RE

RE: At Stapleford Community Primary School, we follow the NATRE curriculum to provide our pupils with an in-depth overview of a range of world religions. Our curriculum follows a spiral design in order to build on knowledge and understanding year on year. RE is primarily evidenced through floorbooks across the school.

Intent and implementation

We have five key intents at Stapleford Community Primary School which frame our thinking and teaching:

1. RESPECT: All children will demonstrate respect of different beliefs, both those of a religious and a cultural nature. Pupils will show respect through their actions and their words, for example when speaking to visitors or attending religious places of worship.
2. CULTURE AND COMMUNITY: Pupils will understand the importance of belonging to a faith community, and how religion and culture are often intertwined. They will also understand that those without religious beliefs will also have belief systems of their own.
3. BELIEF: All children will have knowledge and understanding of the core beliefs of the six major world religions. They will be able to demonstrate understanding of the reasons behind difference religious practises and how these link to religious beliefs.
4. CONNECTION: All children will draw connections between different religions, with an understanding of the similarities in beliefs, culture and religious practises. They will make links between different religion’s stories and beliefs.
5. EXPERIENCE: All children will have access to a range of high-quality, hands-on experience that extends their RE knowledge and understanding, both within school and outside of school.

Impact

We intend for all pupils to leave Stapleford Primary School with:

• Knowledge and understanding of the six major world religions;
• An understanding and respect for different faith communities and different cultures;
• The knowledge and understanding to demonstrate respect to people of all beliefs and religious backgrounds;
• And the understanding that religions have many similarities and connections. This will allow them to enter the wider world with a greater understanding of our connections rather than our differences.

Celebrating RE

Hands on experience is crucial to our learning at Stapleford Primary School and in the past year we have arranged:

• Local Church visits;
• Local Mosque visits;
• Religious visitors to the school;
• And whole school activities relating to major religious festivals.

We celebrate RE regularly as a whole school, focusing on different religious festivals throughout the year. In Autumn Term 2024, we celebrated Rosh Hashanah, Diwali and Christmas. Then in Spring Term 2025, we celebrated Lunar New Year and Ramadan. Please enjoy some photos of our fantastic learning!