What RE looks like at Shaw Ridge School

What a RE lesson can look like in our school:

  • Whole class teaching including opportunities to work individually, in pairs or in groups
  • A wide range of activities to help engage pupils with religion and belief in such a way that they are able to reflect upon and formulate their own beliefs, values and attitudes
  • A balance between Christianity and other faiths is taught across the school

This is our philosophy:

  • To engage pupils in enquiring into and exploring questions arising from the study of religion and belief, so as to promote their personal, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
  • To enable pupils to share their own beliefs, viewpoints and ideas
  • To promote respect

This is what we do:

  • Clear progressive programmes of study are taught, linking core knowledge, skills and assessment
  • Discrete RE lessons or links with subject areas across the school
  • A whole school focus on Harvest, Easter and Christmas
  • Where possible links made with other subjects to enrich learning

This is what you might typically see:

  • Enthusiastic, engaged learners
  • Questioning from both pupils and teachers, using a range of enquiry skills such as investigation, interpretation and reflection.
  • Independent and collaborative work
  • Range of challenges/differentiation to meet needs of all children
  • Reflective learners who are willing to improve

This is how we know how well our pupils are doing:

  • Different forms of feedback
  • Formative assessment through questioning and challenging during lessons
  • Observations of children during lessons
  • Photographic/video evidence

This is the impact of teaching:

  • Children who enjoy RE lessons
  • Inquisitive children who are willing to ask questions which lead to whole class discussions
  • Children who show respect towards other people who hold religious beliefs different from their own.
  • Children being able to transfer skills taught in RE across the curriculum.

RE Progression of Skills & Knowledge

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Withdraw from RE

Parental right to withdraw children from RE

The right of parents to withdraw their children from religious education (RE) lessons is set out in section 71(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

A parent of a student can request that their child is wholly or partly excused from:

  • Receiving RE given in the school in accordance with the school’s basic curriculum
  • Attendance at religious worship in the school.

If you think you would like to discuss withdrawing your child from RE lessons, please contact the school