Religious Education

Religious Education Intent:

At Bozeat, our RE lessons are intended to offer a broad and rich RE curriculum to allow for coverage of the areas prescribed; to allow for a variety of ways to explore religions, their community and personal development and wellbeing. The lessons have an intention of providing a high quality, coherent and progressive experience of the subject, with scope for cross-curricular learning. Through each unit, children will know about and understand a range of religions and world views. They will be able to identify, investigate and respond to a variety of issues. SMSC, personal growth and community cohesion are featured throughout each non-statutory strand and are there to ensure opportunities for children to develop positive attitudes and values and to reflect on and relate their learning in RE to their own experiences. The intent is to make sure that children understand the relevance of RE in today’s modern world and how it affects our lives.

Religious Education Implementation

At Bozeat we follow the Northamptonshire Agreed Syllabus for RE. This has suggested series of lessons for each year group, which will offer structure and narrative but are no means to be used exclusively, rather to be used to support planning. In KS1, children begin to look at other religions, focusing on celebrations and rituals. In KS2, we offer a wider range of learning opportunities about the world’s religions including deeper understanding of the origin of those religions and their key stories and teachings. Throughout both key stages, emphasis on personal growth and community cohesion is evident, allowing for personal development for the children from KS1 to the end of KS2. At Bozeat our pupils are encouraged to explore religions, engage with their knowledge, and reflect on their learning and their lives.

Religious Education Impact:

Each Key Stage builds on the one before so that every one of our pupils can receive a broad, inclusive religious education. All children will be more informed about their position in the world, and the decisions they can make impacting their future. All children in school will be able to talk confidently about their wellbeing, moral and cultural development for the society in which they live and talk with fluency and understanding about a religion and belief. The Re curriculum will promote inquisitive minds, respect, tolerance and understanding for all those around them including themselves. Our suggested lessons enable high quality work to be produced and evidenced, showcasing a deep understanding of the main religions of the world, their community and their future. This evidence will be seen through using the correct vocabulary, explanations and respectful opinions as well as cross curricular evidence, for example religious and cultural art work, drama, craft and presentations. Impact will be seen by all teachers and children enjoying the experience of teaching and learning RE and understanding how it can help them in their future.