St Matthew's C of E
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What does your child learn at school each day? Find information about our RE curriculum here.
Curriculum statement for Religious Education
As a Church school, our teaching of RE enables every child to flourish and to live life in all its fullness (John 10:10). It aims to help educate for dignity and respect, enabling all to live well together.
RE has a high profile within the curriculum and is considered an academic subject. The RE curriculum is intrinsic to the outworking of our school’s Christian vision in enabling all pupils to flourish.
The teaching of RE will go beyond a sociological study of religious phenomena and will introduce our pupils to a range of relevant disciplines including theology, philosophy and the human and social sciences.
Our aims and objectives are:
- 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 texts.
- To gain knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and worldviews appreciating diversity, continuity and change within the religions and world views 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.
We use the Chester Diocese scheme of work, which is supplemented and supported by the Understanding Christianity resource. As a Church school, Christianity is the main religion studied in each year. However, we also study Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
Religious Education Policy
RE Overview
EYFS- Autumn 1.
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Special People- Who is special?
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Children will begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs.
AT1- Learning about Religion. Knowledge and Understanding. Pupils should:
AT2- Learning from Religion. Response, Evaluation and Application. Pupils should:
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This unit identifies who is special to them. |
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EYFS-Autumn 2.
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Special Times 1- Festivals of Light
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Children will understand that people have different needs, views, cultures and beliefs that need to be treated with respect. Children will have a developing respect for their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. Children will begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people.
AT1- Learning about Religion. Knowledge and Understanding. Pupils should:
AT2- Learning from Religion. Response, Evaluation and Application.
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This unit explores festivals of light- Hannukah, Diwali and Christingle. |
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EYFS- Spring 1.
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Special Times 2
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Children will understand that people have different needs, views, cultures and beliefs that need to be treated with respect. Children will have a developing respect for their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. Children will find out about past and presents events in their own lives and in those of their families and other people they know. Children will begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people.
AT1- Learning about Religion. Knowledge and Understanding. Pupils should:
AT2- Learning from Religion. Response, Evaluation and Application.
Compare the similarities and difference in celebrations. |
This unit explores celebrations and reasons for celebrations. |
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EYFS-Spring 2.
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Our Special World
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Children will have a developing respect for their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. Children will begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. AT1- Learning about Religion. Knowledge and Understanding. Pupils should:
AT2- Learning from Religion. Response, Evaluation and Application.
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This unit explores the Creation story. |
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EYFS-Summer 1.
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Special Objects
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Children will have a developing respect for their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. Children will begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people.
AT1- Learning about Religion. Knowledge and Understanding. Pupils should:
AT2- Learning from Religion. Response, Evaluation and Application. Pupils should:
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This unit allows the children to explore which objects are special to them. |
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EYFS - Summer 2.
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Special Places
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Children will have a developing respect for their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people. They will begin to develop an appreciation and wonder of The Church and other places of worship by developing their imagination and curiosity. AT1-Learning about Religion. Knowledge and Understanding. Pupils should:
AT2-Learning from Religion. Response, Evaluation and Application.
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In this unit children will learn about special places. They will look at special buildings, the Church and other places of worship. They will see and learn about the symbolism in different places of worship. |
Discuss children’s special places. Why are they special? What is inside their special place? Draw/paint pictures of their special places. Look at pictures of special buildings and discuss who lives there or works there. Visit St. Matthew’s C of E Church and explore. Learn about why this is a special place. Explore the different symbols in the church. Look at pictures of other places of worship. How are they different to our church?
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