RE Curriculum

At St Margaret’s Anfield Church of England Primary School, Religious Education is central to our curriculum and reflects our Christian vision:“Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34). Through RE, we support every child to flourish spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, living out our core values of truth, fairness, justice and joy.

Our Intent

Our RE curriculum aims to:

• Develop a deep understanding of Christianity as a diverse, living global faith
• Enable pupils to engage thoughtfully with a multi-faith and multi-secular world
• Build knowledge of a range of religions and worldviews
• Encourage children to explore questions of meaning, purpose and identity
• Develop religious literacy through theology, philosophy and social sciences
• Support pupils in reflecting on and articulating their own personal beliefs

Our Approach

 We meet all of the statutory outcomes of the Locally Agreed Syllabus and supplement it with the Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education Questful RE syllabus. This ensures a rich, enquiry-based approach to learning.

• Teaching explores three key lenses:
• Believing (Theology)
• Thinking (Philosophy)
• Living (Social Sciences)

Curriculum Content

• Christianity forms at least 50% of RE teaching time
• Pupils also learn about other major world religions including Judaism, Islam and Hinduism, as well as encountering Buddhism, Sikhism and non-religious worldviews

Teaching and Learning

RE is taught through weekly lessons.

Children learn through:

• Discussion, debate and questioning
• Creative activities such as art, drama, music and writing
• Collaborative and independent tasks
• Retrieval practice and knowledge organisers to support long-term learning

Impact

Through our RE curriculum, pupils become:

• Thoughtful and respectful individuals
• Confident in discussing faith and belief
• Able to understand and appreciate different perspectives
• Prepared to live well in a diverse and changing world