Earlham Primary School

Our RE teaching has its roots in our British values of tolerance and mutual respect; 

• We encourage our children to share their experiences in a safe context and see that their religion or belief is valued and respected - our aim is to appreciate and celebrate the co-existence, acceptance and tolerance of all faiths at our school and in our local community;

• We want the children to understand the key teachings of the major faiths, and to consider the impact of faith on people’s lives both at a personal level and in the global context - we explore key religious and moral issues, religious conflicts and events both historically and as they play out in the world today;

• Our RE teaching explores identity, cultural diversity and community cohesion: we believe that these are important unifying themes that help young people make sense of the world and give religious education relevance;

• The curriculum ensures that children interact with different religious groups in our community. In interfaith week each class visits a local place of worship and we invite  faith leaders in to school to describe and explain aspects of their faith and customs;

• We teach the six major faiths: 

  • three western, Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam

  • three eastern faiths - Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism.

• We support the children to view religion as something that helps people to live a good life, and we explore this as a common theme across the different faiths;

• Ours is a knowledge-based curriculum that builds learning and extends understanding as children journey through the school: