Religious Education At Harbury
In line with The Church of England’s ‘Statement of Entitlement’, we provide a rich and varied religious education curriculum using two different R.E. schemes.
From September 2024, we have adopted the Coventry & Warwickshire Religion and Worldviews Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. This syllabus requires schools to make a shift from the ‘World Religions Paradigm’. The approach to teaching RE moves beyond an assumed set of beliefs and practices, to a religion and worldviews approach which recognises and explores the nuances of individual and communal worldviews which may, or may not, have some alignment with organised worldviews such as religious traditions.
The main aims of this syllabus are for pupils:
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To know about and understand a range of worldviews, both religious and non-religious, recognising both similarities and differences as part of study.
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To be familiar with possible answers to deep questions about self, others, the world and the possibility of a deity, drawn from a range of case studies from religion and worldviews.
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To become increasingly confident in the main disciplines of theology, philosophy and human and social sciences, and their associated tools and methods, to allow for rich academic study of religion and worldviews to take place.
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To have the time and space to reflect upon their own personal worldview and the personal knowledge they bring to RE lessons, considering what they might learn from religion and worldviews encountered and how these, in turn, might shape their own worldview.
Alongside this, we use Understanding Christianity to teach Christianity across the school. This programme helps children to acquire a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith and its key theological concepts. This is integrated with their understanding of themselves and of the world.
It is our intent that all children leave with a world view knowledge of religion whilst appreciating that many people hold secular views also. We intend to enable pupils, through RE, to develop their knowledge and skills to prepare them for life in a modern, diverse Britain.
We use ‘Big Questions’ to challenge and engage children to develop their communication and debating skills alongside their knowledge and to apply what they have learnt to their own lives. Themes of Believing, Living and Expressing are explored. The ‘Big Questions’ link through different threads and are planned to build children’s knowledge and skills as they progress through each Key Stage.
