Religious Education at St Nicholas

We aim to…

To ensure children have a good understanding of religions and what it means to belong to a religious community.
To provide opportunities for all children to learn about different religions, as well as a deeper understanding of Christianity and Islam.
Allow children to become critical thinkers; providing opportunities for children to challenge, investigate, discover and question.
To develop children’s perseverance skills in order to take risks and develop their resilience.
To have an understanding of how religion can be interpreted in different ways around the world.
To ensure that all children, including those with SEND, are able to access the curriculum.

Weekly R.E. lessons.
High quality teaching that is appropriately pitched to individual children.
Lessons provide regular opportunities for practising a variety of skills (thinking, believing, living).
Encouragement to share ideas in a respectful manner and environment.
Skills and knowledge progress across year groups.
Links to the church to support our Curriculum.
Visits to holy buildings.
Norfolk Agreed Syllabus to be adopted from 2021.
Links to our school values.
Children enjoy R.E. lessons and are confident to demonstrate and discuss their learning with others

Children recognise the importance of learning about other religions and Christianity.
The majority of children can talk
with confidence about what they’ve learned in RE lessons.
Children can use the resources around them to support independent learning.
Children can work independently or in a team.
Children are prepared for the next stage of their R.E. learning.
Most children reach age -related expectations by the end of the academic year.