At St George’s, we have a strong Christian ethos and encourage a caring, respectful atmosphere throughout the school. In 2019, our church school was rated ‘Good’ following the SIAMS inspection. We hold services at St George’s Church regularly throughout the school year, including Harvest, Christmas, Easter and Y6 transition celebrations. We enjoy the opportunity to come together as a school community and celebrate through collective worship.
What our children have said about Religious Education at St George’s CE Primary School:
‘We have learned about religions like Sikhism and Buddhism. Also the other denominations of Christianity like Anglican, Catholic, Pentecostal and Orthodox and Methodist.’
‘We can learn about religions and cultures that we didn’t know before.’
‘It is really fun because we use art in RE lessons.’
Our intent for the RE element of our school curriculum at St George’s is that children receive a Christian background and a respectful understanding of other faiths.
We want all of our children to be respectful and compassionate members of society throughout their lives who will engage positively with all people and express their own beliefs clearly and confidently when faced with ethical questions.
Our teaching aims to equip pupils with a knowledge of different religions and the core beliefs of each one. It explores how individuals express their religious beliefs and how it affects their lifestyle. Also, time is taken for children to explore world views. Children will gain and use skills that help them to investigate and articulate the beliefs of themselves and others. Clear planning and assessment enables all children to make good progress.
As pupils progress, their growing knowledge of key world religions should help them to broaden their awareness of the diversity within the community, the UK and the world. They will have opportunities to reflect spiritually – considering how they relate to themselves, others, the world and God.
In Foundation Stage, the children learn about religious festivals such as Diwali and Lunar New Year. They also celebrate Christian festivals throughout the year.
In Key Stage One, the children begin to develop an understanding of Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. They are often involved in creative activities such as art or role-play, as well as visiting our local church.
In Key Stage Two, the children build upon their prior learning as well as introducing Judaism, Humanism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Here, we aim for the children to be making comparisons between the different religions and exploring spirituality. In previous years, children have attended the Experience church events locally and the Inspire Project in Lichfield.
Each year group has a specific religion to focus on to ensure knowledge and understanding is embedded. The specific religions are allocated as follows:
Nursery, Reception and Year 1 – Christianity
Year 2 – Islam
Year 3 – Hinduism
Year 4 – Sikhism
Year 5 – Judaism
Year 6 – Buddhism
To find out more about what your child is learning in RE, please see the whole school RE planning below and visit their class blog.
Whole school overview
Teachers use the document below to ensure that children are acquiring key skills, building on previous knowledge and developing their religious education vocabulary.
R.E. Policy
Spirituality Policy
Collective Worship Policy
Useful websites for RE
KS1 Religions of the World: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/religions-of-the-world/zfxwpg8
KS2 Religions of the World: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7hs34j
SACRE: https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20794/standing_advisory_council_on_religious_education_sacre
Curriculum Coordinators
Mrs Bridgwater
Mrs Probert
Mrs Swan
Mrs Holt