RE Curriculum

Our Catholic Community at St Peter and St Paul.

Every child is a unique creation of God. At St Peter and St Paul, we actively encourage each child to reach their full potential by developing the Catholic faith, where each child feels cherished for their unique personal worth. We want to inspire and nurture every child within a happy, secure and stimulating, inclusive environment.

The Way, The Truth and The Life is a programme for children from EYFS up to Year 6. Each year group’s resources contain scripture from the Old and New Testaments, explanations of the sacraments and the Mass and give extensive coverage of Bible stories, big questions and real-life experiences.

This scheme is:

  • Written by teachers for teachers
  • Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
  • Covers requirements of the Religious Education Curriculum Directory
  • Rolling programme of greatly improved New Editions

Teachers also use wide and varied resources and units to regularly teach children about other world religions, in order for children to develop an appreciation for faith in a wider sense and are appreciative and respectful of the religious beliefs, practices, and observances of others thus enabling them to be responsible and constructive members of the multi-cultural, multi-faith society in which they live.

The Religious Education Directory (RED 2023) makes the aims of Religious Education explicit:

  • To engage in a systematic study of the mystery of God, of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, the teachings of the Church, the central beliefs that Catholics hold, the basis for them and the relationship between faith and life
  • To enable pupils continually to deepen their religious and theological understanding and be able to communicate this effectively
  • To present an authentic vision of the Church’s moral and social teaching to provide pupils with a sure guide for living and the tools to critically engage with contemporary culture and society
  • To give pupils an understanding of the religions and worldviews present in the world today and the skills to engage in respectful and fruitful dialogue with those whose worldviews differ from their own
  • To develop the critical faculties of pupils so to bring clarity to the relationship between faith and life, and between faith and culture
  • To stimulate pupils’ imagination and provoke a desire for personal meaning as revealed in the truth of the Catholic faith
  • To enable pupils to relate the knowledge gained through religious education to their understanding of other subjects in the curriculum
One Family

We are one family who look after and help each other.

We have 5 core values: love, truth, forgiveness, giving and understanding.

Love

Love

Jesus wants us to love one another as he has loved us.

Truth Two Color

Truth

We can move forward more easily when we are truthful with each other.

Forgiveness Icon Heart

Forgiveness

When we forgive one another, we can renew our friendships.

Giving Icon

Giving

We think of others without expecting something in return.

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Understanding

We make an effort to learn about and appreciate other people.

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