Our curriculum intent for Religious Education is that every child will: 

• Develop knowledge and understanding of Christianity as a diverse global living faith through the exploration of core beliefs and the 5 World’s principal religions (Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism).
• Engage with challenging questions about the meaning and purpose of life, beliefs, self, issues of right and wrong, commitment and belonging.
• Encourage pupils to explore their own beliefs and spiritual development
• Enable pupils to build their sense of identity and belonging, which helps them flourish within their communities and as citizens in a diverse society.
• Develop respect for others, including people with different faiths and beliefs and help to challenge prejudice.

Holy Trinity is committed to ensuring all children have full access to a high-quality religious education to meet the statutory requirements for all state funded schools to teach a full curriculum that prepares pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life in modern Britain.  Central to religious education in Church schools is the study of Christianity as a living and diverse faith, focusing on the teaching of Jesus Christ and the Church.  There is a clear expectation that as inclusive communities, church schools provide sequenced learning about a range of religions and world views built on fostering respect for others.

Implementation of the RE Curriculum at Holy Trinity

The Curriculum combines aspects of Discovery RE and Understanding Christianity which brings together learning about and from religion, questioning and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning.  RE is taught weekly and devotes 10% of learning time.

Pupils study:

Year 1 – Christianity and Judaism

Year 2 – Christianity and Islam

Year 3 – Christianity and Hinduism

Year 4 – Christianity and Judaism

Year 5 – Christianity and Sikhism

Year 6 – Christianity and Islam

Religious Education is enquiry based where the children learn skills of investigation, empathy and the ability to express concepts and practices through a range of media.

The Impact of the RE Curriculum at Holy Trinity

The impact of this curriculum design will lead to outstanding progress over time across key stages relative to a child’s individual starting point and their progression of skills as displayed in our Big RE book and displays around the school.

At Holy Trinity Primary School, we seek to ensure that all pupils are educated to develop spiritually, academically, emotionally and morally to enable them to better understand themselves, others and to cope with the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities of living in a rapidly changing modern world.