Our RE curriculum gives children opportunities to:

• explore a range of religious and non-religious beliefs and worldviews
• encounter important stories, sacred texts, traditions and sources of wisdom
• understand how beliefs can influence people's choices, actions and ways of life
• ask and explore big questions about life, meaning, morality, identity and belief
• listen to different viewpoints and learn how to agree and disagree respectfully
• make meaningful connections between their learning and their own experiences and understanding of the world
• develop the vocabulary and confidence to express their ideas clearly and thoughtfully

Through this, we aim to nurture children who are knowledgeable, open-minded and able to engage respectfully with people whose beliefs and experiences may be different from their own.

Our Three Aims

Our RE curriculum is built around three key aims.

1. Making sense of beliefs

Children develop knowledge and understanding of religious and non-religious beliefs. They explore important concepts, teachings, texts and traditions and learn how these may be understood and interpreted in different ways.

2. Understanding their impact

Children explore how beliefs influence people's lives. They consider how individuals and communities express their beliefs through their actions, traditions, celebrations, choices and ways of living.

3. Making connections

Children are encouraged to think deeply about what they have learned. They make connections between different beliefs and ideas, ask thoughtful questions and consider how their learning relates to their own understanding of the world.

Parents and carers have the legal right to withdraw their child from Religious Education and/or collective worship.

If a child is withdrawn from RE, the school has a duty to supervise them but is not required to provide alternative teaching or incur additional costs. A pupil who is withdrawn may therefore be required to work in another area of the school.

Parents and carers should be aware that children may encounter religions, beliefs and wider aspects of faith through other areas of the curriculum, including subjects such as History and PSHE. There is no right of withdrawal from these curriculum areas. Children may also raise spontaneous questions relating to religion, belief, identity or diversity during their wider learning.

Where parents wish their child to receive alternative religious education, arrangements may be made by the parents in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements.

We encourage any parent or carer considering withdrawal to discuss this with us first. Please contact the school office to arrange a conversation with the Headteacher or RE Subject Leader.