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Religious Education Curriculum Design
True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness & righteousness.
Albert Einstein
At Thorpe Willoughby, we recognise that Religious Education plays an important part in developing our children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural growth. Through the teaching of Religious Education, children gain a better understanding of themselves and their belief system and also develop a knowledge and understanding of the differing beliefs of others.
Religious Education offers our children the means by which to understand how other people choose to live and to understand why they choose to live in that way. This helps children to develop respect towards the opinions of others; respect being one of our important school values. As well as developing factual knowledge of a variety of religions, Religious Education also encourages students to ask questions about life, develop self-reflection and promotes attitudes of confidence and thoughtfulness about themselves. We recognise the importance of developing the individual child culturally, spiritually, morally, and socially.
We aspire to help children to develop the ability to make reasoned and informed judgements about religious and moral issues which is an essential skill in our 21st century multi-cultural society.
What RE Looks Like at Thorpe Willoughby
At Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School, we believe that Religious Education (RE) is an important part of helping children to understand the world around them and to develop respect, curiosity and appreciation for different beliefs and worldviews.
Our RE curriculum is taught using The North Yorkshire Locally Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education (SACRE 2024–2029). This syllabus reflects the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are, in the main, Christian, while also recognising and valuing the teaching and practices of other principal religions represented in our diverse society.
We also use the NATRE (National Association of Teachers of RE) scheme of work to support our planning, ensuring that lessons are engaging, well-structured and progressive across the year groups.
Within our Religious Education Curriculum, we ensure:
In Key Stages 1 and 2, children study a minimum of three Key Question units each year, exploring the strands of Believing, Expressing and Living.
All children learn about Christianity throughout their time at school. Alongside this, they also learn about other principal world religions represented in the UK: Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Judaism.
Each Key Stage has a clear focus on specific religions, as set out in the North Yorkshire Agreed Syllabus, so that learning is sequenced and deepened as children progress through school.
Non-religious worldviews are also included, such as Humanism, ensuring that children see their own identities and the identities of others represented and respected.
Children learn about significant people, places, practices and celebrations within religions and worldviews, making meaningful links between what they learn and the wider world.
We enrich our RE curriculum through experiences beyond the classroom. This includes welcoming visitors from different faith communities, visiting The Thorpe Willoughby Methodist Church, and enjoying regular Open the Book sessions led by Thorpe Willoughby Methodist Church, who come into school to share stories and reflections.
Every child has the opportunity to visit Selby Abbey, giving them a special local connection and a deeper understanding of Christian heritage in our community.
Our RE curriculum is designed to be inclusive, inspiring and thought-provoking. We want our children to grow into respectful, open-minded young people who are confident in exploring their own ideas while appreciating the beliefs and values of others.