Religious Education

At Castle Academy, we study Religious Education in Reception, KS1 and KS2. Studying Religious Education allows pupils to explore what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live.  They gain the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to handle questions raised by religion and belief, reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living. It provides opportunities for pupils to reflect and analyse, to discuss and debate, to explore and discover, provoking challenging questions about meaning and purpose in life, beliefs, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human. 

Every year group in KS1 and KS2 will either make a visit to a place of worship or will have a visiting speaker each year. These experiences help to enrich learning. Our trips include a visit to a mosque, church or synagogue and our visitors include representatives of each of the faiths listed in the table below. 

Through the RE curriculum, we aim for pupils: 

• 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. 

Our RE Syllabus

The syllabus is set out with a clear path of progression of knowledge, skills and understanding to help our pupils develop a logical understanding of religious and non-religious worldviews. Subject specific vocabulary is introduced as the children progress through each year group.

Castle Academy uses ‘Understanding Christianity’ to teach the Christianity units. This is organised into eight core concepts at the heart of Christianity and tells the ‘big story’ of the Bible.