For R.E, we follow the Coventry and Warwickshire syllabus titled ‘Religion and Worldviews. This scheme has been updated over the last couple of years and was launched in schools in September 2024. The purpose of R.E. is for children to learn about and from religions and world views in local, national and global contexts to discover, explore and consider different answers to questions that may arise.
The religion and worldview approach is a new way of thinking about Religious Education. It is accessible, relevant and engaging, it is intellectually rigorous and exciting, and it invites pupils to explore the diversity of modern Britain. We all need to understand the history and ideas of the religious and nonreligious traditions that have shaped our world. That means we need to understand the diversity within those traditions, the differences between them and the common ground they share. Most of all, we need to understand what it means to live in those traditions. How do religious and non-religious people decide what is true, what is real, and what is good?
There are 7 core concepts that the syllabus believes are relevant to all religion and worldviews:
In Early Years…
Pupils encounter Religious Education and Worldviews through the first 3 concepts. They look at belonging, special people in sacred stories and how people treat each other.
In Key Stage 1…
Pupils encounter Religious Education and Worldviews through the first 5 concepts. They look at the choices they make and how these demonstrate their worldview, who to turn to for guidance, similarities in beliefs, who Jesus is and what is important for different people.
In Lower Key Stage 2…
Pupils encounter Religious Education and Worldviews through all 6 concepts. They look at the significance of nature, how views are reflected through the arts and architecture and what religion and worldviews tell us about conflict, peace and reconciliation. They also look at who or what God is and how history and religion have entwined.
In Upper Key Stage 2…
Pupils encounter Religious Education and Worldviews through all 6 concepts. They look at who Jesus is, how ancient stories are still important and why and if religions change or stay the same. They also look at what it means to ‘live well’, how beliefs shape the way we live and how our worldview impacts our understanding of death and beyond.
Please see below for the Long Term Plans for Nursery and Reception-Year 6. These show the key questions that they will cover in each half term.