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Religious Education

At St. Mary's, the scheme we use to deliver R.E. is the Manchester Diocese Religious Education Syllabus for 2023-28.
The aims and purposes of religious education in this syllabus reflect those set out in the 2019 Church of England Statement of Entitlement. They are to enable pupils:

  • to know about and understand Christianity as a diverse global living faith through the exploration of core beliefs using an approach that critically engages with biblical text.
  • to gain knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and worldviews appreciating diversity, continuity and change within the religions and worldviews being studied.
  • to engage with challenging questions of meaning and purpose raised by human existence and experience.
  • to recognise the concept of religion and its continuing influence on Britain’s cultural heritage and in the lives of individuals and societies in different times, cultures and places.
  • to explore their own religious, spiritual and philosophical ways living, believing and thinking.

As part of the scheme, children will:

  • make sense of a range of religious and non-religious beliefs
  • understand the impact and significance of religious and non-religious
    beliefs
  • make connections between religious and non-religious beliefs, concepts,
    practices and ideas studied

Please see the documents below for more information and a brief introduction to the scheme. 

R.E. Whole School Long Term Plan