RE
Subject leader: Miss Miche (Maternity Leave) / Mrs Carr
Contact email: pennowethhelp@croftymat.org
Our Religious Education Curriculum Intent
‘The principal aim of religious education is to explore what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can gain the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to handle questions raised by religion and belief, reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living.’
— Cornwall Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education, 2020 —
Our Religious Education curriculum, adopted from the Cornwall Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education, 2020, aims to engage, inspire, challenge and encourage children. It seeks to equip children 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 multicultural society and around the world. We want children to know how religious education promotes discernment and enables them to combat prejudice, preparing them for adult life, employment and life-long learning.
Religious Education at Pennoweth is taught weekly in each class. Key knowledge, skills and vocabulary have been identified and these have been mapped across the school to ensure progression. At the start of each unit, teachers establish the starting point for each child and ensure that all lessons taught are relevant and developmental, and consideration is given to how greater depth will be reached within each lesson, as well as how learners will be supported in line with the school’s commitment to inclusion.
Where possible and appropriate, cross curricular outcomes in Religious Education are specifically planned for, with strong links between the subject and English lessons identified, planned for, and utilised.
DNA
At Pennoweth, the culture of our DNA also aids and supports the teaching of R.E. Weekly timetabled lessons, revisiting familiar concepts through our spiral curriculum and developing children’s understanding of the learning process ensures that they feel safe and able to engage in the challenge and enjoyment of learning. Through the sequenced building blocks of progression, the needs of each child are carefully considered in every lesson, and the guidance and support they receive through rich social relationships, with adults and peers, ensures that they feel valued and loved. Children are able to be responsible by respecting, valuing and celebrating other beliefs and cultures. They take responsibility for their own learning by following established learning routines, selecting and using resources appropriately, working collaboratively and independently, and seeking and providing support where needed. They are engaged, motivated and purposeful in their learning. Their understanding is developed through exploration of key concepts, texts and practices. This is fostered through creative and inspiring activities such as the use of artefacts, visitor assemblies, workshops with local specialists and educational visits which energise their thinking and questioning and provide opportunities to develop and express ideas. Through the building blocks of their new knowledge, they are able to revisit and explore familiar concepts further as they progress through the school. Opportunities to explore concepts in greater depth ensure that all pupils are sufficiently challenged. Our RE curriculum ensures that Pennoweth children are critically reflective, religiously literate pupils who are ready to apply their growing understanding of religion and belief to their understanding of themselves, the world and their own experience within it.
‘I loved sharing all about my faith with my friends and learning about Christianity’.
Jack (KS1)
‘I enjoy learning about other people’s faiths and how they are different from and similar to my own.’
Please note: these are external websites which the school has no control over.
BBC Bitesize RE KS1:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/
Christianity
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztkxpv4/articles/zvfnkmn
Hinduism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/hinduism/
Humanism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znk647h/articles/zmqpkmn
Islam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/
Judaism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/
Sikhism