Curriculum | Religious Education

Religious Education is seen as contributing to the whole education of the children within the school. The school approach reflects that adopted by the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. Through Religious Education the school is concerned with enabling pupils to continue in, come to or develop their own beliefs, ideas and attitudes while respecting the right of other people to hold beliefs different to that of their own. The school's intention is not to get pupils to believe that a particular religion is true or false, nor to encourage them to adopt a particular faith. Religious Education is neither indoctrination nor a missionary activity.

The school encourages pupils to develop the skills needed for studying religion. An exploratory and investigative approch to Religious Education is encouraged so that pupils are able to ask questions, exploring openly their own and others' beliefs and experiences in an atmosshere of respect and understanding.

The school recognises the importance of the pupils gaining a knowledge and understanding of the beliefs and practices of faith communities and the concepts necessary to understand this area of learning. The school scheme of work is planned and structured to enable them to develop this.

The school recognises that Religious Education touches on areas including beliefs, life-styles and personal response. All staff approach this area with openness and sensitivity, respecting the integrity of each religion and the responses of pupils to this exploration.

Religious Education at Corbets Tey School - Aims

The school subscribes to the aim of Religious Education as laid down in the Havering Agreed Syllabus.

The school aims to enable pupils to gain, and respond to, a knowledge and understanding of religious beliefs and practices, and to appreciate the importance and influence of these in the life of the believers, in order that, through the exploration and investigation of their own, and others' experiences, they may develop their own beliefs, ideas and attitudes whilst respecting the right of other people to hold beliefs different form their own.

Religious Education contributes to a number of the general aims of the school.

Religious Education contributes in the following ways:

Spiritual Development

• reflect upon their learning and to make personal responses;
• engage in periods of silence;
• consider ultimate questions dealing with purpose and meaning.

Moral development

• reflect on their behaviour and attitudes;
• consider reasons for choices which they and others make;
• engage with and respond to moral codes from different religions.

Social Development

• reflect upon their behaviour and how it affects others;
• consider that society is made up of people with differing beliefs, attitudes and practices;
• respect others;
• develop the ability to "stand in another's shoes".

Cultural Development

• the religious aspects of a variety of cultures;
• various rules and customs which affect lifestyles of different people.

Parents have the right to withdraw their child from Religious Education. The school will ask parents who wish to exercise that right to meet with the head teacher to discuss the extent of withdrawal and how that withdrawal is to be implemented. The school will request that parents confirm in writing their request.

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