AIMS

The national curriculum for RE aims to ensure that all pupils are able:

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/religious-education-guidance-in-english-schools-non-statutory-guidance-2010

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INTENT

We are a Catholic school and we are committed to the Catholic Faith, recognising and valuing every individual as special and unique in the image and likeness of God.

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Religious Education at St Marie’s respects and promotes each child’s innate capacity for wonder, awe, reverence and spirituality. Our Religious Education curriculum leads our children to aspire not to have more, but to be more; children are taught about God’s love; they learn about their Christian responsibilities; children are provided with experiences of church, Catholic and Christian traditions, as well as being taught to be respectful and understanding of people and traditions from other faith backgrounds. Through Religious Education our children learn about their unique place within the home, school and parish community.

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IMPLEMENTATION

In Early Years to Year 6, RE is taught using ‘To know You More Clearly’ from the new Religious Education Directory. It is taught in whole class teaching sessions and through continuous provision. There are 6 branches that make up the topics- these are in line with the liturgical year.

 

In each branch children will:

 

• Hear- listen to the scripture from the Bible.

• Believe- explore what Christians believe from the scripture they have heard

• Celebrate- children consider how we act as Christians to celebrate what we hear and believe.

• Live- Linked to Catholic Social Teaching, children explore how we live out the scripture in our everyday lives.

 

Overview of Content – Concepts

 

The ‘To Know You More Clearly’ Programme

 

Ways of Knowing

Understand

Discern

Respond

See

Judge

Act

What will I see and hear to help me understand?

How will I discover more?

What can I do now?

 

Branches and Lenses

There are six branches in ‘To know You More Clearly’ – one per half term. The branches are:

 

1. Creation and Covenant

2. Prophecy and Promise

3. From Galilee to Jerusalem

4. From Desert to Garden

5. To the Ends of the Earth

6. Dialogue and Encounter

 

At the end of each branch and lenses the children will:

 

• Understand

• Discern

• Respond

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IMPACT

It is clear to see the progression of skills throughout the school through the quality of products each year group creates. Subject and school leaders monitor the impact of our curriculum provision through completing regular monitoring, that includes listening to the voice of our children, collating assessments, tracking pupils and reporting to governors and parents at the end of the year. This ensures that children are continually challenged to achieved high standards and our curriculum develops with the changing world around us.

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Ongoing informal assessment against the Standard Indicators and Formal Assessment Tasks are used to inform planning and to identify areas for focus and support. Assessment is moderated internally and externally within cluster meetings.