RE
Welcome to our Religious Education journey, where children explore big questions about beliefs, values, identity, and what it means to be human from EYFS all the way to Year 6.
From the very beginning, our youngest learners begin to explore Christianity through stories, celebrations, and symbols. They learn about important events such as Christmas and Easter and start to ask simple questions about faith, belonging, and the world around them.
As children move through the school, their knowledge and understanding develop through our engaging enquiry-based RE curriculum. Carefully planned to build learning over time, our rolling programme introduces pupils to a range of religions and worldviews, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Humanism. Through each enquiry, children investigate fascinating questions, explore different perspectives, and develop their own thoughtful responses.
Across the school, children learn through the disciplines of Theology, Philosophy and Human and Social Sciences. They explore sacred texts, investigate beliefs and practices, consider moral and ethical questions, and examine how religion and worldviews influence individuals, communities and societies. Our curriculum encourages pupils to think deeply, ask meaningful questions, and respectfully discuss ideas with others.
RE learning is active, engaging and reflective. You will see children debating, questioning, analysing sources, exploring similarities and differences between beliefs, and making connections between what they learn and their own experiences. They are encouraged to develop curiosity, empathy and respect for people whose beliefs and life experiences may differ from their own.
At the heart of our curriculum are opportunities for children to develop the skills of enquiry, critical thinking, communication and reflection. These skills link closely to our ERIC values of Effort, Respect, Independence and Communication, helping pupils become thoughtful, respectful and responsible members of society.
By the time they reach Year 6, our pupils have developed a broad understanding of a range of religions and worldviews. More importantly, they have learned how to ask challenging questions, consider different viewpoints, and think carefully about some of life's biggest questions.
Religious Education is more than learning about religions here—it is a journey of curiosity, understanding, reflection and respect that helps children make sense of themselves, others and the diverse world around them.