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Religious Education is an integral part of the curriculum at Our Lady's and permeates all aspects of school life. It is the core subject which is central to the life of a Catholic school. Religious Education is defined as the systematic study of the mystery of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ, the teachings of the church, the lives of the Saints and the relationship between faith and life. Religious Education is about engaging with the deepest questions of life and finding reasons for the hope which is within them. (1 Peter 3:15) It is about the Christian vision of the human person. At Our Lady's, we believe that excellence in Religious Education is achieved by the following,

  • Clarity of succinct learning objectives using driver words
  • Key content
  • Rigour
  • Richness and creativity of resources
  • Achievement of identified outcomes
  • Accurate methods of assessment

Our Lady’s is totally committed to the Catholic Faith, recognising and valuing every individual as special and unique made in the image and likeness of God.
Religious Education at Our Lady’s respects and promotes each child’s capacity for wonder, awe, reverence and spirituality. Our Religious Education curriculum leads our children to aspire not to have more, but to be more; children are taught about God’s love; they learn about their Christian responsibilities; children are provided with experiences of church, Catholic and Christian traditions, as well as being taught to be respectful and understanding of people and traditions from other faith backgrounds. Through Religious Education our children learn about their unique place within the home, school and parish community.

 

 

Our Religious Education curriculum is based on the new Religious Education Directory (RED) ‘To Know You More Clearly’. Based on the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council and rooted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the curriculum aims to develop religiously literate and engaged young people, with the knowledge, understanding and skills to reflect spiritually, think ethically and theologically, and recognise the demands of religious commitment in everyday life. 

 From September 2025 all our year groups will be following this new model curriculum.

 There are six branches of the curriculum that are taught in each year group and the learning in each branch progresses with the previous year’s learning being built upon.

The syllabus is taught on a two year rolling cycle in 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6.

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Each branch is taught through the process of four lenses: Hear, Believe, Celebrate and Live.

Hear: Learning about the teachings of the Church.

Believe: Understanding and growing in faith.

Celebrate: Taking part in the rituals and the sacraments of the Church.

Live: Putting faith into action in everyday life.

Parents have the right to withdraw their child from curriculum Religious Education.  Please make an appointment with the headteacher if you wish to discuss this.