R.E.
Intent
- To promote our rights respecting ethos of tolerance, diversity and respect for all
- To encourage pupil voice, through involvement of festival and celebrations committee, in promoting cultural and religious events through the school
- To accurately reflect the diversity of our school, whilst promoting tolerance and acceptance (our link to British Values)
Implementation
The RE curriculum was overhauled in 2020, to accurately reflect our rights respecting ethos, as well as ensuring the coverage of different religions was taught across KS2. Each year group focuses on one of the six major religions during the year, and then uses this knowledge to focus on ‘big questions’ – thinking about what religions tell us about how the world works, why things happen, as well as voicing their own opinions about their experience with religion and culture. Each unit then ends with a ‘final outcome’ which enables children to complete a final task that demonstrates what they have learnt through the topic; for example preparing a celebration, writing a letter to an important religious figure
Throughout the year, we actively promote a wide range of religious festivals and celebrations, dedicating time to teach the children about the rituals and customs, and then encouraging children to show their learning through art, design, writing and music. Our pupil voice group, the Festival and Celebrations Committee have a huge role to play in the organisation of this and regularly meet to discuss upcoming events and fresh, new ways to promote these in the school.
Impact
Children build skills of respect, curiosity, resilience, tolerance and encouraging and promoting diversity. They are confident to express their own views and share their experiences of culture and religion in their own families and communities, whilst absorbing new knowledge from other children in the class. The idea of them being ‘global citizens’ comes through, as in history, recognising the impact they have on the world around them and how these skills can help them moving forward in society.