RE
Religious Education
Curriculum Intent
We believe that R.E. both supports and strengthens what we aim to do in every aspect of school life. Our caring ethos and the value which we place on the development of the whole child; spiritually, morally, socially, culturally and intellectually, is reflected in the R.E. curriculum.
At Stockton Wood Primary School, we aim to achieve high quality R.E. for all pupils.
R.E. teaching provides pupils with a systematic knowledge and understanding about Christianity, principal religions and other world religions so they can engage in life in an increasingly diverse society.
‘RE explores big questions about life, in order to find out what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can make sense of religion and worldviews, and reflect on their own ideas and ways of living.’ (Liverpool RE Syllabus)
All pupils:
• know, understand and explore the significance and impact of sacred texts, other sources of wisdom and ways of expressing meaning,
• express ideas and insights about the nature of beliefs, values and practices and their impact upon the identity of individuals and communities,
• recognise and explore the diversity which exists within and between religious traditions,
• express with increasing discernment their personal reflections, critical responses and connections to faith and belief enquiring into philosophical, moral and ethical issues,
• engage with the questions and answers offered by religions and worldviews concerning ultimate questions and human responsibility,
• develop the skills required to engage with others in dialogue and to cooperate in society with respect and compassion.
Curriculum Implementation
At Stockton Wood Primary School, we follow the Liverpool Agreed Syllabus and use the RE Today scheme of work to support our delivery of lessons.
We use a combination of teaching R.E. through celebration of special days of the different world faiths and as a discrete subject.
From Reception classes to Year 6 pupils:
• follow a coherent and systematic study of the principal religion of Christianity across each key stage,
• are introduced to the other principal religions represented in Great Britain by the end of key stage 2.
Throughout K.S.1 and K.S.2, children visit a variety of places of worship and have the opportunity to talk to and listening to, people from a variety of faith groups who live in the wider community.
E.Y.F.S.:
In Reception, six key questions from the Liverpool SACRE are addressed each year and supported by the RE Today scheme of work.
Which stories are special and why? Which people are special and why? Which places are special and why? Which times are special and why? Where do we belong? What is special about our world?
RE sits very firmly within the areas of personal, social and emotional development and understanding the world. They will begin to understand and value the differences of individuals and groups within their own immediate community. Children will have opportunity to develop their emerging moral and cultural awareness.
Foundation Stage also mark multi-faith celebrations with the whole school.
Curriculum Impact
The children at our school are able to enjoy learning about other religions and exploring the big questions about life, death and everything in between.
We widen the children’s learning, celebrate diversity and promote community cohesion through an understanding of all faiths.
Religious Education policy September
RE Chatter
RE
We learned that Christian’s find the word of God special. So we decorated God with things we find special.
Reverend Phil visit
1B loved welcoming Reverend Phil into our classroom! We learnt about the creation story, asked some thoughtful questions and listened to Reverend Phil share his beliefs. Thank you for such an interesting visit! We look forward to our visit to explore church for our next topic😃.
RE – The Precious Pearl
Today in RE, we learned about the story The Precious Pearl. 💎 We explored the meaning of the word preciousand shared ideas about the things that are special and important to us. We then got creative and made our own special boxes to keep our precious items safe.
Our visit from Reverend Phil
What a lovely way to end our RE unit! Reverend Phil came to talk to us about the creation story. We also planned some interesting interview questions. Reverend Phil talked us through his own faith and his beliefs. Thank you so much! We can’t wait to visit church soon 🥰
Year 4 Big Friday Quiz
Year 4’s Big Friday Quiz is a hit!
We love earning dojos when we successfully retrieve and recall our previous learning.
Year 1 RE
Today we have explored God’s creation by going outside to look closely at the world around us. We then came back inside was introduced to the creation story and thought of some adjectives so describe the God and their creation. 🌍
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5H -RE
Last week, 5H explored different values they feel are important to follow through life. After discussing how values can inspire our actions, the children worked together to create a ‘class value tree’.
5D RE Value tree 🌱
In RE, we have been learning about humanism and exploring humanist worldviews. Today, 5D created our Values Tree. Each child wrote their favourite value on a leaf, along with why it is important to them. They then added their leaf to the tree. It was a lovely afternoon, and we enjoyed sharing the values that matter most to us.
Noah’s Ark
Today Reception had a special guest, who told us the story of Noah’s Ark. We helped Noah get all the animals on the Ark and acted out the great flood. we had so much fun being active whilst learning.
Noah’s Ark
Today Reception had a special guest, who told us the story of Noah’s Ark. We helped Noah get all the animals on the Ark and acted out the great flood.
Holi
Reception have learned all about the Hindu celebration of Holi-the Festival of Colour. We discovered that it marks the beginning of Spring. Reception had fun celebrating by paint splatting with lots of different colours!
5H Holi Celebrations
Last week, we celebrated Holi, a Hindu festival celebrating love, new beginnings and the importance of good over evil. 5H reflected on the things they would like to ‘let go of’ and what they wish to ‘grow’. The children discussed and shared their goals on what they would like to achieve over the rest of the school year.
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RE
This week we learnt about the Hindu festival of Holi. We learnt that it involves lots of colour! We made a colour poster showcasing how colourful our world can be.
Happy Holi!
On Monday, we celebrated the festival of Holi! We enjoyed exploring different colours, mixing colours and working as a team to make this amazing banner 😍
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5D celebrating Holi
On Tuesday, Stockton Wood celebrated Holi, a Hindu celebration of love, new life and the triumph of good! 5D used this time to discuss all the things we would be ‘letting go of’ this year and something new we wanted to ‘grow’. The children were very insightful and it was wonderful to hear all the new things they plan to do over the coming months.
Year One – Religious Education
Look at the wonderful kindness cards that Year One have made and shared with a class friend when learning all about the Hindu festival of ‘Holi.’
Holi 2026
3McK enjoyed designing their own rangoli this week to celebrate the Hindu festival Holi.
Holi Celebration
Year 4 celebrated Holi yesterday. We celebrated by recreating the story through drama, designed a Holi celebration and making rangoli patterns on t-shirts.
Holi festival
We picked one of our friends names out of a bag, we then wrote that person a Holi card with a kind message inside to make them smile.
