Religious Education (RE)
Religious Education is a vital part of our children’s education and is also legally required for all children. Children from Year 1 to 6 are taught regular RE lessons.
Unlike other National Curriculum subjects, the specific requirements for the teaching of RE are decided upon locally. We use the RE Syllabus for Tower Hamlets.
The curriculum for RE aims to ensure children:
1. Know about and understand a range of religions and worldviews
2. Express ideas about the significance and impact of religions and worldviews
3. Gain the skills needed to engage with religions and worldviews
The diversity of cultures, beliefs and values will be explored and celebrated through the broad and balanced curriculum. By ensuring there is tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs, an ethos for respect will be promoted and stereotypes will be challenged.
Children will take part in visits to religious places of worship as trips are a vital part of our children’s RE education, enabling them to be exposed to a number of different religions and their followers first-hand.
From time to time, we also invite in members of the local religious community to come and speak to the children during assembly times e.g. at harvest time or during advent and also during classroom sessions in order to bring learning to life.
Throughout the year we also run a number of religiously-themed assemblies to supplement the curriculum.
Unlike other National Curriculum subjects, the specific requirements for the teaching of RE are decided upon locally. We use the RE Syllabus for Tower Hamlets.
The curriculum for RE aims to ensure children:
1. Know about and understand a range of religions and worldviews
2. Express ideas about the significance and impact of religions and worldviews
3. Gain the skills needed to engage with religions and worldviews
The diversity of cultures, beliefs and values will be explored and celebrated through the broad and balanced curriculum. By ensuring there is tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs, an ethos for respect will be promoted and stereotypes will be challenged.
Children will take part in visits to religious places of worship as trips are a vital part of our children’s RE education, enabling them to be exposed to a number of different religions and their followers first-hand.
From time to time, we also invite in members of the local religious community to come and speak to the children during assembly times e.g. at harvest time or during advent and also during classroom sessions in order to bring learning to life.
Throughout the year we also run a number of religiously-themed assemblies to supplement the curriculum.
