Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 religious education, citizenship and sociology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • Dr Emma Wild-Wood is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for the Study of World Christianity. She and a team of experts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are working on a project called ‘Belief in the time of COVID-19’. The team is investigating how public health officials and faith leaders communicate with each other, and to the public, on health emergencies. Their aim is to help public officials understand the vital role faith communities play and find ways to improve public health messaging in the DRC. • This resource also contains an interview with Emma and Dr Amuda Baba Dieu-Merci is a lecturer in public health at the Anglican University of Congo and nursing colleges in Bunia about their career paths. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Emma and Amuda will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Emma’s work. • A French translation of this article and activity sheet is also available. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 History, Religious Studies and English. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Alison Searle, an expert in textual studies based at the University of Leeds in the UK, who is currently focused on the description and analysis of the concept of pastoral care within three faith communities that operated across the British Atlantic between 1630 and 1720. • This resource also contains an interview with Alison. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Alison will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Alison’s research, and tasks them to think about what their writing reveals about them. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for secondary, high school and college students, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 geography, citizenship, politics, religious studies and philosophy. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • Professor Jacob Copeman Jacob has covered attitudes towards blood donation around the world, in countries that include Brazil, China, India, the Navajo Nation, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and the United States. He says it is an “extraordinary emotive force for some communities, and often the source of controversies”. This article focuses on the religious and political contexts surrounding blood donation in India. • This resource also contains an interview with Jacob about his career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Jacob, you/they can send them to him online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Jacob will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) and activities to prompt students to reflect on Jacob’s research. • The PowerPoint summarises the main points in the article. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for secondary and high schools, and college, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS3, KS4 and KS5 religious studies, citizenship, sociology and philosophy. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • The world is home to a stunningly diverse array of religions, and globalisation means that different groups of followers are mixing more than ever. In Japan, ‘mainstream’ and ‘minority’ religions have different connotations – and this brings with it the potential for tension. Professor Erica Baffelli of The University of Manchester, in the UK, is exploring how minority religions in Japan are perceived and portrayed, and what this means for their follower. • This resource also contains an interview with Erica about her career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Erica, you/they can send them to her online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Erica will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Erica’s research. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!