Religious Education
At St. Mary's, the scheme we use to deliver R.E. is the Manchester Diocese Religious Education Syllabus for 2023-28.
The aims and purposes of religious education in this syllabus reflect those set out in the 2019 Church of England Statement of Entitlement. They are to enable pupils:
- to know about and understand Christianity as a diverse global living faith through the exploration of core beliefs using an approach that critically engages with biblical text.
- to gain knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and worldviews appreciating diversity, continuity and change within the religions and worldviews being studied.
- to engage with challenging questions of meaning and purpose raised by human existence and experience.
- to recognise the concept of religion and its continuing influence on Britain’s cultural heritage and in the lives of individuals and societies in different times, cultures and places.
- to explore their own religious, spiritual and philosophical ways living, believing and thinking.
As part of the scheme, children will:
- make sense of a range of religious and non-religious beliefs
- understand the impact and significance of religious and non-religious
beliefs - make connections between religious and non-religious beliefs, concepts,
practices and ideas studied
Please see the documents below for more information and a brief introduction to the scheme.
R.E. Whole School Long Term Plan