Religious Education (RE)

At Stanton Road, we want our children to have an understanding of different religions, which are followed across the world. Through our Religious Education curriculum, children develop knowledge of cultures, beliefs and traditions which form part of different world religions.

The National curriculum states that schools must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly based and which:

• Promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils, and;
• Prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

Through our Religious Education curriculum, we aim to develop life-long learners who demonstrate empathy and have an understanding of the world in which they live. The curriculum is designed to ensure that the children develop their critical thinking skills alongside religious knowledge. Not only are we learning about religion, but also learning from religion. This will be achieved by investigating ‘Life’s Big Questions’. As a result, children will have an understanding of the main world religions and be ready to tackle the expectations of KS3 and beyond.

We have chosen our curriculum with our community in mind, considering the background and upbringing of our children and families. Through the Religious Education curriculum, children gain substantive knowledge, disciplinary knowledge, and personal knowledge through discussing various resources shared. Children are introduced to religious texts, stories with morals and artefacts and are encouraged to question and discuss the use and purpose of the resources. Through assemblies, visits to places of worship and workshops led by faith visitors, we enhance children’s understanding of religions. . We want our children to be compassionate, empathetic and understanding. Parents can withdraw their children for all or part of the RE lessons.

At Stanton Road, children learn about religions in a progressive manner. To build on prior knowledge and understanding in RE, our students will explore life’s big questions.

At Stanton Road, children have the opportunity to record their learning in a variety of ways, which is recorded within their Religious Education books. Evidence of the learning is dependent on the lesson outcome, year group and the knowledge and skills being developed. This can be in the form of writing, photographs of activities and speech bubble comments relating to the learning.

Right to withdraw

In the UK, parents and carers have the right to withdraw their child from Religious Education (RE) at any time. If you wish to do so, please contact the school office to inform us of your decision.

Assessment

Teachers assess children’s learning throughout each lesson to ensure understanding of skills and knowledge before building onto future learning. Teachers use a range of questioning and retrieval practice to assess children against the aims of the lesson.

Curriculum Champions

The RE curriculum champion will conduct regular evaluations of our RE Curriculum, which include lesson drop ins, pupil panels and book looks to measure the impact of our teaching, by assessing whether our children know more and can remember more.