The Little Village School with a Big Heart
Aims & Purpose
Each subject leader regularly reviews the purpose and aims for their subjects. These are based upon the National Curriculum statements, developed by a range of educational and subject-specific experts. These statements lay out the aims of each subject at Dorney School.
RE
In our school, we realise the opportunity Religious Education gives us to support, enhance and develop the whole child; spiritually, morally, socially and culturally. We work hard as a whole school to cultivate a strong sense of identity in every individual and a mutual respect and empathy with one another. Our high quality RE curriculum is ambitious and forward thinking. We strive to develop critical thinking skills whilst enhancing children’s knowledge and understanding of, and compassion for people and their beliefs, religious or otherwise. Our RE curriculum is broad and balanced, embracing the diversity of our school community – learning about religion and faith through each other. Our teaching does not simply seek to inform but to engage children in key questions to explore, investigate, evaluate and express. Through our RE curriculum we recognise our important role in teaching our pupils to express their beliefs and values with confidence, to respect the cultural differences of others (locally, nationally and globally) and to contribute positively to a cohesive and compassionate society.
The curriculum framework for RE breaks down the aims of RE learning into three strands:
A. Know about and understand a range of religions and world views so that they can:
B. Express ideas and insights about the nature, significance and impact of worldwide views, so that they can:
C. Gain and deploy the skills needed to engage seriously with religions and worldviews, so they can:
Curriculum Overviews
Our curriculum has been mapped to ensure that there is clear progression across the school. Subject leaders regularly review the topics taught in each year group to ensure that pupils are taught the right content at the right time.