About
We were joined by Hannah Rich (Senior Researcher at Theos), Alexis Stones (Senior teaching fellow, PGCE & MA Religious Education at University College London), and Dr Kathryn Wright (Chief Executive at Culham St Gabriel’s Trust). The discussion was moderated by presenter and broadcaster Rae Duke.
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The panel
Rae Duke
Moderator
Rae is a religion and ethics teacher and broadcaster. She is a reporter for BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live and presents segments for BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought. Rae has taught Religious Studies at several London secondary schools and has contributed to discussions on issues of faith and current affairs for Good Morning Britain, Sky News and Channel 5 News.
Hannah Rich
Panellist
Hannah Rich is a Senior Researcher at Theos. Her 2025 report, ‘Beyond the Classroom: Informal Religion and Worldviews Education in the UK’, explored where informal religious education happens across the UK, looking at the places where people discover and encounter other religions, worldviews and belief systems.
Alexis Stones
Panellist
Alexis Stones is the subject lead for the Religious Education PGCE at University College London. Alexis has more than 30 years of experience working in education and at UCL trains, educates and equips new RE teachers to enter the classroom.
Dr Kathryn Wright
Panellist
Dr Kathryn Wright is Chief Executive at Culham St Gabriel’s Trust, a charity that promotes a broad-based, critical and reflective religion and worldviews education. Culham St Gabriel’s speaks to policymakers, commissions research, promotes public understanding of RE and administers the website RE:ONLINE, which equips teachers and educational professionals with the resources to deliver RE.