Intent
Our RE lessons are intended to offer a broad and rich RE curriculum to allow for coverage of the areas prescribed; to allow for a variety of ways to explore religions, their community and personal development and wellbeing. The lessons have an intention of providing a high quality, coherent and progressive experience of the subject, with scope for cross-curricular learning. Through each unit, children will know about and understand arange of religions and world views. They will be able to identify, investigate and respond to a variety of issues. SMSC, personal growth andcommunity cohesion are featured throughout each non-statutory strand and are there to ensure opportunities for children to develop positiveattitudes and values and to reflect on and relate their learning in RE to their own experiences. The intent is to make sure that children understandthe relevance of RE in today’s modern world and how it affects our lives.
Implementation
We have referred to specific RE lessons in Twinkl Planit and Twinkl Life lessons to offer a broad range of study for children studying RE. We haveplanned a series of lessons for each year group, which will offer structure and narrative. In KS1, children begin to look at other religions, focusing on celebrations and rituals. In KS2, we offer a wider range of learning opportunities about the world’s religions including deeper understanding of the origin of those religions and their key stories and teachings. Throughout both key stages, emphasis on personal growth and communitycohesion is evident, allowing for personal development for the children from KS1 to the end of KS2. Each unit overview outlines the development of knowledge and skills. As well as unit overviews, end of unit assessments are available to support teachers in making sure children have reached the intended outcomes.
In addition to the programme of study above, at Ratby Primary School we aim to develop RE further through:
- Anti Bullying Award
- Diversity workshops for all children
- Guest speakers for Open the Book and our local church
- Liaison with outside agencies
- Links with other multicultural schools in Leicester
- Visits to places of worship
- Celebrating and learning about religious events throughout the year such as Chinese New Year, Sukkot, Diwali and Christmas
Impact
We have referred to specific RE lessons in Twinkl Planit and Twinkl Life lessons to offer a broad range of study for children studying RE. We haveplanned a series of lessons for each year group, which will offer structure and narrative. In KS1, children begin to look at other religions, focusing on celebrations and rituals. In KS2, we offer a wider range of learning opportunities about the world’s religions including deeper understanding of the origin of those religions and their key stories and teachings. Throughout both key stages, emphasis on personal growth and communitycohesion is evident, allowing for personal development for the children from KS1 to the end of KS2. Each unit overview outlines the development of knowledge and skills. As well as unit overviews, end of unit assessments are available to support teachers in making sure children have reached the intended outcomes.
