Royston St John Baptist CE Primary School

Go and Do Likewise

Religion and World Views

Intent

At Royston St. John’s, Religious Education has a significant role for the development of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Religious Education, like other areas of the curriculum, is underpinned by our school Christian values. Religious Education in our school will provide them with the knowledge and skills to ask and answer challenging questions, explore different religious beliefs, values and traditions. Children will learn to appreciate the way that religious beliefs shape people’s lives and their behaviour and develop their ability to make reasoned and informed judgements about religious and moral issues. Our intention is to promote religious understanding, respect and open-mindedness in our pupils to prepare for life in our every changing, multi-cultural society. We will challenge prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping. Pupils will be encouraged to develop their sense of identity and belonging through self-awareness and reflection, and so preparing them for adult life.

Impact

Pupils’ progress in Religion and World Views is based on the expected outcomes outlined in the Leeds Diocesan syllabus and the Understanding Christianity document. Children will make progress in line with, or above that of other core subjects in school. This progress will be measured by end of phase outcomes (EYFS, KS1, Lower KS2 and Upper KS2). Ongoing informal assessment and outcomes are moderated within school.

When children leave St. John’s, the expectation is that our pupils are religiously literate, and pupils are able to:

Give a theologically informed and thoughtful account of Christianity as a living and diverse faith.

Show an informed and respectful attitude to religions and non-religious worldviews in their search for God and meaning.

Engage in meaningful and informed dialogue with those of other faiths and none.

Reflect critically and responsibly on their own spiritual, philosophical and ethical convictions.

Our children will be enabled to develop respect for and sensitivity to others and to those whose faiths and beliefs are different from their own.