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RE Department

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. It develops pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the nature of religion and belief including Christianity, other principal religions, other religious traditions, and world views that offer answers to these challenging questions. It offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development. It enhances awareness and understanding of religions and beliefs, teachings, practices and forms of expression, and of the influence of religion on individuals, families, communities and cultures.

RE has an important role in preparing pupils for adult life, employment and lifelong learning. It enables pupils to develop respect for and sensitivity to others, in particular those whose faiths and beliefs are different from their own. It promotes discernment and enables pupils to combat prejudice.

RE challenges pupils to reflect on, consider, analyse, interpret and evaluate issues of truth, belief, faith and ethics and to communicate their responses.

RE can also make important contributions to other parts of the school curriculum such as citizenship, personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, the humanities and the arts, education for sustainable development.

KS3 Curriculum:

Term 1 Term 2

Term 3

Year 7

How do people experience God?Who am I and what’s important to me? How do people experience God?An ideal community

Important buildings

Year 8

My hero Festivals

Let’s celebrate

Year 9

Religion and faith Love marriage and death

Ethical issues such as warfare and animal testing

 

KS4 Curriculum:

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Year 10

There isn’t any RE being taught in Year 10 and 11 in the academic year 2013 – 2014

 

Enrichment:

Study club is available each lunchtime from 12.30 – 1.00.

Visits to the battlefields of the First World War and Berlin are organized by Mrs Read. While these are mainly based on the history curriculum there are many ethical issues and questions that are raised by the places that are visited.

Useful Website Addresses:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/

http://www.retoday.org.uk/

http://www.reonline.org.uk/

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RE Staff

Mr Newman
Teacher
Mrs Read
Teacher
Mr Tattersall
Teacher