RE
Religious Education (RE) is an inclusive part of the curriculum as it is relevant to all children and respects their own personal beliefs. RE lessons help children explore their own and others' faith, beliefs and values and promotes respect, understanding and empathy and helps them appreciate the rights of others which prepares them for life in the diverse modern world. It also plays a vital role in children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
Every child is legally entitled to RE lessons as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. Schools must provide RE lessons for all children unless they are withdrawn by their parents/ carers. The school follows the North Yorkshire Agreed Syllabus where children learn about a range of religions.
Parents/ carers can choose to withdraw their child from some or all RE lessons. Parents/ carers also have the right to withdraw their child from any educational visit that is part of the RE curriculum. Parents/ carers can only withdraw their child from RE and not other curriculum areas. If parents/ carers wish to withdraw their child from receiving the RE curriculum, they should contact the Headteacher in writing to discuss this further. Parents/ carers should also inform the school if they no longer wish to have their child withdrawn from RE lessons and visits.
Our RE progression document.
Implementation
We follow the North Yorkshire syllabus for RE which covers Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and to a lesser extent Buddhism, Sikhism and Humanism. Units of work are framed as questions and the syllabus is arranged for children to:
-gain knowledge of beliefs and how beliefs are expressed
-understand how beliefs influence people’s values and commitments in day-to-day life and what that means in the world around us.
RE at Aspin is implemented by:
- Encouraging children’s self-awareness in the classroom and allowing pupils to develop metacognition skills.
- Taking a question led approach to RE across school through open questions which introduce and frame each unit of work and ensure progression.
- Teaching RE through drama, debate and discussion, art, music and writing.
- Encouraging a learning environment in which children are confident to share their views in discussions and listen respectfully to the views of others.
- Frequent giving children opportunities to meet and see people, places and objects relevant to different faiths with visits and visitors that will bring the subject to life.
- Regular recapping and remembering what has been taught previously.
The structure of the syllabus is such that pupils learn about the beliefs and expressions of different faiths and then they consider questions around: how those beliefs are upheld, why those beliefs are held, what does living in that faith mean for people of that faith and what does faith mean in the wider community.
Children are encouraged to raise their own questions and make links between the beliefs of others to their own life and experience.
RE visits and visitors
