Subject Leadership 

Subject Leader: Miss Amii Bateson

Intent

This school aims to provide its pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum set within a caring and supportive Christian community, in which each member of the school is valued and respected.

This policy has been written in accordance with Religious Education in Church of England Schools: A Statement of Entitlement (The Church of England Education Office). This document can be found here.

The aims of Religious Education at Hoddlesden St Paul’s Church of England Primary School are:
→ To enable pupils to know about and understand Christianity as a living faith that influences the lives of people worldwide and as the religion that has most shaped British culture and heritage;

→  To enable pupils to know and understand about other major world religions and world views, their impact on society, culture and the wider world, enabling pupils to express ideas and insights;

→  To contribute to the development of pupils’ own spiritual/philosophical convictions, exploring and enriching their own beliefs and values.

→  R.E. prepares children for citizenship in today’s diverse society.

→  It enables them to develop sensitivity to, and respect for others.

→  Quality R.E. breaks down barriers and builds communities.

→  At its best, R.E. offers pupils authentic encounters with living faith communities equipping them with the ability to hold an informed conversation about religious beliefs and practices. (Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education 2017)

At the end of Key Stage 1, the majority of our pupils are able to:
→Retell religious stories;
→Use religious words to identify features of religious life and practice, suggesting meanings for actions and symbols;
→Identify different ways in which religion is expressed, noticing similarities in religion;

→Begin to ask good questions about their own and others’ experiences;
→Recognise their own values and the values of others.

At the end of Key Stage 2, the majority of our pupils are able to:
→Recognise similarities and differences within and between religions and make links between them;

→Describe the impact of religion of people’s lives;
→Use religious vocabulary to describe and show understanding of religious texts, actions and beliefs;

→Ask and suggest answers to quality questions about values, meaning, commitments, truth and belonging;
→Begin to apply their own ideas to the experiences of others and describe what inspires and

influences them.

Celebrating RE - Summer 2025

Year 2 have been learning about ascension and Pentecost. They have explored the fruits of the Holy Spirit, making dream catchers to hang in their bedrooms. They have the dove to represent the Holy Spirit, then each fruit and value dangling down. The children have written on the back how they represent the value in their day to day lives. 

Celebrating RE - Spring 2025

God's Big Story - The Big Frieze 

As part of our Spirituality Afternoon in Autumn 2024, each class started their panel of God's Big Story. All of our pieces have now been put together to create one big piece of art to show God's Big Story. The seven panels have been created by:

• Creation - EYFS
• The Fall - Year 6
• People of God - Year 5
• Incarnation - Year 1
• Gospel - Year 4
• Salvation - Year 2
• Kingdom of God - Year 3

The Big Frieze is designed to give teachers the opportunity to make children aware of the wider context of each Christian concept. Reminding pupils regularly of where a particular text occurs within the ‘big story’, by pointing it out on the Frieze, helps to build up a coherent understanding of the core concepts and the relationship between them. The artwork illustrates these concepts, from Creation to Kingdom of God, presenting a Christian view of the Bible as more than a collection of different texts – one which has an overarching coherence and story.

Celebrating RE - Autumn 2024

Enrichment - Autumn 2024

Spirituality Day Autumn 2024 - The Big Frieze

Visits from Rev. Ben and St. Paul’s Church

Rev. Ben has visited Reception, Year 1, Year 4 and Year 5 during the Autumn term to support the children’s learning experiences. The children have been supported in their learning about the creation story, David and the Psalms, Christian beliefs about loss and the Christmas story. 

Interfaith Panel - Autumn 2024