Religious Education Lead: Miss Amber Roberts

At Lever House Primary School, our Religious Education curriculum is designed to develop pupils' knowledge and understanding of a range of religions, beliefs, and world-views. Through RE, pupils are encouraged to explore questions about meaning, identity, belonging, and values, enabling them to make sense of the diverse world in which they live.

Religious Education plays a fundamental role in the holistic development of our pupils and supports the promotion of our core school values: Safety, Positivity, Ambition, Respect, and Kindness. We aim to make RE engaging, thought-provoking, and relevant by providing opportunities for children to learn about different faiths and beliefs, reflect on their own views, and develop an appreciation of diversity and inclusion.

Through a carefully planned progression of knowledge and skills, pupils build upon their prior learning to deepen their understanding of religious and non-religious world-views. This enables them to think critically, ask meaningful questions, and develop respect and empathy for others, preparing them to become informed, responsible, and reflective members of society.

Curriculum Mapping Rationale:

The RE curriculum is sequenced to ensure that pupils develop their knowledge and understanding of religion and worldviews in a logical and progressive way. Using the Lancashire Agreed Syllabus within a two-year rolling programme enables all pupils to receive full curriculum coverage without unnecessary repetition, whilst ensuring that key concepts, beliefs and practices are revisited and deepened over time. Learning is carefully mapped to build upon prior knowledge, allowing pupils to make connections between different faiths, beliefs and ethical issues as they move through the school.

The curriculum is delivered through engaging enquiry-based learning, encouraging pupils to ask questions, reflect on different viewpoints and apply their understanding to real-life situations.

Planning:

The RE curriculum is carefully mapped using the Lancashire Agreed Syllabus within a two-year rolling programme to ensure full coverage of the required knowledge, skills and concepts across mixed-age classes. The long-term plan has been designed to avoid repetition while ensuring that key themes are revisited and built upon in an age-appropriate way, allowing pupils to deepen their understanding over time. The curriculum provides a balanced study of Christianity alongside other principal world religions and world-views, enabling pupils to develop religious literacy, critical thinking and respect for diversity. Knowledge and enquiry skills are progressively sequenced so that pupils make meaningful connections between beliefs, practices and values, preparing them for the next stage of their learning while reflecting the context and needs of our school community.

Lever Houses school follows the agreed Lancashire Syllabus for Religious Education. We follow a two-year rolling programme. The blocks deliver a programme of continuity and progression. There are clear links between previously taught units. Each unit begins with an investigative question and each unit begins with a knowledge organiser.  Every unit ends with assessment questions that answer each question.

Monitoring:

Books are scrutinised to monitor curriculum delivery. Knowledge organisers and assessment ladders are reviewed to ensure continuity and progression is evident throughout the whole school.  Lessons begin with questions that review and consolidate previous learning.

Enrichment Opportunities:

The RE curriculum is enhanced through a range of enrichment opportunities that bring learning to life and deepen pupils' understanding of different religions and world-views. In the Early Years Foundation Stage, children visit a local church to explore a place of worship first-hand, helping them to make meaningful connections between classroom learning and the wider community. Pupils also participate in Diversity Week, where they celebrate and learn about different cultures, beliefs and traditions, fostering respect, inclusion and curiosity from an early age. Across the school, teachers use a wide range of high-quality videos, photographs, artefacts and other visual resources to enrich learning and provide authentic contexts for discussion. Pupils also learn about and celebrate a variety of religious festivals throughout the year, enabling them to develop an appreciation of the beliefs, customs and traditions associated with different faiths. These experiences broaden pupils' cultural understanding and support the development of empathy, respect and religious literacy.

*Parents/Carers do have the right to withdraw their children from part or all of RE.  Please see the guidance below.*