Kentisbeare C of E Primary School

Religious Education at Kentisbeare 

Intent

At Kentisbeare C of E Primary School, we have designed our Religious Education (RE) curriculum with the intent that our children will become curious, accepting and mindful learners. Our RE curriculum allows children to discover and gain an insight into religions within the world that we live. We see the teaching of RE as vital for children to understand others beliefs and make connections between their own values. It is our role to encourage pupils to ask questions about the world around them through high quality teaching and learning experiences. 

Our aim is to deliver a curriculum that:

• celebrates religious diversity and appreciates the many different faiths throughout the world.
• promotes equality and inclusion through understanding and celebrating different beliefs and worldviews.
• inspires creative learning through excellent teaching practices that build on prior RE learning and allow for repetition and progression of skills that build upon high starting points.
• is inclusive, acknowledging the community in which it is situated, but also celebrating the diversity of the United Kingdom.
• develops self-confidence and identifies that all our children are unique.
• encourages all children to be inquisitive about others beliefs, developing inquiry based RE skills that allow them to culturally aware of the world around them and discuss issues sensitively. 
• promotes equality and understanding of the British values and ensures they are prepared for life in modern Britain.

Implementation

The RE curriculum is led and overseen by our subject leader who will monitor, evaluate, review and celebrate good practice. Our curriculum in enhanced through our connection to St Mary's Church, who offer RE enrichment opportunities to pupils across all year groups. 

• Our school uses the Devon and Torbay Agreed Syllabus for RE as a basis for our curriculum. 
• One religion is studied at a time (systematic units), building on the learning by comparing religions, beliefs and practises.
• 3 core elements are:

Making sense of beliefs – understanding what these beliefs mean within their traditions

Making connections – establishing relationships between these beliefs and pupils’ own lives and ways of understanding the world.

Understanding impact – pupils examine how and why people put beliefs into action within their everyday lives, their community and wider world.

Impact

Our aim is for all pupils to:

• develop awareness of the world around them and will be mindful of the beliefs of others.
• feel valued as individuals and that their beliefs are celebrated.
• enjoy discovering and celebrating their beliefs and the beliefs of others.
• feel safe to learn new things and share their beliefs with others in an accepting environment.
• leave primary school with a sense of belonging to a community, where they have the confidence and skills to make decisions, self-evaluate, make connections and become lifelong learners.