RE

Religious Education

Vision and Intent

Through Religious Education, our vision is to develop children’s skills of enquiry and reflection ensuring that all our children have the opportunity to learn how to make sense of the world we live in. By studying religious and non-religious worldviews, children will better understand and respect other people’s beliefs, religions and cultural differences.

We encourage all our children to ask questions about the meaning and purpose in life, beliefs about God, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human.

Despite there being no National Curriculum for Religious Education in KS1 and KS2, every state funded school must teach RE and provide a broad and balanced curriculum. At Newton Primary, our curriculum is designed to encourage creativity, imagination, enquiry, debate, discussion and independence.

Implementation

As a community school, Religious Education is taught at Newton Primary in accordance with the Lancashire Agreed Syllabus. The syllabus allows children to build their knowledge about the wider world around them and helps to pose and answer questions about the main religions practiced around the world. The curriculum reflects the fact that religious traditions in Great Britain are mainly Christian whilst also considering other principal religions that are represented. Following the ‘Lancashire Field of Enquiry’ planning model, the syllabus aims to support pupils’ exploration of what it means to be human. It is a progressive curriculum that is clearly sequenced.

Impact

Our Religious Education curriculum is high quality, well thought out and planned to demonstrate progression. Our children have an increasing understanding and tolerance in everyday life. They learn specialist vocabulary and express themselves in a variety of ways. We measure the impact of our curriculum through pupil discussion, observing an improved attitude and understanding towards religion and beliefs, regular book monitoring and celebrating learning.

Parents/Carers have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of RE. To do this, you must put this in writing to the Headteacher.

More about our RE curriculum can be found by clicking on the Long-Term Plan below: