Religious Education

Church St Nicholas’ Church of England Primary School Religious Education Curriculum

Intent

At St Nicholas we promote a Christian setting in which children can realise their full potential and maximise their academic achievement. The school encourages and promotes the spiritual development of all in the school community, providing a firm grounding in the Anglican faith for all its children.

We aim to motivate and inspire children through an engaging Religious Education curriculum (based on the syllabus written by the Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education) that challenges all learners and ensures that our school Christian values are at the heart of this Religious Education curriculum.

We aim to deepen knowledge and develop skills that ensure effective progression within each subject discipline and across all year groups.

We aim that our school’s distinctive Christian ethos will permeate throughout all aspects of school life and impact positively on pupils’ personal development.

This personal development is seen through the established strengths of:

• The focus on Christian Values which leads to the spiritual, moral and academic development of all pupils.
• The outstanding relationships within the school family, based on Christian love and care for each individual.
• The quality of relationships with parents and the positive Christian impact the school has in the wider community.
• The schools procedures for evaluating its effectiveness as a Church School.
• The quality of worship within the school setting which makes a significant impact on pupils’ spiritual development.

Our School Mission Statement is at the heart of our curriculum and all that we do at St. Nicholas’.