Our Lady's CatholicReligious Education
Classroom Religious Education
Religious Education is a core subject. The primary purpose of Catholic Education is the step by step study of the mystery of Christ, the teaching of the Church and its application in daily life, therefore the principal aims of the school in terms of the Religious Education which it provides are:
- to lead the children to a deepening knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Faith.
- to provide opportunities for the children to develop a loving relationship with God and their neighbour.
- to encourage children to respect and be fully aware of the needs of others as equal members of God’s creation.
There are many opportunities for all children to explore their faith and deepen their relationship with Christ. This includes daily acts of worship, weekly assemblies, regular classroom/parish based liturgies and celebration of mass. The parish team works in full partnership with the school in supporting and enhancing the education and formation of our children.
Religious Literacy
At Our Lady's, we aim to guide the children to become religiously literate young people who have the knowledge, understanding and skills to think spiritually and theologically and who are aware of the demands of religious commitment in everyday lives
Curriculum
Religious Education is taught for at least 10% of the weekly timetable. Our Religious Education curriculum is based on the delivery of the The Religious Education Directory - To Know You More Clearly supported by Arundel and Brighton planning which are used as a guide for the teaching and learning of Religious Education throughout the school. As a school we have spent several years gradually moving to this new more challenging curriculum with the last year group adopting it in October 2024.
Our Religious Education curriculum enables the children to explore key questions of life from the Christian tradition and how to put what they have learnt into context. We work closely with our local Parish to prepare liturgies and we value the partnership between home, school and parish and the wider community.
Other Faiths
To raise pupils’ awareness of the faith and traditions of other religious communities in order to respect and understand them, the whole school spends time learning about different beliefs and cultures preparing pupils for life in modern Britain.
Long Term Plan
The units covered across the year are as follows:
| Advent 1 | Advent 2 | Lent 1 | Lent 2 | Pentecost 1 | Pentecost 2 | |
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Reception to Year 6 |
Creation and Covenant | Prophecy and Promise | Galilee to Jerusalem | Desert to Garden | To the ends of the Earth | Dialogue and Encounter |
We look forward to sharing more information about this content as we embed the new curriculum.
Parents have the right to withdraw their children from Religious Education and Collective Worship. If you are considering this please make an appointment with the Headteacher. There is more information on the Catholic Education Service website.