Religious Education at Spratton
We study Religious Education as a key part of our curriculum here at Spratton CE Primary.
Major Christian festivals are celebrated and studied and close links are maintained with the local church to provide a range of opportunities to learn about Christianity in context of St Andrew's Church, the role of the clergy and the Christian lives of the congregation.
We also provide a wider outlook through study of the wider Christian world and other faiths through our comprehensive Religious Education Curriculum.
RE is taught using the Peterborough Diocese Syllabus and the Understanding Christianity programmes and children explore Christianity more deeply and also learn about other faiths and worldviews.
“Religious Education in a Church School should enable every child to flourish and to live life in all its fullness” (John 10:10). It will help educate for dignity and respect encouraging all to live together. Such an approach is offered through a “commitment to generous hospitality, being true to our underpinning faith, but with a deep respect for the integrity of other religious traditions (and worldviews) and for the religious freedom of each person”.
(Taken from the Statement of Entitlement – Church of England Education Office 2019).
Our Vision and RE
Jesus said, "I have come that you may have life, and have life in all its fullness" John 10:10
At Spratton Church of England Primary School we provide teaching and learning of the highest quality for each and every child. We aim to encourage a high level of independence, self-confidence and a deep sense of worth. Our RE curriculum builds towards providing a safe and secure environment where children feel valued and able to express their own views and beliefs. Lessons allow children to build knowledge and understanding of a range of world religions. They are encouraged to value their own opinions and beliefs, whilst developing respect and sensitivity for the views of others. Pupils are encouraged to understand the importance of the role that each individual has to play in the life of the school and of the wider community. Links are made with a variety of faith and worldview groups to help with this.
About our RE teaching resource 'Understanding Christianity'
Understanding Christianity’s approach to teaching about Christianity builds up pupils’ encounters with these core concepts through biblical texts, placing the texts and concepts within the wider Bible story. Each unit addresses a concept, through some key questions, exploring core Bible texts, their impact for Christians, and possible implications for pupils. Each unit incorporates the three elements below:
- Making sense of the text: developing pupils’ skills of reading and interpretation; understanding how Christians interpret, handle and use biblical texts; making sense of the meanings of texts for Christians.
- Understanding the impact: examining ways in which Christians respond to biblical texts and teachings, and how they put their beliefs into action in diverse ways within the Christian community and in the world.
- Making connections: evaluating, reflecting on and connecting the texts and concepts studied, and discerning possible connections between these and pupils’ own lives and ways of understanding the world.