RE at Hodge Clough Primary School
At Hodge Clough Primary School thoughtfulness, understanding and community are highly valued. We foster a deep sense of identity and belonging by teaching an understanding of the place that religion plays in people’s lives and development in our society. Our teaching of RE follows the latest guidance given in the agreed syllabus for Oldham (SACRE). This enables our pupils to discover more about religion as well as explore and discuss other world views and will promote spiritual, social, moral and cultural development.
Children at HCP will learn to
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- Make sense of a range of religious and non-religious beliefs, so that they can:
- identify, describe, explain and analyse beliefs and concepts in the context of living religions, using appropriate vocabulary;
- explain how and why these beliefs are understood in different ways, by individuals and within communities;
- recognise how and why sources of authority (e.g. texts, teachings, traditions, leaders) are used, expressed and interpreted in different ways, developing skills of interpretation . Understand the impact and significance of religious and non-religious beliefs, so that they can:
- examine and explain how and why people express their beliefs in diverse ways; • recognise and account for ways in which people put their beliefs into action in diverse ways, in their everyday lives, within their communities and in the wider world;
- appreciate and appraise the significance of different ways of life and ways of expressing meaning. Make connections between religious and non-religious beliefs, concepts, practices and ideas studied, so that they can:
- evaluate, reflect on and enquire into key concepts and questions studied, responding thoughtfully and creatively, giving good reasons for their responses; • challenge the ideas they study, and consider how these ideas might challenge their own thinking, articulating beliefs, values and commitments clearly in response;
- discern possible connections between the ideas studied and their own ways of understanding the world, expressing their critical responses and personal reflections with increasing clarity and understanding.
By the end of Reception children will be able to:
Understand that some places are special to members of their community
Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways
By the end of Key Stage 1, children will be able to:
Identify some core beliefs and concepts studied and give a simple description of what they mean.
Give examples of how stories show what people believe (e.g. The meaning behind a festival).
Give clear, simple accounts of what stories and other texts mean to believers.
Give examples of how people use stories, texts and teachings to guide their beliefs and actions.
Give examples of ways in which believers put their beliefs into practice.
Think, talk and ask questions about whether the ideas they have been studying have something to say to them.
Give a good reason for the views they have and the connections they make.
End of lower Key Stage 2 outcomes RE should enable pupils to:
• identify and describe the core beliefs and concepts studied.
• make simple links between stories, teachings and concepts studied and how people live, individually and in communities.
• raise important questions and suggest answers about how far the beliefs and practices studied might make a difference to how pupils think and live.
• make clear links between texts / sources of authority and the key concepts studied • describe how people show their beliefs in how they worship and in the way they live.
• make links between some of the beliefs and practices studied and life in the world today, expressing some ideas of their own clearly.
• offer suggestions about what texts / sources of authority can mean and give examples of what these sources mean to believers.
• identify some differences in how people put their beliefs into action.
• give good reasons for the views they have and the connections and comparisons they make.
Right to withdraw
Religious Education is plural, open and inclusive, and suitable for all pupils. It is an educational subject in which children learn to understand their own beliefs and those of others. RE does not seek to influence pupils’ views in support of any particular religion or worldview. Any parent considering withdrawing a pupil from RE should contact the school to arrange a meeting to discuss the issue, and suggest alternative work from their own religion / worldview for their child. The school, in line with SACRE policy, does not support selective withdrawals from parts of the RE Syllabus.