Religious Education
Rusthall St Paul’s is distinctive in character as a Church of England Primary School (RE lessons and collective worship reflect this).
At Rusthall St Paul’s, we want our pupils to develop an awareness of and respect for the beliefs and feelings of those within the school and the wider local and international communities. We strive for our pupils to explore and reflect on others' experiences, along with their own ideas, to become individuals with a concern for the world around them. At Rusthall St Paul’s, we want our pupils to be sensitive to the attitudes of others and have a moral and social responsibility for the world.
Through spoken language, we aim for our pupils to be enquiring, debating and questioning at all times in RE; we ensure that pupils do this in a respectful manner. We make it very clear that there are never any right or wrong answers and all contributions are valued equally. We feel that this models the attitudes that we want our pupils to have in the wider world around them.
In order to teach Religious Education, we follow the Kent Syllabus incorporating Understanding Christianity and the Diocesan units on Other faiths. The Understanding Christianity units cover eight core concepts that sit at the heart of the Christian faith. The progression within units ensures that pupils are able to understand the Christian text, recognise the impact upon the lives of Christians and then make connections to their own lives. In addition, there is a clear progression through the teaching of the different concepts across all year groups (see Diocesan overview). Through teaching the units about other faiths, the aim is for pupils to develop an understanding and respect for people of other cultures and faiths and then to transfer this into their day-to-day lives.
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Reception |
What can we learn from New Testament stories? INCARNATION Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas? |
Why and how am I special? SALVATION Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? |
What can we learn from Old testament stories? CREATION Why is the word God so important to Christians? |
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Year 1 |
GOD What do Christians believe that God is like? INCARNATION Why does Christmas matter to Christians? |
GOSPEL What is the good news that Jesus brings? SALVATION Why does Easter matter to Christians? |
OTHER FAITHS What stories are told by and about people of different faiths and beliefs? |
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Year 2/3 |
PEOPLE OF GOD What is it like to follow God? INCARNATION What is the Trinity? |
OTHER FAITHS: SIKHISM What is important for Sikh people? SALVATION Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’? |
KINGDOM OF GOD When Jesus left, wat was the impact of Pentecost? OTHER FAITHS: JUDAISM What special times and people do Jewish people remember and celebrate? |
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Year 4 |
CREATION What do Christians learn from the Creation story? INCARNATION What is the Trinity? Digging Deeper |
GOSPEL What kind of a world did Jesus want? SALVATION Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’? Digging Deeper |
OTHER FAITHS: HINDUISM What do Hindu people believe about God? OTHER FAITHS: HINDUISM How do Hindu people worship and celebrate? |
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Year 5 |
GOD What does it mean if God is loving and holy? INCARNATION Was Jesus the Messiah? |
OTHER FAITHS: ISLAM What do Muslim people believe about the way they should live their lives and why? SALVATION What did Jesus do to save human beings? |
PEOPLE OF GOD How can following God bring freedom and justice? OTHER FAITHS: ISLAM What do Muslims believe about the way they should live their lives and why? |
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Year 6 |
CREATION Creation and science – conflicting or complementary? INCARNATION Was Jesus the Messiah? Digging Deeper |
GOSPEL What would Jesus do? SALVATION What difference does the resurrection make for Christians? |
OTHER FAITHS: BUDDHISM What do Buddhists believe about the way they should live their lives and why? KINGDOM OF GOD What kind of king is Jesus? |