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Intent – Our Aims
Our intent is to provide opportunities for children to develop as confident, articulate and well-rounded children who can succeed as individuals and contribute to their community and the wider world.
Through our Religious Education (RE) curriculum we aim to:
- Encourage respect and tolerance for other races and religious beliefs, values and opinions through developing an understanding of the principal religions including those represented in our school, in our local area and in the wider community
- Encourage in each child a sense of positive worth and self-respect through time for personal reflection of their beliefs and values developing their identity and sense of belonging
- Enable children to become confident, responsible and caring members of the community by supporting children to develop respect for others and in particular those whose faiths are different from their own
In the above ways we aim to prepare children to take part in a global community based on mutual respect.
Implementation – How We Will Do ThIs
At Broadfield Primary School we follow the Oldham Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education.
Outcomes are split into 3 teaching elements:
Element 1: Making sense of beliefs
Element 2: Understanding the impact.
Element 3: Making connections
We follow a 2-year curriculum cycle due to being a 1.5 form entry school.
In Reception and KS1, RE is taught for 36 hours per year. This equates to 50 minutes a week. In KS2 RE is taught for 45 hours per year. Which equates to 60 minutes per week.
RE is taught discreetly, either as a session per week or as a series of RE days.
The world faiths children study over their time at Broadfield are:
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Judaism
Within their lessons children have the opportunities:
- To develop their knowledge about the religions studied
- To learn about how each religion is a living religion and how it affects people’s daily lives
- To discuss their ideas and how the religions are similar / different
- To reflect on how the principles of each religion link with their own ideas and beliefs
- To grow spiritually and morally through having the opportunity to discuss their own thoughts, ideas and concerns
Carefully chosen prerequisite and ‘in unit’ learning tasks enable children to develop and retain knowledge and skills across a range of topics, build on key concepts and make links year by year.
EYFS
In the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage), a topic based approach is used e.g. In Reception within the topic of Marvellous Me!
We will discuss and learn about which people are special and why? This will include work on Jesus’s special friends.
Key Stage 1
In Key stage 1 children study Christianity and Islam and have an introduction to Sikhism and Hinduism in alternate years.
This ensures by the end of Key Stage 1 all children have been introduced to the above religions and this knowledge can be built upon in Key Stage 2.
Children will also visit a church and a temple over the key stage.
Key Stage 2
In Lower Key Stage 2 children continue to study Christianity and Islam. They then develop further their knowledge of Hinduism and Sikhism and begin to learn about Judaism and Buddhism.
In Upper Key Stage 2 Children build upon prior knowledge from previous years and study Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism.
Over the Key Stage children will visit a mosque, a synagogue and a cathedral.
Impact
Children are enthusiastic, interested in and enjoy RE.
The impact of our RE curriculum is sought through staff and pupil voice as well as work scrutinies and ensures that work, skills and knowledge reflects our intent.
By the end of each key stage, children know, understand and apply skills related to the statutory end of stage outcomes as set out in the Agreed Oldham Syllabus.
Children are prepared to take part in a global community based on mutual respect.