Intent
Religious education (RE) at Church Eaton provokes challenging questions about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God, the self and the nature of reality, issues of right and wrong, and what it means to be human. It develops pupils’ knowledge and understanding of Christianity, of other principal religions, other religious traditions and worldviews that offer answers to questions such as these.
Our RE lessons also contributes to pupils’ personal development and well-being and to community cohesion by promoting mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse society. RE can also make important contributions to other parts of the school curriculum such as citizenship, personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE education), the humanities, education for sustainable development and others. It offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development, deepening the understanding of the significance of religion in the lives of others – individually, communally and cross-culturally.
Implementation
RE at Church Eaton is taught using the Staffordshire Agreed Syllabus curriculum. Each term has a different overarching question that pupils will explore in the context of religion. Differences and similarities between major world religions will also be explored to develop our pupils’ understanding and tolerance of other faiths.
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