Mr Vaughan Salisbury BD (Wales), PG Dip. in Pastoral Theology (Birmingham), MTh. (Wales), PGCE (Wales)

Vaughan Salisbury

Contact Details

Associate Faculty
Tel: 01267 676650 (6650)
E-mail: v.salisbury@trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk

Campus

Carmarthen Campus

Job Title

Director

Role in the University

Director of the Associate Faculty

Member of

Ceredigion SACRE
UCAC

Academic Interests

Ecumenical Mission Theology, Religious Education Theory and Practice, Philosophy of Religion

Publications

1999 - Paper to the Carmarthenshire SACRE, 'Training RS Students to be RE Teachers'.

2000 - RS Sixth Form Conference Lecture - ‘Christ is Risen?’ Trinity College.

2001- AS Philosophy of Religion: 'The Teleological Argument', Bro Gwaun & Emlyn Secondary Schools. 'Jihad' lecture, A2 Ethics and Religion conference, Trinity College, WASACRE presentation, County Hall, Ebbw Vale.  'PSE and RE at KS3 & 4'.

2002 - Holocaust Memorial Day, The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.Workshop paper on 'The Similarities between Christianity, Judaism and Islam'.

2002 - M.Th. Module ‘Twentieth Century Ecumenics: History and Thought’  lectures/Workshop.

2003 - ‘Assessing Secondary Trainees – the Trinity Model’ UCET Secondary Committee, Aberystwyth.

2005 - Presentation to Jane Davidson AS on ‘RE Recruitment in ITET’, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff.

2007/08/09 - Consultations with Jane Hutt (Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills) and Brian Gibbons (Minister for Social Justice and Local Government) as Chair of WASACRE regarding issues relating to Religious Education.

Additional Information

Teaching expertise:

Philosophy of Religion, Islam, Mission and Ecumenism, Religious Education.

Conferences arranged:

AS/A Level Conferences for RE Teachers on 'Religion and Ethics', ‘Philosophy of Religion’ and 'Buddhism' (WJEC Specifications), Trinity College (2000-09).

Visits/Conferences attended (selection):

November 1999 - Member of Christian Aid (Wales) Education visit to Senegal

November 1999/2003 - University Council for Education and Training Annual Conference, Market Bosworth

June 2000 - HEFCW Seminar 'Assessment for Learning in ITT', Aberystwyth

July 2000 - Commission for Racial Equality Seminar 'Learning for All', Llandrindod

November 2000-01 - ‘Islam and Education’ Conference, ‘Islam and the West’ conferences, University of Gloucester.

March 2002 - UCET Workshop, London. 'The New QTS Standards and ITT Requirements'.

June 2002 - ESTYN Workshop, Llanidloes.  'Inspecting ITT'.

September 2002 - UCET Wales Seminar, ‘The Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification’, Cardiff.

July 2004 - ESTYN Training, ITT Inspection - HE Sector.

December 2004 - HMI/UCET Conference on 14-19 Reforms: The contribution of Teacher Educators, Cardiff.

January/May 2005 - Member of ESTYN’s Inspection Team at the School of Education, Bangor University and partnership schools.

February 2006 - HEFCW ‘ITT Partnership Consultation Seminar’, Cardiff.

February 13/14 2007 National RE Framework NAPfRE Consultation, Rhaeadr.

September 2007 - Remembering D.Z.’ seminar, Aberystwyth University.

June 2008 - Two ‘e-learning’ seminars, Swansea Metropolitan University/ Trinity College.

2000-2009 – Organisation of study tours to London and Italy
 
Recent responsibilities:

Course Director PGCE Secondary RE (Estyn Grade 1, 2008)

Member and Secretary of the National Advisors Panel for Religious Education (Wales)

Chair of the Welsh Association of SACREs (WASACRE) 2007-09

Religious Education Movement Wales (REMW) representative on RE Council

Open University ‘Prepare To Teach’ Tutor.

Current responsibilities:

Member of the Ceredigion SACRE

A Level Assessor for WJEC Religious Studies

Funding Co-ordinator for ‘RE News’ journal (Wales)

Estyn Additional Inspector