Welcome to our Church of England Schools’ Research Page

Our work with Church of England Schools aims to encourage dialogue and collaboration between leads in RE and Science, as well as other areas of learning in primary and secondary schools. Projects and resources can be adapted to suit individual schools and MATs, and we’re delighted with the impacts of our interactive research activities with schools so far. Here is an overview poster based on Big Questions in the Classroom co-created research activities with schools:

A Discipline Wheel with examples of questions from students who have engaged with the EI CofE BQiC 2021-2022

Download a PDF with more details:

                                           BQIC Epistemic Insight – CofE Schools

Find out more about our projects and resources:

v  Essential Experiences in Science and Investigating Big Questions for Years 4-7 provides investigation cards with hands-on activities for classroom and home teaching;

v  Permeable Walls between curriculum subjects for Years 7-9 includes a series of 4-6 lessons to examine Big Questions about personhood, AI and the world around us;

v  Becoming insightful about real world problems enables KS4 and KS5 students to investigate moral and societal questions through the lenses of science, religion and the wider humanities

The ‘Saviour Siblings’ resources have been informed by workshops for KS4 and 5. Students are encouraged to discuss real and fictitious cases of families creating a child using IVF to save the life of an older sibling. The workshop resources considers arguments and evidence from legal, scientific, ethical and faith perspectives

Further information about the Epistemic Insight Initiative’s activites, resources, and research projects can be found on our ‘next step’ website The Future of Knowledge

Please get in touch (via The Future of Knowledge link above) for:

CPD and Resources

An explanation of what Epistemic Insight can look like in your classroom

Details on how your school can become a research partner

How YOU can become an action researcher with us

Online and in-person events for you and your students