Intent
At Higher Failsworth Primary School we believe that it is vital for all our pupils to learn from and about religion so that they can understand the world around them.
We believe that Religious Education has a significant role for the development of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
Through Religious Education, pupils develop their knowledge of the world faiths, and their understanding and awareness of the beliefs, values and traditions of other individuals, societies, communities and cultures. It promotes respect and open-mindedness towards others with different faiths and beliefs and encourages pupils to develop their sense of identity and belonging through self-awareness and reflection.
We encourage our pupils to ask questions about the world and to reflect on their own beliefs, values and experiences.
Our Religious Education curriculum is enhanced further with trips to places of worship in our local area and religious visitors.
Religious Education (RE) is a curriculum subject required under the Education Reform Acts 1988, 1996. However, unlike subjects of the National Curriculum, RE is taught in accordance with the Oldham Locally Agreed Syllabus (Oldham SACRE). The syllabus is freely available on the local authority website following the link below:
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/downloads/200336/support_services_for_schools
The aims of RE in our school are based around six threads or ‘pathways’ through which the most important features of RE may be understood. Coherent and sequential learning is built on these pathways and then earthed by thematic and systematic study of specific religions/worldviews.
Our RE in school therefore aims to:
- develop progressive understanding of the ‘pathways’ and
- build rich and profound knowledge of religions/worldviews.
The knowledge entitlement for pupils has been based on the detailed subject content tables in the syllabus and schemes of work which can be found within the syllabus.
To support delivery of informed and interesting RE, teaching is based on a sequence of units of work. Representing a progression of learning in the areas of study and ensuring a breadth of cover of the different ‘pathways’.
You can find out more about our RE curriculum here.