Education

Humanists UK have a range of educational resources and support for teachers, parents and students available here.

Humanists UK also provide free humanist speakers for schools, colleges and community groups. Clare Walsha and Alan Montgomery are both trained school speakers who have delivered classroom sessions and assembles locally. You can find out more from Humanists UK and request a school speaker or get in touch with us directly by email.

School Speakers

Humanists UK have a range of educational resources and support for teachers, parents and students available here.

Humanists UK also provide free humanist speakers for schools, colleges and community groups. Clare Walsha and Alan Montgomery are both trained school speakers who have delivered classroom sessions and assembles locally. You can find out more from Humanists UK and request a school speaker or get in touch with us directly by email.

2023 Edgbarrow School, Earley, two Year 4 classes, an overview of humanism. Clare Walsha
2023 Oxford Road Community School, two assemblies for KS1 (5-7) and KS2 (7-11) on Darwin and Humanism for 270 students. Clare Walsha
2023-10 St Bartholomew’s School, Newbury Assembly on Humanism and the Golden Rule KS3 (11-14) 300 students Alan Montgomery
2023-10 Elvetham Heath Primary School KS2 Assembly 31Elvetham Heath Primary School Alan Montgomery
2023-01 Ravenscote Junior, Frimley KS2 Assembly, Humanism and Naming Ceremonies 155 students Alan Montgomery + Ailsa Davies
2022-11 St Bartholomew’s School Newbury KS3 Multi-faith Panel for 350 students. Alan Montgomery
2022-10 Robert May’s School KS4 Class Humanism and the Golden Rule Alan Montgomery
2022-09 Edgebarrow School Crowthorne 2 KS3 classes Humanism v Atheism, Moral Values. 60 students. Alan Montgomery
2022-05 Oaklands Junior KS2 Assembly World Humanists Day Alan Montgomery
2022-04 Guillemont Junior School, Farnborough, Class on The Golden Rule KS2 87 students. Alan Montgomery
2022-04 St Bartholomew’s School
2022-01 Bohunt School KS4 Seminar on Humanism Liphook Alan Montgomery
2021-11 Robert May’s School, Odiham. Two classes. Humanism and Life and Death, KS4 40 students Alan Montgomery
2021-09 St Bartholomew’s Newbury Two Assemblies on Humanism, KS5, 500 students Alan Montgomery
2020 University of Reading Teacher Trainees. Seminar on “Humanism, and how to teach it” to 8 trainee RE teachers. Luke Donellan, Alan and Linda Montgomery
2019 Harmans Water Primary School, Bracknell, 30 minute Assembly KS2 (7-11), Intro. to Humanism and its relationship to UN Sustainable Development Goals. 330 students
2019 Maiden Erlegh School, Reading, Multi-belief event with Q&A for 240 students
2019 Robert Mays School, Odiham, 2 days with 4 KS3 classes per day, 200 students
2019 Reading University Teacher Training. Seminar “Humanism, and how to teach it” to 6 trainee RE teachers. Robin Launder, Alan and Linda Montgomery
2018 Ravenscote Junior School Camberley – y6 1/2 hour assembly to 155 students
2017 Yateley School, Lesson on Humanism to 6th form
2016 Langtree School Reading, Two 20 mins Assemblies “Why I am a Humanist, how this affects my everyday life, and what are my views on the end of life and death.“ (Jennie Johnson)
2016 Gordon’s School, West End near Woking, 4 parallel 1 hour lessons year 8 on “What is Humanism and the Humanist approach to animal welfare?” (Alan Montgomery, David Sexton, Anne Cheese, Jennie Johnson)
2015 All Saints Church of England Primary School Fleet, a half hour assembly on Humanism, ethics and helping others for 450 7 to 11 year old pupils (Jennie Johnson).
2010 Lord Treloar School Alton (Alan Montgomery)

SACRE

RE is not a part of the National Curriculum in England. Instead its content and management are determined locally. Standing Advisory Councils for Religious Education (SACREs) are the local committees that advise local authorities responsible for education on matters connected with RE and collective worship and support schools with the delivery of RE.

Alan Montgomery and Clare Walsha are members of Brackell Forest SACRE and Wokingham SACRE respectively. Pan-Berkshire SACRE have started the 5-yearly syllabus review to which Alan and Clare will be contributing to ensure than Humanism is fairly and accurately represented in the future syllabus.

More information about the role of SACRE is available on Humanists UK site.