RE

Children at Reedings are encouraged to work as theologians through a well-balanced and exciting curriculum which aims to develop their understanding of the main religions and worldviews. They are given a wide range of engaging opportunities to explore what different people believe, their way of life and the impact these beliefs, values and ways of living have on local, national and global communities.

Our Religious Education curriculum gives children the opportunity to:

• describe, make connections and reflect upon different features of religions and worldviews including pilgrimages, worship, rituals, life, celebrations and other ways believers demonstrate commitment and belonging.
• investigate, interpret and respond to religious artefacts, sacred writing, stories and sources of wisdom.
• explore and describe beliefs, practices and symbols and their deeper meaning.
• research and explore how people of faith communicate their beliefs and gain inspiration from sacred spaces, worship, prayer, reflection and meditation.
• discuss and thoughtfully answer challenging ultimate questions about belonging, meaning, purpose and truth.
• consider and respond thoughtfully to ideas about values, respect, human responsibility and apply their knowledge gained to answer ethical questions of right and wrong and justice and fairness.

The exciting RE curriculum at Reedings enables all children to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of a range of world religions and their beliefs and practices.

Each year progressively studies Christianity alongside another world religion, which include Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Humanism and Buddhism.

By exploring sacred texts, artefacts, viewpoints from believers, practical activities and first-hand experiences, the children will be able to evaluate the differences and similarities between religions and develop their own personal and critical responses to them. We successfully utilise our strong links to outside agencies and regularly visit our local churches, Bhaktivedanta Manor and the Jewish Museum. A wide range of opportunities are also given to the children to explore ultimate human questions and as a result, develop their own ideas and values. We feel that by learning about and understanding different peoples’ views and ways of living, learners are taking the first steps to appreciating diversity both locally and internationally.

We follow the Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus of Religious Education and our curriculum has been constructed with these 8 key areas at the forefront: belief and practices; sources of wisdom; symbols and actions; prayer, worship and reflection; identity and belonging; ultimate questions; human responsibility and values; justice and fairness.

Agreed Syllabus - Hertfordshire 2017.pdf

There are 156 hours of Religious Education taught over 4 years, which is approximately 13 hours per term.