Religious Education

At Lowerhouses CE Primary School, we believe that Religious Education prepares our children for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of later life. RE underpins our whole school ethos of care by promoting the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development of our children. Through RE, pupils learn about Christianity and other world faiths, exploring how beliefs impact their own lives and those of the wider community.

To make progression clear and meaningful, each RE topic page now includes a Learning Journey. These journeys show how pupils’ knowledge and understanding build step by step across the year groups, helping children, parents, and staff see the pathway of spiritual and cultural learning from EYFS through to Year 6.

By following these journeys, pupils can connect their learning across themes such as creation, incarnation, salvation, and belonging, while also exploring the practices and values of different world religions. This structure supports respect, empathy, and self‑awareness, ensuring that children achieve age‑related expectations or better in RE and talk enthusiastically about their learning.

🙏 Intent

• Provide pupils with knowledge and understanding of Christianity and other major world religions.

• Encourage children to explore and consider different answers to big questions in local, national, and global contexts.

• Support equality by developing an understanding that all people are unique and special, regardless of background.

• Help pupils articulate their personal beliefs, ideas, values, and experiences while respecting the right of others to differ.

• Promote respect, empathy, and self‑awareness through learning about diverse cultures and ways of life.

📖 Implementation

• RE is taught in accordance with the Kirklees Agreed Syllabus.

• Religions studied include: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.

• Lessons combine learning about religions (beliefs, practices, texts, traditions) and learning from religions (reflecting on meaning and values).

• Pupils develop skills to interpret and evaluate texts, sources of wisdom, and evidence.

• Opportunities are provided for discussion, reflection, and faith days to deepen understanding.

• RE makes a distinctive contribution to the curriculum by allowing pupils to explore spiritual and religious approaches to life.

🌟 Impact

• Children enjoy learning about different religions and why people choose to follow them.

• Pupils make links between their own lives and those of others in their community and the wider world.

• RE develops respect and empathy, with children showing high levels of self‑awareness.

• By the end of each year, pupils achieve age‑related expectations or better in RE, demonstrating the required skills of their year group.

• Children use acquired vocabulary across lessons and school life, and talk enthusiastically about their RE learning.

🧰 Religious Education Resources for Parents