A Woodham Academy Teacher has been invited to be a key note speaker at a national conference on Religious Studies. The annual three day event, held at the University of Wolverhampton for the British Association for the Study of Religions, this year focused on ‘Religion Beyond the Textbook’. Panels of academic professionals including Head of Religious Education at Woodham Academy, Dr Lycourinos offered their knowledge and opinions on topics including; Secondary Education and Religious Studies and Psychiatry and Religion to a full capacity audience. Dr Lycourinos is a member of The British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR), formerly the British Association for the History of Religions founded in 1954. The BASR aims to promote the academic study of religions through the international collaboration of all scholars whose research has a bearing on the subject. The newly promoted Head of Department has also produced religious articles which are going to be published in the Journal. Dr Lycourinos, said: ‘The event created an interesting discussion with people sharing great interest in education in terms of national identity and religion. As a teacher I enjoy still being able to contribute to the wider academic community and sharing my experience and knowledge. My students find it very interesting, they’re intrigued by how big such conferences are and the discussions that take place.’