Religious Education ‘Milestones’, ‘Statements’, ‘Vocabulary’ and ‘Content’
2020-21
School Aims The Bishop Martin Curriculum is guided by our 3 core aims, linked to our values:
To understand the awe and wonder of God’s love and aspiration for them to succeed in life To instil in every child a lifelong love of learning that will equip them to succeed in an ever-changing modern world. To encourage them to fully engage in the learning process so that they ‘take ownership’ of their learning.
Our Religious Education Promise Here at Bishop Martin we are extremely proud to be a Church school and our mission statement is firmly rooted and lived out daily in our school life. Our school values and daily worship help us in fulfilling our mission of learning together and growing in faith and encompasses everything we want our pupils to get out of their learning and time in school. Through a faith-based perspective, the Bishop Martin curriculum underpins our Core Christian school values of: Kindness, Trust, Love, Hope and Respect. The RE syllabus teaches the principles of these values. Underpinning all our work at Bishop Martin is an understanding of what it means to be British. The values of Democracy, the Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance of those with Different Faiths and Beliefs define us both as a nation and a school community of those core principles that we cherish and hold onto. The RE curriculum at Bishop Martin is based on the agreed syllabus provided by Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education. This syllabus aims to embed ‘Questful RE’ with the additional 'Understanding Christianity' resource with the key purpose of supporting pupils in developing their own thinking and their understanding of Christianity, as a contribution to their understanding of the world and their own experience within it.