This page also contains links to relevant sections of NGFL Cymru.
Visit our guide on Religious Education for an overview of the educational material available relating to the subject in Wales.
Links within Wales on the Web relating to Religious Education include:
- Religion: all headings
A listing of all Religion links within Wales on the Web. - Religion: General
For a general overview of religion in Wales, with details of organisations, higher education establishments and research collections regarding Religion. - Christian church history
Providing information about the history of the Church and of Christianity in this county. - Christian social work
There are many organisations within Wales that provide various services, including societies, bodies and charities; associations and retreat centres. - The Bible
Resources that include information about the Bible and its translation, online versions of the Bible in Welsh, and Bible-related collections. - Christian denominations
Including many websites with information about each Christian denomination, their history, and a large number of church websites from around the country. - Online parishes and church circuits
For a variety of resources from parishes and church circuits from across Wales. - Religions of the World
Further resources about other religions, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam and the Baha'i Faith.
Religious Education teaching material within NGFL Cymru:
Recommended websites covering all aspects of Religious Education in Wales include:
- The History of Religion in Wales website, which accompanied the BBC television series 'Bread of Heaven' provides a history of Christianity in Wales from Pre-Christian Wales to today's multicultural society. There are sections on Romans and the Coming of Christianity, the Age of the Saints, the Normans, princes and bishops, reformation and dissolution of the Monasteries and civil war, as well as the birth of nonconformity, hymn writers and preachers, nonconformists, industrialisation and temperance, the 1904-05 revival, the growth of secularism, and multicultural Wales. It is possible to scroll through the history of religion in Wales through their timeline. The resource also provides many other links from the BBC and other sites relating to religion in Wales and has a section on other religions in Wales.
- The website of the Welsh National Centre for Religious Education at the University of Wales, Bangor. Information about the centre, teacher training, publications and the World Education Project is provided here, as well as links to many other religious education websites. This is also the home of the Centre for the Advanced Study of Religion in Wales.
- Bwrw Golwg is the website for the half-hour Radio Cymru Sunday morning. It is a programme that provides the opportunity to discuss a variety of religious and ethical matters. The features interviews, discussions and lively analysis as well as the chance to learn about local, national and international events.
- The Gathering the Jewels website and its section on Religious and Beliefs provides images and digitised information on a wide range of subjects relating to religion in Wales.