Welcome to our Religious Education page. Here you can find lots of information about Religious Education across our school.
Statement of Intent
Religious education promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. It promotes respect towards others with different beliefs and faiths and encourages pupils to develop a sense of identity and belonging. Pupils learn through an enquiry based approach where they can develop an understanding and appreciation of beliefs and cultural practices in both the local and wider community. The key aims for religious education are to learn about religion and belief and to learn from religion and belief.
Our Religious Education Lead is Mrs Lisle.
Useful Documents
RE Skills and Knowledge Progression
Religious Education at Bowburn Primary School
Nursery
Nursery classes learn about festivals and celebrations.
- Harvest celebrations!
- Christmas Celebrations!
- Thinking of celebrations in the Autumn!
- Nursery enjoy celebrating birthdays!
- Work based around the nursey text, The Best Diwali Ever.
Reception
Reception learn about festivals and celebrations.
- Reception learnt about why some people wear poppies for Remembrance Day.
- Festival fun learning about Diwali!
- Let’s have fun celebrating harvest time!
- Reception performed a nativity for parents.
- Reception learnt all about the different ways people celebrate Christmas.
- Display based on Reception’s learning.
Year 1
Year One were trying to answer the question, ‘What would I see in a church?’. We visited Christ the King church in Bowburn to look for some of the features we had learned about.
- We looked at the Altar.
- Father Graeme told us all about the font.
- We lit a candle.
- We learnt what might happen in a church service.
- We had a hunt to see which features we could find.
- This church has a community garden.
- We even got to try on some special robes!
- Year 1 listened to The Creation story and then thought about what they feel thankful for.
Year 2
Year two learn about Saint Cuthbert.
- Year two acted the story of How St. Cuthbert was carried away from Durham.
Year two enjoyed a visit to Durham Cathedral.
- The guide gave us lots of information when we visited the Cloisters.
- The guide gave us lots of information when we visited the Cloisters.
- What a beautiful building!
- What a beautiful building!
Year 3
- They matched the description to pictures of the Gods.
- They thought carefully about the description of Hindu Gods.
Year 4
- Year 6 made posters to explain the Christmas story to younger children..
Year 5
- Learning about Islam – exploring artefacts in the classroom.
- Year 6 made posters to explain the Christmas story to younger children..
Year 6
- Brother Kadim showed the children round Newcastle City Mosque
- Brother Kadim showed the children round Newcastle City Mosque
- Learning about Islam – exploring artefacts in the classroom.