Religious Education
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You can read our RE policy here and our collective worship policy here
Click here for a yearly overview of the 'Come and See' topics and here for more information about this term's topics.
Religious Education is taught in accordance with the Levels of Attainment in Religious Education in Catholic Schools and Colleges directed by the Bishops’ Conference Department for Catholic Education and Formation. The learning is twofold: AT1: Learning about Religion: Knowledge and Understanding and AT 2: Learning from Religion: Reflection on Meaning, with children working to further, fulfil and deepen their knowledge the in the four areas of study outlined in the Curriculum Directory – Revelation, Church, Celebration and Life in Christ - the ‘Come and See ‘programme is used, as recommended by our Diocese.Where appropriate, Religious Education is taught through learning journeys, with each year group having one RE-led learning journey.
The ‘Come and See’ programme is taught from Reception through to Year 6 and is a progressive. Within this, two other world faiths are taught; Judaism-strengthening the children’s understanding about Jesus being brought up within the Jewish faith and the faith of Islam-allowing our children to learn about another faith in order to widen their knowledge and to, ‘think and speak respectfully of other religions and their followers and to learn,’(Pope Francis, 08,2013). The pattern of learning through each key sage is guided by the structure of the programme and informs the process of each topic, opened up through; Explore, Reveal and then Respond. As the learning is progressive, each year the children have the opportunity to build on their previous learning of the development of the three themes which are Church-community of faith, Sacraments-celebration in ritual and Christian living -way of life. The themes occur in each season time.
Each year group, firstly learn through 'Search-explore’ which is the introduction to the topic where the children’s life experience is explored, the question(s) it raises are wondered at, shared, investigated and their significance reflected upon. Next is ‘Revelation-reveal’ This is the heart of the programme where knowledge of the Catholic faith is revealed and children can link their learning through the Word, in Scripture, Tradition, doctrine, prayers, rites and Christian living. Lastly, in ‘Response-respond’ the children are able to bring their learning together; assimilate then celebrate and respond to in daily life, what they have learned and reflect upon and consider the Christian message in all its richness in that experience of learning.