Religious Education
Contact
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Mrs Johnstone |
Head of Religious Education/ whole school Lead for RE |
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Miss Boswell |
Teacher of Religious Education |
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Miss Hanrahan |
Head of Religious Education |
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Mrs Roberts |
Teacher of Religious Education/ Careers Coordinator CEIAG |
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Mrs Cody |
Teacher of Religious Education (Maternity leave) |
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Miss Frost |
Teacher of Religious Education |
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Miss Irlam |
Teacher of Religious Education |
Curriculum Intent
Treat each child as a child of God and work to improve their knowledge and understanding of His world and their place within it.
Ensure that young people learn about and from the faith of our school and other world faiths.
Build upon previous learning and experiences to develop our young people’s knowledge and understanding of religion and its place in the wider world.
Ensure that young people are examination ready at GCSE level to secure the qualifications necessary to embrace the next stage in their lives.
Challenge misconceptions, intolerance, prejudice and discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, creed, sexual orientation and/or disability as per the Equality Act 2010 ensuring that ALL are recognised as part of God’s creation thereby encouraging them to challenge these intolerances in our society.
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Department values
“Religious Education… must be regarded as an academic discipline with the same systematic demands and the same rigour as other disciplines. It must present the Christian message … with the same seriousness and the same depth … and should not simply be regarded as one subject among many, but should be the key element in an inter-disciplinary dialogue.”
— Religious Education Curriculum Directory (3-19)
education.rcdow.org.uk catholicindependentschools.com
Key Stage 3 curriculum;
Our Key Stage 3 programme is built around a spiral curriculum shaped by the new Catholic Religious Education Directory (RED). The curriculum is organised into six key branches: Creation and Covenant, Prophecy and Promise, From Desert to Garden, From Galilee to Jerusalem, To the Ends of the Earth, and Dialogue & Encounter. Each year, students revisit these branches, adding new “leaves” of understanding as they build on prior learning and explore fresh questions within each theme.
Key Stage 4 curriculum;
In Years 10 and 11, students work towards the Eduqas Route B GCSE in Catholic Christianity with Judaism. This course helps them explore key beliefs, practices, and ethical questions from both faiths, alongside other worldviews. At the end of the course, students sit three exam papers where they show their ability to define, describe, explain, and evaluate ideas. These papers cover three main areas:
Component 1: Foundational Catholic Theology -37.5% (1 ½ hour exam on Theme 1 and 2)
Component 2: Applied Catholic Theology - 37.5% (1 ½ hour exam on Theme 3 and 4)
Component 3: A study of a World Faith - Judaism - 25% (1 hour exam on Beliefs and Practices)
Curriculum Maps
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11