RE (Religious Education)

RE - The Capel Way

 

Through RE at Capel Manor Primary School our children explore big questions about life.  They find out what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can make sense of religion and worldviews, whilst reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living.

 

The Capel RE curriculum is built upon the agreed syllabus for Enfield.  To ensure that we have a systematic and in-depth approach to teaching RE, we focus on key religions: 

EYFS - KS1: Muslims / Jewish / Christian / Alevi 

KS2: Muslims / Jewish / Christian / Hindus / Alevi / Humanists

 

The Curriculum is structured around 3 key strands of learning:

  1. Believing  (Religious beliefs, teachings, sources; questions of meaning purpose and truth)
  2. Expressing (Religious forms of expression; questions of identity, diversity and belonging)
  3. Living (Practices and ways of living; questions of values and commitments)

 

An Enquiry Based Approach 

Within each strand, the learning is led by key questions with the intention of: inspiring research; providing a context for new knowledge; and stimulating reflective discussion.

 

Progression 

To ensure progression of learning between year groups across the school the learning identified in the table below has been broken down  into smaller age related steps and mapped out in Phase groups across the school.

Click here to view our Capel RE Curriculum

Vocabulary and Oracy

Throughout their learning in RE, in addition to a focus on enquiry, there is also a focus on enhancing outcomes through the development of children’s vocabulary and oracy.  Through an age related progression of “Expectations for Talk” children learn to: 

 

  • Listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
  • Ask Relevant Questions to extend understanding and knowledge
  • Use Relevant Strategies to build vocabulary related to class topics
  • Articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
  • Consider and evaluate different viewpoints, and build on others’ contributions
  • Actively Participate in discussions and interact with listeners
  • Select and use appropriate registers for effective communication
  • Become confident and clear communicators




The new National Curriculum 2014 requires all state schools to make provision for a daily act of collective worship and to teach Religious Education.
 
Capel Manor School follows the London Borough of Enfield scheme for RE.

 

Click on the image to find some of the resources that we use in class:

The scheme promotes respect for all through RE. The curriculum introduces Capel Manor children, who come from rich and diverse backgrounds, to the faiths, beliefs and practices of the principle religions represented in modern day Britain. It teaches respect for all, promoting spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) education at every opportunity.
 
At Capel Manor Primary school we have introduced an annual RE based trip for every year group. Over their time spent with us at our school, each child will have visited a Christian church, a mosque, a synagogue, a Hindu Temple, a Sikh Gudwara and a Buddhist Temple.
 
Click HERE to see our RE trip and Workshop overview. 
 
They will also have experienced RE based workshops, that are locally accessible, and celebration assemblies run by staff and visiting religious speakers. All of these are run over a 2 year cycle to support your child’s learning.
 
As we promote SMSC and British values further it is vital that your child takes part in all of these exciting activities. Children speak about their religious education learning with great excitement, tolerance, understanding and respect. All of our visitors sign a policy before they deliver any talks, ensuring that all of our RE learning is linked back to British values and our diverse society.
 

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