Our Religious Education Curriculum

At Shotton Primary School, it is our intent to deliver a high quality RE curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, social, cultural and intellectual development of children. It is important that the curriculum helps all pupils irrespective of ability to understand the world and their place in it.

RE is taught discretely. Lessons are clearly and logically planned to allow children to reflect and develop their knowledge and skills as well as their cultural and spiritual awareness.

The purpose of our RE curriculum is to provide children with a depth of knowledge and understanding regarding Christianity and other principal religions such as Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism and Judaism as well as religious traditions and world views. Through investigation and enquiry, children are taught to critically think and personally reflect on their own feelings, ideas and values in order to develop their own sense of identity and belonging.

Learning today for a successful tomorrow...

It is our belief that the impact of our RE curriculum allows children to gain a greater understanding of themselves and a more empathetic awareness of the needs of others. This enables children to become better equipped to cope with the responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

Parent/Carer Right to Withdraw

Parents have the right to withdraw their child from RE on the grounds that they wish to provide their own RE. 

Parents also have the right to withdraw their child from part of RE.

Whilst parents do not need to provide an explanation as to partial withdrawal it is important that we can reach a shared understanding and as such we would strongly encourage all parents to come and discuss their concerns with school in the first instance.

This also applies to collective worship which parents also have to right to withdraw their child from.