Leigh Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

The Mission Statement

Live and Learn with Jesus.

We follow Jesus through fairness, kindness, love, friendship and happiness.

The Outcome of Religious Education

‘The outcome of excellent religious education is religiously literate and engaged young people who have the knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to their age and capacity- to reflect spiritually, and think ethically and theologically, and who are aware of the demands of religious commitment in everyday life.’

Religious Education Curriculum Directory for Catholic Schools 2012

The Outcome of Religious Education

The following strategies and aims underpin the effective delivery of religious education in the Catholic School:

• It will be taught discreetly and developmentally.
• Include the deepening knowledge and understanding of key theological ideas and their application to life.
• Provide ample opportunities for children to apply and use their knowledge and skills in cross-curricular studies to deepen their understanding of religious truths and think creatively.
• Engage with their own and others’ beliefs and values to develop good attitudes and dispositions so that children are instilled with a love of learning and a desire to go on learning.
• Engage with difficult questions of meaning and purpose which everyone has to face
• Enable the children to think critically about their own questions of meaning and purpose.
• Offer the children a sense of self-worth through their experience of belonging to a caring community and an awareness of the demands of religious commitment in everyday life.

Come and See- pg 11

Objectives

The objectives of Religious Education requires:

• Analysis, reflection and critical appreciation of sources.
• Marked progression through the different stages of education.
• The support of the Senior Leadership Team and R.E Subject Leader.
• 10% the curriculum timetable is given to R.E.
• Prayer and liturgy is offered to all children in school daily.
• Staff participate in the above acts of worship and during staff meetings.
• The encouragement of investigation and reflection.
• Development of appropriate skills and attitudes which allow a free, informed response to God’s call in everyday life.
• The use of skills in other areas of the curriculum.
• A love of faith.

The Religious Education Programme

To fulfil our aims and objectives we use the Come and See programme of Religious Education recommended by the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

The Process

Knowledge/understanding/skills/attitudes

The process for delivering the topics in

Come and See has three stages – Explore, Reveal and Respond

which enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes.

The process encompasses a variety of teaching and

learning styles, which enable the needs of individual pupils to be met. 

The Approach Chosen

At Sacred Heart Primary School, each year group will cover the set of topics that is set by ‘Come and See’. Staff will use the online ‘Come and See’ resources as they are regularly updated with any Diocesan or R.E.D changes.

Planning

• Long-term planning- the themes and topics frameworks set out by ‘Come and See’, page 23.
• Medium-term planning- this is the overall responsibility of the subject leader- it is essential that teachers reflect on the theme pages at the start of each topic.
• Short-term planning- this is the responsibility of the class teacher. The teachers will use the planning model agreed by the school and the diocese.
• Differentiation- this follows our schools policy, ensuring that all children, including those with EAL or SEND can successfully access the R.E Curriculum.

Assessment

 Assessment is focused by the overall aims and objectives of Religious Education ‘Come and See’ and the Religious Education Curriculum Directory for Catholic School and Colleges. In ‘Come and See’, it is related to the concepts, skills and attitudes to be developed through the exploration of the themes and the learning outcome for each topic. Assessment establishes what pupils know, understand and can do. It does not assess faith or the practice of faith. Assessment in ‘Come and See’ emphasises a wide range of achievement.

At Sacred Heart this is carried out through observations, discussions, questioning, self & peer assessment, oral feedback.

Staff use the guidance from the Come and See Topics, the R.E the learning receipts and Pupil voice. Children are then given a standard that they are working at:

• Working Below
• Working Towards
• Working At
• Working Above

This is entered onto ‘O-Track’ for each pupil, at the end of each term and/or topic– which is in line with all other subject areas.

The Subject Leader collects this data termly and analyses appropriately. Any children who are deemed to be working towards are discussed with class teachers during pupil progress meetings.

Parents are informed of their child’s progress throughout the year, as well as in their end of year report.

• Informal assessment – During each topic teachers will make informal judgements during class discussions and work. This will inform next steps for learning.
• Formal assessment – Each term there is a formal assessed Topic, during this topic class teachers will assess children and make a judgement based on their learning. This is then moderated by teachers in school and then in Cluster Meetings with other schools within the local area. Children are given a standard judgement of ‘working below the standard’, ‘working at the expected standard’ and ‘working above the standard’.
• Attainment Targets and Standards of Attainment – Samples of formal assessed work is kept by the RE Subject Leader, this is then a portfolio of evidence of work for each year group. Each teacher will input their assessments onto the school tracking, O-Track.

• Recording

   

  Recording provides evidence of achievement. It involves pupils with self and peer assessment and progress in dialogue with the teacher. This may include:

  • Notes from observations
  • Written comments on children’s work
  • Photographs
  • Display Work
  • Drama pieces

   

  Reporting

   

  Reporting is carried out in a variety of ways and using the following methods:

  • Comments in books
  • Verbal feedback
  • Annual reports to parents
  • Termly assessment sheets to parents
  • Curriculum Newsletters
  • E Newsletters
  • Assemblies
  • Class Dojo
  • Stay and pray Sessions

   

  Evaluation of Learning

   

  The guidelines produced in the Monitoring pack provided by the diocese form the basis of the methods of evaluating teaching, this includes briefly:

  • Observing class teachers
  • Learning walks
  • Children’s work
  • Displays
  • Discussions
  • Questionnaires with staff children and parents

   

  Evaluation of Learning

   

  Throughout topics children are encouraged to self-assess their work and when age appropriate they begin to peer assess. The last week of each topic is called ‘Respond’ and during this time children remember and celebrate all they have learnt.