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Another podcast episode! This is a great insight into the life of a Primary school teacher. I met Chantelle a few years ago when she first presented at STARME Festival of Learning. She presented a great insight into her PHD research regarding how to teach moral issues in the Primary School. You can catch up on her presentation here.
She also presented at the 2025 Festival of Learning too – Using Dillemma Discussions in the Primary School. Chantelle’s research into RME is absolutely fascinating and I could talk to her all day.
A quick note on this episode the sound in the first two minutes is a bit quiet and muffled but is sorted after that. So bear with it! In this episode we talk about what led her to RME and her PHD research.
We talk about RME lessons she has taught and how you can bring RME into almost any topic it doesn’t have to be explicit RME lessons, Newsround is a brilliant place to start.
I, of course, bang on about how everyone should do a Farmington project, although applications for 2026 are now closed. But you can find out more about them on this piece I wrote for STARME.
We talk about why RME is important in the primary school and the skills that it fosters as well as practical tips and advice on where to find resources and how to tackle tricky conversations.
For more help have a look at
- STARME website – Primary Section
- RE Online – Resources
- My Podcast with Fiona Moss – Culham St Gabriels
You can get in touch with the STARME Primary Team at primary@starme.co.uk if you have any resources or training you would like to share.
Would love to know what you thought of this episode!