RE - Religious Education

RE - Religious Education

Subject Leader - Mr Shannon

Religious Education is a valued part of the curriculum at Forefield Junior School – it encourages children to develop a sensitivity and respect for the diverse cultural, moral and spiritual beliefs of others around them.

Through varied and engaging lessons, children are encouraged to make connections between the differing aspects of religions and consider the different forms of religious expression. As a result, Religious Education plays an essential part in preparing our children for living and working side by side with others in the modern world. It helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as the identity of their Religious backgrounds.

Such understanding comes from the study of regular religious routines, scripture, beliefs, emotions, actions and artefacts. This provides children with the opportunity to appreciate the uniqueness of belief, develops a culture of respect for others and provides children with the opportunity to consider other ways of life in context with their own and ask thoughtful questions based on their own experiences - skills that are essential in adult life.

We have designed our curriculum to help pupils gain ‘hands-on’ experiences - immersing children in different religious cultures through handling artefacts, welcoming visitors from other faiths into school and visiting places of worship.

Religious Education Curriculum

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