Religious education at Holywell enables every child to flourish and to live life in all its fullness. (John 10:10). It will help educate for dignity and respect encouraging all to live well together.

At Holywell school the pupils and their families can expect an RE curriculum that enables pupils to acquire a rich, deep knowledge and understanding of Christian belief and practice. Parents can expect the use of high-quality resources, for example, the Understanding Christianity resource and for teachers to use an approach that engages with biblical text and theological ideas. The  RE curriculum engages and challenges children through an exploration of core concepts and questions. We provide opportunities for meaningful and informed dialogue with a range of religions and worldviews and for children to  understand the role of foundational texts, beliefs, rituals, and practices and how they help form identity in a range of religions and worldviews. Pupils  explore how these may change in different times, places and cultures. 

At Holywell, RE has a high profile within the curriculum and is a a priority for senior leaders where it is considered an academic subject.The RE curriculum is intrinsic to our Church school’s Christian vision in enabling all pupils to flourish. In addition, the RE curriculum contributes to British values and spiritual moral social and cultural development.

Pupils develop a wide range of skills including enquiry, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and reflection. Pupils have a safe space to explore their own religious, spiritual and/or philosophical ways of seeing, living and thinking, believing and belonging; with opportunities to engage in meaningful and informed dialogue with those of all religions and world views.

Christianity is the majority religion studied in each year group and covers at least 50% of curriculum time. 

The document below outlines our long term plan for the teaching of RE: