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Religious Education

"Religious education provokes challenging questions about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God, the self and the nature of reality, issues of right and wrong, and what it means to be human."

Non Statutory guidance for RE 2010

Intent

At Eastbury Community Primary School, we believe that it is important for all our pupils to celebrate our diverse and rich community and learn from and about religion so they can understand and appreciate the world around them. We ultimately want the children to know more and remember more through repetition and rehearsal. We use The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s agreed syllabus for RE as our curriculum which has been designed to provoke questions about the meaning and purpose of life, beliefs, the self and issues of right and wrong. It is accessible to pupils and teachers of any religious stance or none, and encourages pupils to be confident and safely express views and opinions in a safe environment. In particular, we focus on all children to have sufficient knowledge and skills for future learning and employment. Respect and understanding are embedded in our curriculum. The children must be equipped with the cultural capital to understand the impact customs, faiths, and traditions have on the local community as well as the wider world.

The curriculum focuses on broad ‘big questions’ and religion and morality is explored through these questions. We encourage our pupils to be inquisitive, developing inquiry-based RE skills that allow them to reflect on their own beliefs, values and experiences and being more culturally aware of the world around them. The British value of ‘mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs’ is central to and promoted throughout the RE curriculum which also highly promotes empathy, tolerance and compassion.

Implementation

Our curriculum is strongly based on The Barking and Dagenham’s Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. It is designed to give all children a good understanding of the main world religions whilst developing their social, moral, spiritual, and cultural development.

In EYFS, children will be able to recall and re-tell stories from special religious celebrations. Children can also identify special people & places, and explore differences.

In KS1, children can recognise what they belong to and show empathy towards the feelings of different people. The children can classify religious objects and make links between religious customs and celebrations.

In KS2, children will promote the understanding and need to think critically when studying religions. They will evaluate the purpose of worship and the meaning behind religious celebrations. The children will explore SMSC evaluating human behaviour and expression.

The curriculum encourages a visit to a place of worship every year and we are very lucky that we have so many local places of worship in our community in Barking. By the time the children have reached the end of their Primary education, they would have had the opportunity to visit a Church, Mosque, Synagogue, Temple, Gurdwara, and Buddhist Temple.

All religions and their communities are treated with respect and sensitivity and we acknowledge, value and celebrate the religious backgrounds and beliefs and values of the children, staff and all members of the school community. This is reflected in our exciting special celebration days which include the annual Christmas and Easter concerts, The Christmas Nativity, Ramadan and Eid fair and Diwali day.

Impact

Children at Eastbury Community School will develop automaticity when discussing the world and religious views. Children will have a respectful outlook towards customs, traditions and culture enabling them to access the wider world. They will be able to confidently form opinions and analyse religions, politics, and philosophy with secure knowledge of their own and other’s beliefs.

Long term planning

re curriculum map final draft.pdf

Medium term planning

Knowledge Organisers

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Examples of good practice/ Gallery

Diwali

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