Religious Education

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Religious Education

Religious Education at St John's, Trowbridge

'Pupils enjoy their learning in RE because of the excellent relations engendered by their teachers.'

Section 48 Inspection Report

Religious Education is the very core and essence of our existence as a Catholic School and plays a key part in the curriculum. It is expected that the children admitted to the school will take a full and active part in the religious life of the school.

Our aim in Religious Education is to lead the children to a living faith through prayer, the Mass, the RE Programme, celebration of the word and the liturgical life of the Church. Regular whole school, class assemblies take place each week and each class is involved in preparing and taking part in their own class Mass or Liturgy during the year. Our children study and celebrate other faiths every year to inform children to respect world faiths.

Through the high standard of RE teaching , pupils are inspired to become critical thinkers and to reflect deeply upon their own faith journey. Every child is challenged through the units taught and our School Mission, to think about how they put the teachings of the church and Jesus into practise in their own daily lives.

The children are encouraged to continually think about their own spirituality and teachers plan opportunities for all children to explore this through many strands. Opportunities include debate and discussion, challenge from carefully sequenced lessons, chapel reflections, leading and engaging in Mass, Leaders in Faith Award, curriculum teams, charity work and weekly Celebration of the Word.

A high priority is given to the formation of pupils in their understanding of, involvement in and service to building the Kingdom of God and taking care of our common home. Each phase uses the RE learning objectives from the Bishops’ conference to assess the attainment of the children and this is tracked on a termly basis. Children are assessed not only on the content of their assessment piece but on their individual, group and oral work through each unit.

We follow a two year teaching cycle and are subject to a diocesan inspection at least every five years. The inspection is carried out by Clifton Diocese appointed by Bishop Bosco. St John’s most recent Section 48 was December 2018 and the full report can be found on the school website.

We ensure that a minimum of 10% of Curriculum time is allocated for RE teaching across all key stages. The requirements of the RE curriculum meets the requirements of the Religious Education Curriculum Directory set out by the Bishop’s Conference of England Wales.