Religious Education

Intent
At Coates Way School, Religious Education is taught in line with the Hertfordshire agreed syllabus using an adapted version of Kapow. Hertfordshire’s agreed syllabus splits the content in to the following strands: Beliefs and Practices Sources of Wisdom Symbols and Actions Prayer, worship and reflection Identity and Belonging Ultimate Questions Human responsibility and values Justice and Fairness

The scheme of work aims to inspire pupils to become curious, reflective and open-minded thinkers. The intention is for pupils to develop the confidence to ask meaningful questions, explore a range of beliefs and worldviews and reflect on their own values and those of others.
The scheme aims to raise awareness of how religion and worldviews influence individual lives, communities and cultures over time. Its goal is to encourage pupils to become respectful and thoughtful citizens who can engage with diversity and contribute positively to a pluralistic society.
Implementation
The three strands
Our curriculum is organised under the following three key strands:
• Substantive knowledge - the factual content of RE
• Disciplinary knowledge – the ‘how’ of learning. E.G Theology
• Personal knowledge.
The curriculum has been planned with these strands running through each unit, ensuring balanced coverage of the different aspects of Religion and worldviews and opportunities to develop both substantive and disciplinary understanding, alongside personal reflection.
We use a range of artefacts and resources to offer multi-sensory learning. We make use of video clips. Our overall aim is for pupils at Coates Way School to leave our school with a religious education that promotes discernment and enables pupils to combat prejudice, preparing them to engage in life in an increasingly diverse society.
EYFS: Religious Education is delivered flexibly, in line with the EYFS statutory requirements. Children encounter Christianity as well as religions and beliefs represented in our local community.
Key Stage 1: Children have approximately 1 lesson of RE a week. The focus is on Christianity, Islam and Judaism as well as learning about the humanist or nonreligious views of topics.
Key Stage 2: Children have approximately 1 lesson of RE a week. The focus is on the religions already taught as well as introducing Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.