Religious Education
At Pelham we want all pupils to:
- Acquire and develop knowledge and understanding of Christianity and the other principal religions represented in Great Britain.
- Develop an understanding of the influence of beliefs, values and traditions on the way people live.
- Enhance their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
- Develop the ability to come to reasoned and informed opinions about religious and moral issues.
- Experience a rich and stimulating curriculum.
- Develop positive attitudes towards other people, following the caring ethos of our school by respecting their right to hold different beliefs from their own, and towards living in a religiously diverse society.
We will do this by:
- Exploring and learning about a variety of faiths as part of our multi-faith syllabus.
- Organising visits and trips to places of worship that allow children to see key religious items and partake in some religious customs.
- Enhancing and engaging learning through fun focus days and parent visits. This would include celebrating a variety of religious festivals throughout the year.
- Utilising opportunities outside the classroom including home learning to enrich experience.
- Delivering planned and differentiated lessons, taught with a clear religious knowledge objective.
- Allowing children to communicate their understanding in a variety of ways including writing, presentation, art and drama.
- Facilitating conversations around religious and cultural similarities and differences and moral debates.
- Encouraging children to share their opinions and experiences and encouraging them to respect different points of view and be open to the beliefs of their peers.
- Delivering some enquiry-based lessons, where cross-curricular links can be made to PSHE, P4C and RRS.
Curriculum Guidance
Click on the link below for an overview of the RE curriculum:
Click on the link below for our RE Curriculum guide:
See reference to the National Curriculum subject guidance:
See reference to the Merton Agreed Syllabus for RE, which we follow:
Alternative ways to learn RE
In the UK, parents have the right to withdraw their children from RE on the grounds that they wish to provide their own RE. This provision will be the parents’ responsibility. This right of withdrawal exists for all pupils in all types of school, including schools with and without a religious designation. Parents also have the right to withdraw their child from part of RE, and can do so without giving any explanation.