Shenton Primary School

Curriculum Intent:

At Shenton Primary School we teach themed RE units that are planned using a progressive knowledge and skills-based curriculum that culminates in the end of Key Stage National Curriculum outcomes.   

Children will all have the opportunity to study religions from across the world to nurture an interest and respect for different communities and develop a cultural awareness of diversity. Within the EYFS curriculum a focus is placed upon children expressing their own religious and cultural identity and learning about the religious traditions of other communities. In each year group, children will also develop an understanding of a wide breath of vocabulary linking to their units of work. Through weekly lessons our children are fully immersed in the RE curriculum. The carefully planned sequence of learning for RE allows children to explore themes of Beliefs, Wisdom and Morality, Practices and Community and Belonging in every year group progressively across the school. Children will consolidate critical thinking skills through deliberate practice in every year group.   

Curriculum Implementation:

RE is taught through bi-termly units and weekly lessons to allow the children to explore the themes of Beliefs, Wisdom and Morality, Practices and Community and Belonging. Children will also be equipped to explore and express their preconceptions, personal worldviews and personal knowledge through varied and engaging learning experiences. Each unit includes overarching ‘big questions’ which will be revisited throughout Key Stage 1, Lower Key Stage 2 and Upper Key Stage 2, allowing children to apply the breadth and depth of their learning across various concepts.