RE Curriculum Statement

Intent

Our lessons promote moral, social, spiritual and cultural development of all pupils and enable children to develop knowledge and understanding of different religions, beliefs, rituals and attitudes.

Our teaching of R.E. at Asquith Primary School aims to ensure the pupils have the skills to understand a range of religious views, be able to express ideas and understand the impact of different religions and to express their own ideas and thoughts about the world in which we live.

Our R.E. lessons are intended to offer a broad and rich R.E. curriculum to allow for coverage of the areas prescribed, to allow for a variety of ways to explore religions, their community and personal development and wellbeing. The lessons have an intention of providing a high-quality, coherent and progressive experience of the subject, with scope for cross-curricular learning. Through each unit children will know about and understand a range of religious and world views. They will be able to identify, investigate and respond to a variety of issues. 

Implementation

As a school we follow the Nottinghamshire Agreed Syllabus 2021-2026. This ensures all aspects, knowledge and skills of RE are taught across all year groups.

Each year we will cover several units of learning based upon Christianity, with each year group then looking to study further religions, beliefs and values through Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and World Views. The whole school focuses on the Christian celebrations of Christmas and Easter, at appropriate levels, using different aspects of study and a variety of lesson themes.

R.E. is taught predominantly through discreet lessons, ensuring we meet national requirements. lessons are creatively taught so that pupils of all abilities can engage in the learning. R.E. is taught in an open and unbiased way in order to help install respect for different views, faiths and opinions.

Children are encouraged to explore and express their thoughts through art, music and drama. R.E. lessons involve visits and visitors, discussion and debate as well as videos and times for reflection. We use artefacts and memorable experiences to enhance and support  learning.

Key vocabulary is identified and listed for each unit of learning. This will then be used to assess knowledge and enables children to express and communicate their understanding and knowledge clearly and effectively.

Impact

Through high-quality teaching of R.E. we will see children at Asquith who are confident in sharing their knowledge and understanding, and expressing their thoughts and feelings linked to their R.E. learning.

They are encouraged to develop their love of learning and religious literacy. This leads to a deep-rooted respect for the range of beliefs and cultures they study and a desire for discovering more about the world around them.

Children leaving Asquith will have a well-developed sense of empathy and respect for people with differing beliefs and world views. They will have learned lessons from R.E. and understand that R.E. gives meaning to their lives today and can influence the decisions they make in their lives in the future.