Religous Education Intent 

Why do we teach our pupils: 

Each of our children is a precious and unique individual, with God given talents and abilities, created to fulfil a special role in God’s intricate plan for the world. 

‘“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”.’ Jeremiah 29:11 

Why do we teach RE?  

• To know about and understand Christianity as a diverse global living faith through the exploration of core beliefs using an approach that critically engages with biblical text.
• To gain knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and worldviews appreciating diversity, continuity and changes within the religions and worldviews being studied.
• To engage with challenging questions of meaning and purpose raised by human existence and experience.
• To recognise the concept of religion and its continuing influence on Britain’s cultural heritage and in the lives of individuals and societies in different times, cultures and places.
• To explore their own religious, spiritual and philosophical ways living, believing and thinking.
• To give children the ability to look at the world through different ‘lenses.’

How will our teaching of RE enable our pupils to fulfil the plan God has for them?

Teaching RE means that children can marvel at the creation of the World that God created for us.  It will allow children to develop their spiritual development and explore their own individuality and that of others in order to understand how to live out a healthy and happy live with others.

What do we want to achieve by teaching RE?

Allow children to have the ability to be able to:-

• Give a theologically informed and thoughtful account of Christianity as a living and diverse faith.
• Show an informed and respectful attitude to religions and world views in their search for God and meaning.
• Engage in meaningful and informed dialogue with those of other faiths and none.
• Reflect critically and responsibly on their own spiritual, philosophical and ethical convictions.

Our vision at St Leonard’s is to provide a nurturing, Christian environment where pupils develop a passion for learning about the world around them in order for them to become vibrant learners who use their abilities, knowledge and values to grow into faithful stewards of God’s Creation.

We aim to provide learning and experiences to enable pupils to develop spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, morally and physically. Our vision is that they develop a depth of understanding which is deep rooted and as such provide a ‘good soil’ so pupils go on to produce a bountiful crop.

RE FRUITS

Discover what St Leonard’s students are learning — click the blue links below to view our RE curriculum.

Whole school RE overview

RE Progression Of Skills

Progression Of Skills RE

Progression Of Skills RE World Faiths

RE Assessment

RE Assessment

RE Medium Term Planning Examples

RE Knowledge Organisers

RE Adaptive Strategies

Inclusive Strategies In RE

RE Policies

RE Policy