Religious Education

 

 

Our School Motto Is:  Jesus is At The Heart Of All We Do

 

At St Peter’s, we place Religious Education at the heart of the curriculum, in order to help us to fulfil our mission to educate the whole child, academically, personally and spiritually.

‘Religious Education is never simply one subject among many but the foundation of the entire educational process.’ 

^{(Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, 2000)}

We regard Religious Education as more than a curriculum subject, it is something that guides every area of our school. Ten percent of our curriculum time at St Peter ’s is given to the teaching of Curriculum RE. The Religious Education within the school promotes awe, wonder, reverence and spirituality within every child. As children are taught about God’s love, they discover their Christian responsibilities and how they should pray and care for others through the Church’s moral and social teaching.

At St Peter’s we have developed our own RE curriculum. As well as our virtues, we use several other schemes of work and resources e.g.”The "Way the Truth and the Life" “Come and See:” “Ten Ten” in addition to, resources produced by Cafod and Caritas Care.

 

• EYFS
• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3
• Year 4
• Year 5
• Year 6

 

Our Catholic faith is central to day-to-day life of our school and all aspects of the curriculum. Our children are encouraged to recognise the importance of their faith as they respond to all forms of liturgy and collective worship with respect and reverence. Each child takes part in a daily act of worship (5-10 minutes), formal prayers are used to open and close the school daily sessions. 

At St Peter’s School, we have a rich liturgical life in that the experiences we provide are wide ranging and take place in school, out of school, in Church and the wider community, and engage and involve pupils, parents, staff, governors and the parish.

 

Religious Education is further enhanced through our close relationship with the parishes of St Peter’s and St Joseph’s where, our children experience the liturgical life of the church by attendance and active participation in the Mass and the sacraments through the observance of religious services and festivals. Family Masses are held monthly in both our school parishes and we are privileged to share a weekly Class Mass in school, which we encourage parents, carers and family members to attend.

HRSE (Human Relationships and Sex education) falls within the general framework of Religious Education within the school, and in accordance with the moral and dogmatic teaching of the church. We use Life To The Full resources to teach HRSE and parent and carers are informed of any special programmes in sex education. 

Parents have a legal right to request that their child be withdrawn from lessons in Religious Education or from acts of Collective Worship. This may be done in consultation with the Headteacher. 

 

 

 

Religious Education Progression of Standards

RE Framework Curriculum Wheels

 

HRSE Curriculum

At St. Peter’s Catholic Primary School, through our HRSE (Human Relationships and Sex Education) curriculum we aim to educate the complete human person. We wish for children to have: a positive attitude about their own bodies, which have been created in God’s image; deepen a loving relationship with God; foster an understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church about how to live a full life, a life of virtue and the place of human sexuality in living a full life, marriage and parenthood; understand how to show respect to others and be able to sustain healthy relationships with all people they meet. We encourage children to have their own voice, to think deeply and reflect on their life choices and how these choices may affect others around them.

The majority of our PSHE curriculum is taught through the Catholic HRSE scheme 'Life to the Full', which fulfils the statutory requirements of our Health & Well Being and Relationships education.  Life to the Full adopts a spiral curriculum approach which builds on prior knowledge and ensures that our children develop and grow as they progress through the school.

As with all our curriculum areas there is a focus on the acquisition and understanding of vocabulary. The programme includes teaching about personal health, physical and emotional well-being, strong emotions, private parts of the body, personal relationships, family structures, trusted adults, growing bodies, puberty, periods, life cycles, the dangers of social media, where babies come from, an understanding of the Common Good and living in the wider world. 
 

Parents

The Church recognises parents as the first educators of their children, this view is fully supported by school and our HRSE scheme ‘Life to the Full’. 

All parents can follow the link below to find information about what your child is learning in their year group and how you can support this learning at home with some suggested home learning activities.

Access to the parent’s portal: 
https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal/

You will need the following login credentials for our school:

Username: st-peter-fy8
 

Password: rome-pope

• EYFS
• Key Stage One
• Lower Key Stage 2
• Upper Key Stage 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE Inspection 48 Report

We are proud to share that St Peter's has been judged as an Outstanding Catholic primary school in our recent Section 48 Inspection 

Please find a copy of our report below:

RE Inspection Report