Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement: Religious Education 

Intent 

Our RE lessons are intended to offer a broad and rich RE curriculum to allow for coverage of the areas prescribed; to allow for a variety of ways to explore religions, their community and personal development and wellbeing. The lessons have an intention of providing a high quality, coherent and progressive experience of the subject, with scope for cross-curricular learning. Through each unit, children will know about and understand a range of religions and world views. They will be able to identify, investigate and respond to a variety of issues. SMSC, personal growth and community cohesion are featured throughout each non-statutory strand and are there to ensure opportunities for children to develop positive attitudes and values and to reflect on and relate their learning in RE to their own experiences. The intent is to make sure that children understand the relevance of RE in today’s modern world and how it affects our lives

• Celebrates the diverse and rich community at William Bellamy Primary School.
• Inspires creative learning through excellent teaching practices that build on prior R.E. learning and allow for repetition and progression of skills that build upon high starting points.
• Our curriculum embraces the community in which it is situated, recognising local places of worship including: church, mosque, gurdwara and temple. 
• Is inclusive, develops self-confidence and identifies that all our pupils are unique and therefore we should all be tolerant of each other’s beliefs.
• Encourages our pupils to be inquisitive about others beliefs developing inquiry based R.E. skills that allow them to culturally aware of the world around them. 
• Promotes equality and understanding of the British values and ensures they are prepared for life in modern Britain

The school’s overarching intent based in nurture and diversity, this is embedded into the curriculum to ensure that the curriculum is reflective of our school community and all teaching is delivered using a nurturing approach.

Implementation

The R.E. curriculum follows Twinkl Schemes of Work which are adapted to meet the needs and local context of the school.  R.E. follows a whole school approach, which will be taught discretely.

R.E. Lessons will build upon prior learning and develop skills year upon year.

In addition:

The R.E. subject leader will be given training and the opportunity to keep developing their own subject knowledge, skills and understanding, so they can support curriculum development and their colleagues throughout the school.

We have  specific RE lessons in Twinkl Planit and Twinkl Life lessons to offer a broad range of study for children studying RE. We have  specific series of lessons for each year group, which will offer structure and narrative but are no means to be used exclusively, rather to be used to support planning. In KS1, children begin to look at other religions, focusing on celebrations and rituals. In KS2, we offer a wider range of learning opportunities about the world’s religions including deeper understanding of the origin of those religions and their key stories and teachings. Throughout both key stages, emphasis on personal growth and community cohesion is evident, allowing for personal development for the children from KS1 to the end of KS2. There are unit overviews available for each Twinkl Planit unit, which demonstrates where challenge and differentiation will show development of skills. As well as unit overviews, end of unit assessments are available to support teachers in making sure children have reached the intended outcomes. In the suggested Twinkl Life lessons, there is a unit overview, a journey record pack and additional resources to help the teacher support the progress of children’s learning..

Impact

• Pupils have a stronger awareness of the world around them and will be mindful of the beliefs of others.
• Pupils feel they are valued as individuals and that their beliefs are valued and celebrated.
• Enjoyment of the R.E. curriculum will promote creativity, achievement, confidence and inquisitive minds. 
• We believe that the impact of using our RE curriculum will be for children to have a better understanding of the religions that make up the UK landscape and how they can learn from and work alongside each other to create community cohesion. All children will be more informed about their position in the world, and the decisions they can make impacting their future. All children in school will be able to talk confidently about their wellbeing, moral and cultural development for the society in which they live. The RE curriculum will promote inquisitive minds, respect, tolerance and understanding for all those around them including themselves. Our suggested lessons enable high quality work to be produced and evidenced, showcasing a deep understanding of the main religions of the world, their community and their future. This evidence will be seen through using the correct vocabulary, explanations and respectful opinions, as well as cross-curricular evidence, for example religious and cultural art work, drama, craft and presentations. Impact will be seen by all teachers and children enjoying the experience of teaching and learning RE and understanding how it can help them in their future.

William Bellamy Primary School use the Barking and Dagenham Agreed Syllabus found here

Further information on Barking and Dagenham Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) can be found here