At Keldmarsh Primary School, our religious education curriculum follows the Local SACRE Agreed Syllabus 2022 with an enquiry approach to learning. The syllabus states the the purpose of Religious Education is as follows: 

Young people are growing up in a world where there is increasing awareness of the diversity of religious and other worldviews and the impact this diversity can have on individuals and society. Learning about religion and worldviews contributes dynamically by provoking challenging questions about meaning and purpose in life, beliefs about God, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human. They learn  about religion and worldviews in local, national and global contexts, to discover, explore, consider and interpret different responses to life’s big questions. Studying religion and worldviews gives opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding of important aspects of human experience. 

Learning in Religious Education develops religious literacy, equipping them with powerful knowledge, and multiple opportunities to develop an understanding of key concepts from a range of religions and worldviews. Children learn to weigh up the value of wisdom from different sources, to develop and articulate their insights in response, and to agree or disagree respectfully.

Religious Education develops pupils’ aptitude for dialogue, and provides them with appropriate vocabulary to be able to express their learning in meaningful ways. They develop their knowledge and conceptual understanding of religion and worldviews and how these function in the lives of individuals and communities. Children explore their own responses and those of others to questions of meaning, purpose and truth, enabling them to develop their own ideas, values and identity. They can then participate fully and positively in our society with its diverse religions and many differing worldviews

The inclusion of worldviews enables young people to connect with religion(s) in a much more profound and inclusive way. A worldviews approach enables pupils to explore and gain ownership of their own perspectives, fitting new understanding into their existing mental framework. We learn about religion and beliefs through connecting and contrasting them with our own way of seeing the world. The curriculum ams to ensure that all pupils develop religious literacy through knowing about and understanding a range of religions and worldviews and learning to see these through the disciplines of Theology, Philosophy and Social Sciences. 

At Keldmarsh Primary School, we believe that Religious Education promotes spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of individuals, groups and communities. The knowledge and skills taught within the religious education curriculum supports the children to develop their sense of self, sense of others and sense of the world. 

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