Religious Education
Religious Education at Buntingford First School will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of religious beliefs and practices as well as exploring moral debates whilst taking into consideration spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Alongside this, students will cover PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic) education which equips children with the knowledge and skills necessary for students to live healthy, safe, productive, fulfilled, capable and responsible lives.
Through up-to-date resources, outside agencies, challenging and engaging projects students learn about the six major world religions, ethical issues that people face in life and British values.
All students will be able to express their beliefs and ideas through written, creative and spoken communication. We'll be dedicated to ensuring that our students leave the school with the skills and knowledge to enable them to play a vital role in their communities and to embrace a modern and diverse world.
KS1
As the children progress through Key Stage 1 they will learn about three of the major religion’s studied in RE. They will understand the foundation of Christianity, Judaism and build on that knowledge throughout the year. In Year 2, they will extend their knowledge on Christianity and Judaism and then be introduced to Islam and understand the foundation, this will progress throughout the primary phase and the children will have experience of a wide range of knowledge leading to develop their higher order thinking and given the opportunity to reflect back on prior knowledge. Throughout the Key Stage the children will have many opportunities to develop their oracy skills and have discussion about the similarities and differences between the religions.
KS2
Building on their Key Stage 1 knowledge, the children will be further enhancing their knowledge in all other religions. In Key Stage 2, the children will have the opportunity to use their oracy skills and their high order thinking skills to carry out class discussions and debates demonstrating the similarities and difference within the religions. In Key Stage 2, the children will learn about more specific parts of the religions, this then gives them a real insight to the religion.