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Religious Education
Religious Education Curriculum Design Statement:
Intent
We value all our pupils as the unique individuals they are and endeavour to celebrate them through RE experiences, including collective worship, assemblies and special days. The Boldmere Federation has shared values, vision and rights, which underpin the ethos of the school and impact on the way we teach R.E. We want our children to gain a wider knowledge of the world; to understand something about different communities and faiths; to respect differences and to be able to reflect on their own beliefs/perspective on life, religious or otherwise. At Boldmere, we are an inclusive school recognising that some of our children come from minority ethnic backgrounds, therefore it is imperative that our children learn about the diversity of the world around them.
Implementation
As a Birmingham school, we are required to follow the Birmingham syllabus. We selected the Birmingham SACRE (Standing Advisory Council Religious Education) scheme as we felt it met the needs of Boldmere children within our context. SACRE is a perceptive scheme providing lots of contexts and resources for teachers and it provides structure, sequence and progression. Formative assessment is built in to lessons to guide next steps and inform planning. Pupils’ learning in this syllabus is guided by encouraging 24 dispositions, values or facets of character. Taken together, the dispositions constitute a person’s spiritual and moral character. Each disposition is visited twice during their primary school career at the Juniors (once in lower and once in upper KS2). It allows opportunities for the children to ask deep questions, create links across other curriculum areas and build upon key concepts and skills. R.E in school is enhanced by a robust assembly rota, visitors and visits to churches.
Impact
At Boldmere Junior School, we believe that having knowledge of the wider understanding of the world is a fundamental aim for all our pupils in the school and enables them to move on the next stage of education equipped to understand and respect the experiences of others. This syllabus explores 11 religious and non-religious worldviews that were carefully selected due to their prominence in Birmingham; we feel strongly that our provision enables pupils to have an accurate and up-to-date insight into the beliefs of their local community.
What does RE look like at Boldmere Junior School?
