RE

Religious Education

 

RE provokes challenging questions about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God, the self and the nature of reality, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human. It develops pupils’ knowledge and understanding of Christianity, other principal religions, other religious traditions and other world views that offer answers to questions such as these, including secular world views. It offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development. It enhances pupils’ awareness and understanding of religions and beliefs, teachings, practices and forms of expression, as well as of the influence of religion on individuals, families, communities and cultures.
 

RE encourages pupils to learn from different beliefs, values and traditions (both religious and nonreligious) while exploring their own beliefs and questions of meaning. It challenges pupils to reflect on, consider, analyse, interpret and evaluate issues of truth, belief, faith and ethics and to communicate their responses. RE encourages pupils to develop their sense of identity and belonging. It enables them to flourish individually within their communities and as citizens in a pluralistic society and global community.
 

RE has an important role in preparing pupils for adult life, employment and lifelong learning. It enables pupils to develop respect for and sensitivity to others, in particular those whose faiths and beliefs are different from their own. It promotes discernment and enables pupils to combat prejudice.

Cambridgeshire County Council.

 

 

LATEST NEWS...

 

On Friday 2nd November, year 3 and year 5 visited 'The Bible Comes to Life' exhibition held at Linton Free Church.  We saw unique materials such as: Torah scrolls, Middle Eastern clothing, models of the Tabernacles and Temple. We also met Biblical characters and heard them tell their stories. This was a great opportunity to see, touch and smell the world of the Bible.

Recently, year 4 have been thinking about the question 'What do followers of Islam believe?' They have displayed some of their responses - do come and have a look!

In our recent RE day, Year 3 have been thinking about the question: 'How do people know they belong?'

Rev. Alex Jacob visited and talked to Year 3 about the Jewish faith and how aspects, such as clothing and food,  help Jewish people know they belong. We saw lots of interesting artefacts (prayer shawls, a wedding hat, Kippah, a special plate, Jewish Bible and scroll) and got to 'model' some of them. Enjoy our photos! We had so much fun.