Now open to Secondary and Primary , teachers of RE to children with During the period of the Fellowship, there will Enquiries be regular tutorials and at least one visit to the Special Educational Needs, Farmington Institute. and Headteachers Further information about the Farmington Fellows are required to attend the Fellows’ Institute, its Fellowships and the work of Conference before their Fellowship and the previous Fellows is to be found on the Conference after their Fellowship. Fellows who Farmington website, www.farmington.ac.uk are still actively involved with RE will be invited to all subsequent conferences. The 2013 Other enquiries should be addressed to: Conference will take place from 7.0 0 pm The Revd Dr Ralph Waller, The Director on Friday, 21 June, to 2.3 0 pm on Sunday, The Farmington Institute Farmingto n 23 June 2013. The 2014 Conference will take Harris Manchester College place from 27 – 29 June, 2014. Mansfield Road ellowships Oxford OX1 3TD Telephone: 01865 271965 for Teachers Applications Fax: 01865 271969 E-mail: [email protected] of Religious Application forms can be downloaded from the Farmington website, www.farmington.ac.uk , and Headteachers available under ‘Farmington Fellowships’. Alternatively, application forms are available from the address below. The closing date for applications for the academic year 2013-2014 is Academic Year 2013–2014 28 January 2013. Applicants may be asked to come for interview by the Selection Board. Interviews for Fellow- ships will take place in March-April 2013.

The Farmington Institute Harris Manchester College, Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TD Telephone: Oxford (01865) 271965 Fax: Oxford (01865) 271969 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.farmington.ac.uk/ The Farmington Institute

Designed and printed by Postprint, East Harling, Norfolk. October 2012 Glasgow, of Strathclyde (Faculty of What subjects Education); Lampeter/Carmarthen, University of may be studied? Wales Trinity Saint David; Liverpool , Liverpool Hope University; Norwich, University of East Fellows are free to study any aspect of Religious Anglia; Oxford, Harris Manchester College, Education they wish but preference will be given The Farmington Institute University of Oxford; Warwick, University of to applicants whose work can be seen to be of Warwick (Religions and Education Research Unit); direct value to the teaching of RE in . The aim of the Farmington Institute is to support York, York St John University. Occasionally, the Institute, in conjunction with and encourage teachers of Religious Education in one of its partner or colleges, may University-based Fellowships awarded may be schools, and Headteachers working on values and advertise for an RE to undertake research taken as a block of up to eight weeks or in the form standards. It is financed by the Farmington Trust. on a specific topic which is relevant to RE. of day release up to 30 days. The Fellowships to The Institute awards Fellowships to UK teachers be taken within university terms. The academic of Religious Education in schools and Head- facilities of the universities/colleges are available teachers, publishes discussion papers and arranges for Fellows. How much will it cost? conferences. Teachers awarded school/home-based Fellowships will be appointed a Farmington Tutor. The The Fellowship will cover the cost of tuition, Fellowship may be taken in the form of day board and lodging where appropriate, essential What types of Fellowships release, for instance for one day a week over a term local travel and, by negotiation with the school, or over the year or for continuous periods up to a the salary of a replacement teacher up to point are available? maximum of 30 days. 6 of the main pay scale.

Fellowships are divided into two types: university- based and school/home-based. Teachers who live What is required of Fellows? within a reasonable distance of one of the selected Who is eligible? universities or colleges, may be awarded a All Fellows are expected to produce an outline university-based Fellowship. The Fellowships are for teachers of Religious study plan of their project, which must be sent Our selected universities/colleges are: Education in UK secondary schools, primary to the Director of the Farmington Institute school RE Co-ordinators or other before the start of the Fellowship. Towards the Bath, Bath Spa University (Study of Religions teachers involved in teaching RE, and teachers of end of the Fellowship, the Fellow will give a Department); Belfast, St Mary’s University children with Special Educational Needs who are presentation on their work at the university/ College and Stranmillis University College; involved with RE. Headteachers who wish to school and again at our 2014 conference. All Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Faculty of undertake research into either Religious Education Fellows are expected to produce a written report Education/ Homerton College; Durham, St or Values Education are also eligible to apply. on the work they have undertaken, which Chad’s College, University of Durham; Exeter, Applicants should have had at least two years in must be sent to the Farmington Institute on University of Exeter (School of Education); their present post. completion of the Fellowship.