We follow the locally approved ‘SACRE’ RE guidance and teach our children about all major world religions, belief systems and celebrations. At Bevington, we celebrate and engage with major religious festivals such as Christmas and Eid.
Rather than teach all religions separately, we teach the six major world religions through a ‘themed’ curriculum, where each term pupils explore the different aspects of religious such as celebrations, prayer, inspirational figures and so on. Focusing on these different aspects of faith, pupils will explore the major world religions and identify similarities and differences between them. RE is taught through discussion, debates and research lessons to allow children to share their own beliefs.
Each class keeps an RE Scrapbook, which showcases their learning for each lesson, including the learning objective, reflections from pupils, written learning and photographs.
Political Advocacy in RE
In RE, Political Advocacy is embedded in our topics on community, leaders and their leadership as well as social justice. We explore inspirational people and political justice issues in the world. Through Political Advocacy topics, we provide opportunities for children to develop their own thoughts and understanding deeper, and allows them to compare these with other religions and celebrate our differences.
Big Questions
In Years 5 and 6, the children explore Big Questions, which are designed for children to discuss religious themes in a greater depth, reflect on their own beliefs and the beliefs of others. An example of a Big Question is ‘Has religion made the world a better place?’
Places of Worship
Through their time at Bevington, we expect pupils to have visited places of worship for all major religion, met with key figures and seen religions in their true context. They are encouraged to ask questions and explore worship further, as well as identifying similarities between worship in different religions.
Progression Map
Please find the progression map for RE at Bevington below. This map details the skills and knowledge pupils are taught in each year through the school.