Intent 

Our R.E. curriculum is underpinned by our locally Agreed R.E. Syllabus. Through R.E. our pupils will develop religious literacy and knowledge of significant religions including Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism. Pupils will develop their abilities to articulate the beliefs and practices of the major religions and diversity within a religious community. They will be taught to value the religions and religious beliefs and practices of their peers as well as question thoughtfully, and to compare compassionately, in order to celebrate the diversity of thinking across the globe. We aim to teach our pupils about equality and to instil in them a tolerance, understanding and respect of all cultures, faiths, disabilities, and ways of life and living. They will be taught to respect the rights of others to hold diverse opinions and participate in culturally different practices. Pupils will be able to defend ideas and/or practices with which they do not necessarily agree.  They will develop their ability to make morally based decisions, and to behave with respect and compassion to fellow citizens. 

Implementation 

 Teachers plan from the agreed long-term planning and our progression document which identifies key substantive knowledge and uses the disciplinary lenses of ‘believing, ‘living’ and ‘thinking’ to scaffold learning.   These are underpinned by the Agreed Syllabus. R.E. is taught in weekly discrete lessons. Teachers adapt the planning to best support the progression of pupils in their class, consulting with the subject leader if there is any major variation. Opportunities to positively reinforce learning through global or national events are used, usually at the discretion of the class teacher. Lessons require pupils to develop their ability to analyse, evaluate and compare between their developing understanding and prior learning about other religious and non-religious worldviews.  

Our progression map sets out the content of the religious education curriculum at our school  and is used in conjunction with our progression documents for substantive and disciplinary knowledge, including the key golden threads that run from EYFS to Year 6.  

Parents and Carers have the right to withdraw their child from all or part of religious education, please contact the school on enquiries@ulceby.laat.co.uk to arrange a discussion around this. Parents and Carers need to be clear whether they are withdrawing their child from all or part of the curriculum. Parents and Carers must be aware that their child may also encounter religion and beliefs and wider aspects of faith in other areas of the curriculum from which there is no right of withdrawal.