At Carlton Primary School, we strive to promote understanding of, and interest in, the major world faiths, in accordance with the North Yorkshire Syllabus for Religious Education. We believe at this school that RE both supports and strengthens what we aim to do in every aspect of school life. Our caring ethos and the value which we place on the development of the whole child; spiritually, morally, socially, culturally and intellectually, is reflected in the RE curriculum.
Our aims for Religious Education at Carlton Primary School are:
All pupils will acquire and develop knowledge and understanding of principal world faiths practised in Great Britain. These include Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
All pupils will develop an understanding of the influence of beliefs, values and traditions on individuals, communities, societies and cultures, including the local community.
All pupils will develop the ability to make reasoned and informed judgements about religious and moral issues with reference to the teachings of the principal religions.
All pupils will enhance their own spiritual, moral, social and cultural development by:
developing awareness of the fundamental questions of life and how religious beliefs and practices can relate to them
responding to the fundamental questions of life with reference to religious beliefs and practices
reflecting on their beliefs, values and experiences
expressing their own viewpoints in a thoughtful, reasoned and considerate way
All pupils will recognise the right of people to hold different beliefs within an ethnically and socially diverse society.
In addition to learning in the classroom, we broaden the children’s experience through faith visitors regularly coming into school.
We are committed to ensuring that all children make excellent progress in their knowledge, understanding and skills in RE. Our expectations for what should be achieved by the end of each year group are divided into two key areas:
Learning about religions and belief
Learning from religions and belief
We also believe that children should be provided with the opportunity to exceed these expectations and demonstrate ‘Mastery’ of these concepts where they are able. At Carlton Primary School, we consider ‘Mastery’ to be the ability to communicate their understanding of beliefs to a greater depth.