Under the terms of the Education Reform Act 1988, Religious Education has to be provided as part of the basic curriculum for all registered pupils in maintained schools. The Religious Education offered in Hellingy Community Primary School is in accordance with the East Sussex Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education.
We value the importance of offering a range of relevant opportunities to support children to become respectful and tolerant citizens. This will enable them to understand the responsibilities of modern culture when growing up in a contemporary society. Through Religious Education, pupils develop their knowledge of the world faiths and their understanding and awareness of the beliefs, values and traditions of other individuals, societies, communities and cultures.
We use the agreed East Sussex Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education as the basis for our curriculum.
(‘Faith and Belief in the 21st Century,’ The Agreed Syllabus for RE in East Sussex 2022-27)
RE Curriculum Overview
| Be Kind and Respectful | Be Responsible | Be Reflective | Challenge Myself | Take Care | Imagine | |||
| Year group | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 | ||
| EYFS | Being special: where do we belong? | Why is Christmas special for Christians? | Why is the word ‘God’ special to Christians? | Why is Easter special for Christians? | Which stories are special and why? | Which places are special and why? | ||
| 1 | What does it mean to belong to a faith community? | What do Christians believe God is like? | Who is Jewish and how do they live?(double unit) | Who do Christians say made the world? | How should we care for others and the world and why does it matter? | |||
| 2 | Who is Muslim and how do they live? | Why does Christmas matter to Christians? | Who is a Muslim and how do they live? | Why does Easter matter to Christians? | What is the ‘good news’ Christians believe Jesus brings? | What makes some places sacred to believers? | ||
| 3 | What do Christians learn from the creation story? | How do festivals and family life show what matters to a Jew? | What is it like for someone to follow God?(Noah) | What kind of world did Jesus want? | How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim? | How and why do people try to make the world a better place? | ||
| 4 | What is the ‘Trinity’ and why is it important for Christians? | What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? | How and why do people mark the significant events of life?Unit L2.11 | Why do Christians call the day Jesus died, ‘Good Friday’? | For Christians, what was the impact of Pentecost? | What do Hindus believe that God is like? | ||
| 5 | Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people?U2.9 | Why do Christians believeJesus was the Messiah?U2.3 2b.4 INCARNATION | What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?U2.8 CONNECTING | For Christians, what kind ofking is Jesus? U2.6 2b.8 KINGDOM OF GOD | What does it mean for Christians to believe that God is holy and loving? 2b.1U2.1 GOD | What matters most to Humanists and Christians?U2.10 (C,M/J,NR) | ||
| 6 | Creation and science:conflicting or complementary? | How do Christians decide how to live? ‘What would Jesus do?’ | Why do Hindus want to be good? | What difference does the resurrection make to Christians? | Why do some people believe in God and some people not? | How does faith help people when life gets hard? | ||
RE Progression of Skills and Knowledge
We want our children to learn about the world religions through an enquiry based approach. This will give them knowledge of each religion and then require them to apply this knowledge to answer key questions rather than the knowledge being an end in itself.
Staff, pupils and visitors work together to provide an essentially Christian education, but attention and respect is also given to the views of other world religions. The School provides a daily act of collective worship for all pupils.
Every year group in Key Stage One and Two have a floor book, which they use to record RE learning. This will include a weekly entry which may use examples such as, photographs, child’s voice, extended writing and creative activities.
Parents should be aware of the provision in the 1944 Education Act allowing for exemption of pupils from Religious Education and daily worship upon the request of parents.