RE
Mrs Groombridge is the curriculum leader for RE.
At Hawkinge Primary School the RE curriculum is taught using the Kent Agreed Syllabus that was published in 2022. The main aim of the curriculum is to ensure that all pupils are engaged in systematic enquiry into significant human questions which religion and worldviews address, so that they can develop the understanding and skills needed to appreciate and appraise varied responses to these questions, as well as develop responses of their own.
At Hawkinge Primary School we want children to:
- Have an understanding of a variety of religious and non-religious worldviews
- Be able to have meaningful, informed and compassionate dialogue with any one from any belief
- Express their own beliefs and be appropriately challenged by others
- Have enriching experiences to make them better global citizens
- Be open minded about different religions and cultures throughout the wider world
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Develop responses to their own questions to religious ideas or to world events
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Promote British values – showing mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and values.
Parents/carers can withdraw their children from RE lessons at any point.
Click here for our RE Curriculum Overview
Click here for our Progression and Knowledge of Skills in RE
Know about and understand a range of religions and worldviews
Express ideas and insights about the nature, significance and impact of religions and worldviews
Explore their own spirituality and that of others
Gain and deploy the skills needed to engage seriously with religions and worldviews
We really enjoy getting feedback from pupils about the RE curriculum below are some of the things the children say:
'I really enjoyed learning about Holi and Ramadan' – Yr 4
'I like finding out about religions' – Yr 3
'It is interesting to find out about other religions' festivals' – Yr 3
'We learn about different Religions' – Yr 1
'We are told stories about God' – Yr 1
'We learn about Jesus' – Yr 1
'It is important to learn about religion because you can learn about other places and people and why they celebrate things' - Yr5
‘So we have a better understand of why people dress and act in certain ways’ – Yr5
‘I like learning in RE because it helps us respect others from other countries the same way we would want to be respected in this country. This helps with Britain’s diversity.’ – Yr6
'We like acting out the stories, like the one we heard about Moses' – Yr 1
'I like RE because we can look at all types of people and learn about their God' – Yr 2
'I like RE because we learn about all types of religions and you could become one' – Yr 2
'We see lots of film clips about religion' – Yr 2
‘Learning about other religions can help you find out more about who you are’ – Yr6
‘So we can understand why people all over the world act in certain ways and why certain events e.g. war might happen’ – Yr6
‘So you know the differences between humanists and religious groups’ – Yr5
‘It can help us understand and cope with big life events like a death of a loved one’ – Yr6
The children enjoy using role play to re-enact some of the stories they learn about.
Reverend Grinsell visiting our school in November 2024.
They also use art; for example, below is a picture of Torah Scrolls pupils made – each child wrote ‘A rule for us all’ and children paintings images of the Holi Festival.
We like to visit the church in Hawkinge to find out more about Christianity. Below is a picture of Reverend Grinsell teaching EYFS pupils about infant baptism.
