Our bespoke RE curriculum, has been designed and reviewed to meet the statutory requirements of the Norfolk Agreed Syllabus (2019) and has been developed to meet the needs of our children and our local community.
As a Church of England School, we offer a broad and balanced RE curriculum that promotes religious literacy within children and encompasses the disciplines of:
We recognise that it is important for children to understand and learn about religious and non -religious world views, and compare different religious contexts, within a Christian setting. We want our Learners to develop knowledge, empathy, religious literacy enabling them to confidently discuss and reflect on Big Questions about religion and belief and its place within the local, national and global community. Our intent is for our children to flourish and become well informed, reciprocal and empathetic citizens of the world and live ‘life in all its fullness’ in line with our school vision.
Our RE curriculum follows an ambitious, sequenced and progressive seven-year plan, cumulatively building knowledge and skills as children mature through the schools in line the current OFSTED Framework.
Children will receive an allocation of learning in RE in line with the Church of England’s Statement of Entitlement (2019).
The school have selected the following religions for study:
YR
In depth: Christianity
Encountering: Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, non-religious views
KS1
In depth: Christianity and Islam
Encountering: Hinduism and non-religious views
KS2
In depth: Christianity, Islam and Judaism
Encountering: Hinduism and non-religious views (including Humanism)
Enrichment days
Our curriculum is further enriched by a programme of RE Enrichment Days which will allow children to build their experience of all world religions (including Buddhism and Sikhism) and showcase their learning with the rest of the school through a variety of approaches.
Umbrella Questions
Our curriculum uses an enquiry-based approach which is structured around termly umbrella questions for each year group. These questions are framed through the lenses of Theology, Philosophy and Human and Social Science and enable our children to make comparisons across different religions.
Learning Styles
We use a variety of learning styles to engage children and deepen their knowledge and understanding. For example:
Links with the local church
We have strong links with our local church, St James’ with St Lukes. The church team support and reinforce our RE curriculum by leading Collective Worship, visiting our classrooms and facilitating visits to the church.
The curriculum has been split to encompass all three of these disciplines equally under an overarching umbrella question per term for each year group.
Subject Knowledge and skills
Our children will gain a broad and comprehensive range of knowledge and skills in RE.
They will be able to:
Personal impact
Our RE curriculum will enrich and enhance our children’s personal and spiritual development.
They will:
