RE Intent, Implementation and Impact

Intent

Our RE curriculum has been designed to allow children to:

  • Acquire and develop knowledge and understanding of both religious and non-religious worldviews. Children will acquire both substantive and disciplinary subject knowledge in a range of religious and non-religious world views.
  • Develop an understanding of the ways in which religious and non-religious beliefs, teachings, practices, values and traditions influence individuals, communities, societies and cultures, from the local to the global contexts, and to compare and contrast the diversity in these lived experiences within each worldview
  • Develop the ability to make reasoned and informed judgements about religious and moral issues, with reference to the beliefs, teachings, practices, sources of authority and ways of living associated with the principle religions represented in the UK
  • Develop positive attitudes of mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
  • Enhance their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development by:
    • Considering the ‘big questions’ raised by human experience and reflecting on how religious and other traditions respond to them
    • Responding to such questions with reference to religious beliefs, teachings, practices, values and traditions, relating them to their own understanding and experience
    • Reflecting on their own beliefs, values and experiences in light of their study of religious and other traditions

Parents and Carers have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of RE.

Implementation

We are currently implementing our new RE curriculum based on the Lincoln Diocese Religion and World Views approach. The page will be updated in due course.

 

Impact

Every child at Ellison Boulters Academy will be assessed to ensure continuity, progression and achievement across all subjects.

Assessments will be made of work completed as part of their normal work in lessons.  Gradings are “expected” or “accessing the curriculum with support.” This will be used to inform end of year/key stage report writing, discussion at parents’ evenings, planning next steps and to set targets for progress. The cross curricular, discussion based, practical curriculum which we have designed allows for all children to access good quality RE, regardless of additional needs. Scaffolds are put in place where required, and writing barriers are removed. This ensures all children can make good progress in RE, and the expectation is that the vast majority of children will be “expected” by the end of the year.

We will work towards end of unit assessments which could be individual or group based. These will test knowledge learned throughout the unit and contribute to end of year assessments.

Additionally, the RE curriculum will allow children to understand the spiritual journey of people with differing worldviews to themselves, based on their different contexts and cultures. It will ensure children and adults can notice and appreciate their own spirituality and allow children to flourish academically through the provision of high-quality RE instruction.

Children will be supported to become global citizens with the skills and knowledge to meet people with different worldviews from themselves, demonstrate understanding and respect of people with differing practises, remain curious and navigate conversations about different worldviews with confidence.