Religious Education
“Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19:14)
To fulfil our Religious Education aims and objectives, Years 3 and 4 currently use the ‘Come and See’ programme of Religious Education and Reception, Years 1, 2, 5 & 6 are now following The Religious Education Directory (RED) - 'To Know You More Clearly'. Both of these programmes are recommended by the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. In 2025-2026, ‘To Know You More Clearly’ will be fully implemented in all year groups.
Come and See (Years 3 and 4)
This programme is developed through three themes: Church, Sacrament, Christian living.
'Come and See' is an invitation to exploration and a promise of life for everyone. The invitation is open to all. In response to the question; ‘where do you live?’ which was asked by the disciples, Jesus invited them to; ‘Come and See.’ (John 1:39) The disciples went with Jesus ‘and spent the rest of that day with him.’
Central to the programme are three basic human questions and the three Christian beliefs that are the Church’s response in faith.
Where do I come from? Life – Creation
Who am I? Dignity – Incarnation
Why am I here? Purpose – Redemption
In Come and See, these big questions are considered in the light of the Scriptures and Tradition of the Church, as expressed in the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
As part of ‘Come and See’ each year children will also study two other world religions from Judaism and Islam.
The Religious Education Directory (Reception, Years 1, 2, 5 &6)
The Religious Education Directory has a clear framework for learning:
Expected outcomes are set for each age phase and indicate what pupils are expected to know, remember and be able to do.
Knowledge lenses which indicate what should be known by the end of each age phase. These are split into hear, believe, live and celebrate.
The ‘ways of knowing’ are the skills which develop as the children progress through their curriculum journey. These are split into understand, discern and respond.
Curriculum branches are the way the programme of study presents its model curriculum. There are six half-term branches for each half-term which are the same in each year group.