Intent:
At London Meed, our RE lessons are intended to: offer a broad and rich RE curriculum to allow for coverage of the areas prescribed; allow for a variety of ways to explore religions, their community and personal development and wellbeing.
The lessons have an intention of providing a high quality, coherent and progressive experience of the subject, with scope for cross-curricular learning.
Through each unit, children will: know about and understand a range of religions and world views; identify, investigate and respond to a variety of issues; explore aspects of personal growth and community cohesion; have opportunities to develop positive attitudes and values and to reflect on and relate their learning in RE to their own experiences.
At London Meed, we want to make sure that children understand the relevance of RE in today’s modern world and how it affects our lives.
Through Quality First Teaching and having high expectations, we ensure all children (including disadvantaged and SEND) are accessing the curriculum by constantly reviewing and adapting teaching.
Implementation:
We have a coherent and sequenced curriculum building, progression of knowledge and skills every year. In EYFS, the children look at their own families and customs, broadening out to that of other children’s families and customs and celebrations around the world. In KS1, children begin to look at other religions, focusing on celebrations and rituals. In KS2, we offer a wider range of learning opportunities about the world’s religions including deeper understanding of the origin of those religions and their key stories and teachings. Throughout both key stages, emphasis on personal growth and community cohesion is evident.
We have regular visitors to the school, from a range of different religious backgrounds, who share their experiences with pupils and describe their roles within our local community.
Impact:
At London Meed, we believe that our RE curriculum enables our children to have a better understanding of the religions that make up the UK landscape and how they can learn from, and work alongside, each other to create community cohesion. All children will be more informed about their position in the world, and the decisions they can make impacting their future. All children in school will be able to talk confidently about their wellbeing,moral and cultural development for the society in which they live. Our RE curriculum will promote inquisitive minds, respect, tolerance and understanding for all those around them including themselves. It will enable high quality work to be produced, showcasing a deep understanding of the main religions of the world, their community and their future. Children will be able to use the correct vocabulary, explanations and respectful opinions, and demonstrate cross-curricular links through, for example, religious and cultural art work, drama, craft and presentations.