RE

We base our teaching and learning style in RE on the key principle that good teaching in RE allows children both to learn about religious traditions and to reflect on what the religious ideas and concepts mean to them. Our teaching enables children to extend their own sense of values, and promotes their spiritual growth and development. We encourage children to think about their own views and values in relation to the themes and topics studied in the RE curriculum.

Intent

Religious Education at Easton Primary School aims to engage, inspire, challenge and encourage pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to answer challenging questions, explore different religious beliefs, values and traditions and develop a more rigorous understanding of the numerous religious traditions, beliefs and practices that are followed in our multi-cultural society.

Implementation

We promote an enquiry-based approach through the implementation of the Emmanuel Project, which covers the Suffolk Agreed Syllabus for RE from Key Stage One and Two and can be used to contribute to the learning experiences of the early learning goals within the Foundation Stage.

We enrich this through:

Handling artefacts
Exploring sacred texts
Using imaginative play or drama to express feelings and ideas
Responding to images, games, stories, art, music and dance,
Meeting visitors from local religious communities
Making visits to religious places of worship where possible, and where not, making use of videos and the internet
Taking part in whole school events- (multi-faith days, Harvest Festival)
Comparing religions and worldviews through discussion
Debating and communicating religious belief, worldviews and philosophical ideas and answering and asking ultimate questions posed by these

Impact

RE will extend children’s knowledge and understanding of religions and beliefs, develop a religious vocabulary and interpret religious symbolism in a variety of forms reflect on questions of meaning, offering their own thoughtful and informed insights into religious and secular world-views explore ultimate questions of beliefs and values in relation to a range of contemporary issues in an ever-changing society.