Religious Education
'Religious Education makes a significant contribution to pupils' academic development.'
Religious education: realising the potential, Ofsted 2013
True to our curriculum driver of 'faith', the teaching of Religious Education is taken serious at St. Michael's. It is one of our core subjects. A breakdown of our RE curriculum is detailed below.
There are four 'big ideas' that underpin our RE curriculum:
- Stories and narratives
- Doctrines
- Rituals and practices
- Metaphysics
Each RE lesson is based around one of these four 'big questions' or themes.
There are four key areas of disciplinary knowledge that underpin our RE curriculum:
- Theology
- Philosophy
- Human and social science
- History
Each RE lesson includes a focus on at least one of the above disciplines.
Each year group completes four units of study, each lasting for approximately 9 weeks. The world's main religions are studied in depth, according to the following weighting:
Christianity - 50%
Judaism - 11%
Islam - 11%
Dharmic (Sikhism, Hinduism and Buddhism) - 21%
World Views - 7%
Curriculum Content
Reception
- Origin Stories - Adam and Even; Nativity
- Lost and Found - The Lost Sheep; Easter: The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Journeys - Hinduism: Lakshmi Walks Through the Night; The Road to Damascus
Year One
- Origin Stories - Noah's Ark; Nativity
- Lost and Found - The Parodical Son; Easter: The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Journeys - Islam: The Night Story; The Holy Spirit Arrives
Year Two
- Christianity: Incarnation - The Nativity
- Judaism: The Covenant - The Law of Moses
- Christianity: Sacrifice - The Triumphal Entry
- Islam: Pilgrimage
Year Three
- Hinduism: Dharma
- Sikhism
- Christianity: Sacrifice - The Last Supper
- Buddhism: Karma
Year Four
- Christianity: Incarnation - The Trinity
- Judaism: The Covenant
- Christianity: Sacrifice - The Trial
- Islam: Pilgrimage
Year Five
- Hinduism: Dharma
- Sikhism: Langar
- Christianity: Sacrifice - The Crucifixion
- Buddhism - Karma
Year Six
- Christianity: Incarnation - The Messiah
- Judaism: The Covenant - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Christianity: Sacrifice - The Resurrection
- Islam: Pilgrimage