RE
At St Teresa's we follow the new Religious Education Directory, 'To Know You More Clearly' in all of our year groups from EYFS-Year 6.
The RED (Religious Education Directory), is Scripture based. It follows the story of Jesus, and it is an invitation to 'Know Him more clearly'.
It allows children to get to know Him, to journey with Him through His life, death and resurrection.
The RED is taught through six curriculum branches: Creation and Covenant; Prophecy and Promise; Galilee to Jerusalem; Desert to Garden; To the ends of the Earth; Dialogue and Encounter.
In each lesson, children explore their learning through four knowledge lenses:
- Hear/Word
- Believe/Creed
- Celebrate/Liturgy
- Live/Life
We view RE- Religious Education teaching and learning as our core-of-core subjects.
A minimum of 12% of our curriculum time is spent on RE and this does not include our 'Celebration of the Word' or our PSHCE incorporating Catholic RSE.
We make links to RE through our PSHCE Curriculum where ‘global learning’, Catholic Social Teaching and Catholic Relationships Education is developed. We study Judaism and one other faith (on a rolling cycle) every year.
RE at St Teresa’s contributes to pupils’ personal development and well-being and to community cohesion by promoting mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse society. We make links with our local Church ‘St Teresa's’ and Christian Charities (BCCS, CAFOD). RE at St Teresa’s offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development.
