Religious Education (RE)
'Religious Education is the "core of the curriculum" in a Catholic school'
Pope St John Paul II
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Through our RE teaching at St Benedict's, we aim:
- To create a non-judgemental environment where children can explore and develop the concept of, and their relationship with, God.
- To form and develop an independent mind in relation to moral and social issues.
- To encourage self-reliance, self –discipline and self-respect.
- To have respect of ways of life, opinions and ideas different from one’s own, including other cultures and religions.
- To relate all the above to the Catholic ethos of the school, home and parish community.
Religious Education Curriculum
It is the policy of Bishop Bosco of the Diocese of Clifton that the whole curriculum is designed to enable pupils to grow in every way to Christian maturity. We use Diocesan planning to support the delivery of the curriculum.
The overall aim of our work is to lead each child to form a strong relationship with God through the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. We meet together as a whole school twice a week, with Class Assemblies, Key Stage Assemblies and Hymn Practice being held on the other days.
The new Religious Education Directory (RED) will be fully in place by September 2025. We are starting the new curriculum in Owl, Robin, Nightingale, Skylark and Goldfinch Class this September and will continue to follow the the diocesan implementation plan. Kingfisher Class (Y6) will continue to follow the God Matters learning programme.
The new RED can be found in full here.
Relationships and Sex Education
The program we use for Relationship and Sex Education Programme is a scheme approved by the Diocese called Life to the Full by Ten:Ten