RE

Subject Intent

Religious Education (RE) in a community school such as ours does not try to persuade but rather to inform and develop the skills with which evaluation can take place. 

Good quality, enquiry based religious education is an essential tool in supporting children to be empathetic and respectful citizens in diverse, modern Britain. Religious Education should support our PSHE curriculum and school values, just as well taught PSHE and values education will support understanding in RE.

Enquiry is central to our RE lessons. This model gives opportunities to develop children’s critical thinking skills, increases motivation to learn and enhance their knowledge and understanding of, and empathy with people and their beliefs, religious or otherwise. This approach takes very seriously the philosophy that children are free to make their own choices and decisions concerning religion and belief.

In our school:

• The scheme ‘Jigsaw  RE’ is taught in every year group from Year 1-6. 
• RE is taught in the Early Years through knowledge and understanding of our world. 
• All major religions are studied across the 6 years, with a focus on Christianity for each year group. We return to Islam in Year 6 as it widely practiced in our school community. Year 1: Judaism / Year 2: Islam / Year 3: Hinduism/ Year 4: Buddhism/ Year 5: Sikhism/ Year 6: Islam

Subject Lead: Sarah Buchana