RE in Action
Here at St Francis Religious Education is a central part of our learning and it encompasses all that we do. RE is not strictly for RE lessons; it guides how we teach, learn and interact with each other throughout the school day. The 5 W’s are evident throughout our daily life at St. Francis.
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We follow ‘The Way the Truth and the Life’ scheme throughout the school; it is based on the Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church and follows the Religious Education Curriculum Directory. The scheme covers the teachings and practises of the Catholic Church. Children’s experiences are explored and built upon to help them relate what they are learning to their own lives .The scheme incorporates attainment targets: learning about the Catholic faith (AT1) and learning from the Catholic faith (AT2). Each year group have a different focus topic every half term, which are outlined below:
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Nursery |
God’s Wonderful World |
My Family |
The Holy Family |
Good Friends |
New Life |
Our Church Family |
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Reception |
God’s World |
God’s Family |
Getting to Know Jesus |
Sorrow and Joy |
New Life |
Our Church Family |
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Year 1 |
God’s Great Plan |
Mary, Our Mother |
Families and Celebrations |
Following Jesus |
The Resurrection |
Miracles |
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Year 2 |
The Chosen People |
The Mystery of God |
The Good News |
The Mass |
Eastertide |
The First Christians |
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Year 3 |
The Christian Family |
Mary, Mother of God |
Sacrament of Reconciliation |
Celebrating the Mass |
Celebrating Easter and Pentecost |
Being a Christian |
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Year 4 |
The Bible |
Trust in God |
Jesus, the Teacher |
Jesus, the Saviour |
The Early Christians |
The Church |
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Year 5 |
Creation |
God’s Covenants |
Inspirational People |
Reconciliation |
Life in the Risen Jesus |
Other Faiths |
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Year 6 |
The Kingdom of God |
Justice |
Exploring the Mass |
Jesus, the Messiah |
The Transforming Spirit |
Called to serve |
We also follow the ‘Caritas in Action’ programme, which looks at the social teachings of the church.
Caritas
RE is also taught throughout other subjects such as PSHE where children are given opportunities for personal development, well-being and community cohesion by promoting mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse society.
We currently cover the teaching of other faiths by celebrating festivals throughout the year. Every class celebrates the same festival as close to the festival date as we can. It is a time children can develop their knowledge of other religions and compare them to not only the Catholic religion but other religions they have learnt about. Children are provided with lots of fun and practical opportunities to explore different festivals and develop upon their knowledge of them as they move throughout the school.
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Festival |
Date 2019 |
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Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
September 29th |
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Diwali (Hindu, Sikh) |
October 27th |
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Parinirvana Day (Buddhist) |
February 15th |
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Holi (Hindu) |
March 9th/10th |
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Passover (Jewish) |
April 8th/16th |
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Easter (Christian Catholic) |
April 12th |
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Eid (Muslim) |
June 23rd |
