This article argues that the teaching about Jesus in English primary schools urgently needs to include scholarship in Religious Education (RE) about teaching religion through the principles of Religion and Worldviews research and scholarship in Religious, Biblical and Theological Studies about decolonising the curriculum. RE teachers from the beginning of a child’s first lessons should present a Jesus who is Jewish with a context which is located within Judaea two thousand years ago. In addition, the artwork and imagery used in the teaching about Jesus should be as carefully chosen as the content of lessons to avoid the dominance of Jesus being depicted as the White Western Christ of tradition. As the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith is of interest to many communities, both within the Christian church and in other religions, this article shows that this is not fully reflected in the imagery and teaching about Jesus in the classroom. The research for this has been around for over thirty years in RE, but has become much more urgent with the focus on decolonising the curriculum. The teaching about Jesus needs to be at the centre of decolonisation in RE because Christianity is the one specified religion that schools must teach and it is the dominant religion in curriculum time. Presenting varied imagery from the UK and around the world and teaching about the historical Jewish person of Jesus is crucial to allow children from all backgrounds to engage with discussions and ensure all voices are heard in the classroom. This approach references anti-racist approaches to education and years of research about Jesus which are currently not reflected in all primary teaching.

本文认为，英国小学中关于耶稣的教学迫切需要包括通过宗教和世界观研究原则教授宗教的宗教教育（RE）学术以及关于课程非殖民化的宗教、圣经和神学研究学术。 RE 教师从孩子的第一堂课开始就应该向孩子展示一个犹太人的耶稣，其背景是两千多年前的犹太地区。此外，关于耶稣的教学中使用的艺术品和图像应该像课程内容一样仔细选择，以避免耶稣被描绘成传统的西方白人基督的主导地位。由于基督教会和其他宗教中的许多群体都对历史上的耶稣和信仰的基督感兴趣，因此本文表明，这并没有完全反映在课堂上有关耶稣的图像和教导中。关于这一点的研究在 RE 领域已经存在了三十多年，但随着对课程去殖民化的关注，这一研究变得更加紧迫。关于耶稣的教导需要成为RE非殖民化的中心，因为基督教是学校必须教授的一种特定宗教，并且是课程时间中的主导宗教。展示来自英国和世界各地的各种图像，并教授历史上的犹太人耶稣，对于让来自不同背景的孩子参与讨论并确保在课堂上听到所有声音至关重要。这种方法参考了反种族主义的教育方法和多年关于耶稣的研究，目前尚未反映在所有初级教学中。