At Tealby School, we understand that religious education equips children to make sense of and understand the diverse world around them. Through a secure knowledge and understanding of religious and world views, children are able to respect and appreciate the contribution made to our society by people of all backgrounds, religions and belief systems.

We adopt an enquiry-based approach to our teaching of religious education, recognising that effective teaching of RE occurs when “enquiry is placed at the heart of learning.” (Ofsted, 2013) and it enables children to “investigate religions and world views for themselves, with the guidance of their teachers.” (Lincolnshire Agreed Syllabus).

Religious education enables children to investigate and reflect on some of the most fundamental questions asked by people. At Tealby, we develop the children’s knowledge and understanding of the major world faiths, and we address fundamental questions of life. We enable children to develop a sound knowledge of Christianity and other world religions, especially those that are the main faiths of children within our school. Children reflect on what it means to have a faith and to develop their own spiritual knowledge and understanding.

We aim for all our learners to:

• develop their knowledge and understanding of Christianity and other major world religions and value systems found in modern Britain;
• demonstrate respect for others including people with different faiths and beliefs;
• build their sense of identity and belonging, which helps them flourish within their communities and as citizens in a diverse society;
• be reflective about their own life experiences and how this can support them to learn about and from religion;
• demonstrate kindness and teamwork as they consider their responsibilities to themselves and to others, exploring how they might contribute to their communities and to wider society;
• become critical thinkers who are ambitious and courageous, asking challenging questions about the meaning and purpose of life, beliefs, the self, and issues of right and wrong, commitment and belonging;
• engage in dialogue about religion, demonstrating honesty and empathy towards others, whilst articulating their own personal beliefs, ideas and values.
• consider their responsibilities to themselves and to others, encouraging empathy, generosity and compassion.
• develop a sense of awe, wonder and mystery.

Our RE curriculum has been developed from the Lincolnshire Agreed Syllabus and the Kapow Religions and World View curriculum  and is centred on 6 big ideas: 

Our RE curriculum is divided into concepts. These concepts are the ‘big ideas’ in RE and travel through the curriculum, being built upon, progressively, year upon year as our children move through the school.

The concepts are as follows:

• Beliefs
• Wisdom and Morality
• Practices
• Community and Belonging

We encourage tolerance of all beliefs and views. We learn about other religion and  explore human religious experiences and we learn from religion and respond to our and other’s experiences.

As a parent or guardian you have a legal right to withdraw your child from collective worship, Religious Education, or both. Parents considering exercising this right or those who have any questions in this respect are asked to discuss this with the Head Teacher. 

 

Lincolnshire Agreed Syllabus