R.E

RE requires pupils to explore the world around them and ask questions. It also allows pupils to question and challenge what they believe, to deepen the foundations of faith for them as an individual as well as have an inclusive approach to understand the faiths of others around them. At Holy Trinity School we endeavour to make sure that each and every child achieves their full potential.

At Holy Trinity School, we follow the planning from the Diocese of Southwark, which covers all of the six major faiths – Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam. We are always putting the children at the heart of what we do and as part of this we add enrichment opportunities, including an RE focused trip each year. This means that throughout a child’s time at Holy Trinity, from Reception to Year 6, they will have had an RE-focused, thought-provoking trip about each of the six major faiths.

We strive to make sure that all children can access the RE curriculum and so we focus on providing creative and engaging ways to teach the units. Our ‘RE Progression Map’, has been carefully planned to ensure progression in each of the six major faiths and in the skills and knowledge being taught to and used by the children.

We help this to happen by:

Teaching the curriculum in a creative and practical way
Getting the pupils to question their own beliefs
Making use of both the indoor and outdoor spaces that God has given us
Having open-ended discussions
Creating a culture of inclusivity and love to allow each pupil to feel empowered to share their views and opinions about what faith really means to them
Developing the pupils’ experiences of faith both inside school and outside of school

We like to keep a record of the pupil’s amazing learning in RE and one way we do this is through each class having an ‘RE scrapbook’. The RE scrapbook:

Shows the children’s learning throughout the year
Shows any faith-related experiences that have happened outside of school, for example, going to church on a Sunday or celebrating Diwali.
Is filled with photos, quotes, copies of activities the children have done

At the end of each year, the scrapbooks are moved into the library for the children to look at freely during their timetabled library sessions. The children love looking at these to remind themselves of the incredible learning that they have done throughout the time at Holy Trinity School.

We assess the children formally at the end of each half term and fill in a yearly overview with the standard each child has achieved. This is then compared with their data in reading and maths to make sure that each child is achieving the best standard for them, allowing them to reach their full potential. If a child is working below the expected standard for them we support them with targeted adult interaction to ensure they achieve the best outcomes that they possibly can.

R.E

Love learning, Love one another, Love God