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Curriculum Rationale: Religious Education

The Religious Education curriculum aims to promote academic excellence by providing all pupils with knowledge and skills they need to understand their place in the world. By studying Religious Education, we aim to inspire pupils to be curious and fascinated about the personal, spiritual and moral questions that face humanity and promote an understanding of those with views different to our own.  Pupils will explore and develop knowledge of diverse local, national and global perspectives to engender mutual respect, tolerance and an appreciation of diversity through a research informed curriculum.

Through studying Religious Education, pupils are given the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in the context of real-life situations and through exploring detailed contextual studies. Pupils are also given the opportunity to investigate the world around them with practical investigations, enrichment opportunities and field trips to religiously significant locations, improving their cultural capital, self-confidence and underpinning future learning.   

We want pupils to love Religious Education and be confident that they will experience stimulating lessons with the support and care of dedicated departmental staff who champion every young person to be the best version of themselves. We aim to ensure that all our pupils including those who are disadvantaged or have any special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have access to a carefully planned and sequenced inclusive curriculum which promotes academic excellence.

Religious Education allows students to gain an understanding of their local community and become well-informed global citizens; as such is an ideal subject to prepare pupils for future challenges, be it further study or entrance to the world of work. We endeavour to foster a lifelong love of Religious Education through varied activities both inside and outside the classroom and prepare well-rounded students for the world after 16, both as members of society and in whatever career path they choose to follow.   

 

Curriculum Aim: Religious Education

At the King’s Leadership Academy Liverpool, pupils receive one hour of Religious Education lessons per week at key stage 3 and three hours per week at key stage 4 (GCSE). The course aims to develop students' personal, spiritual and moral knowledge and skills to support students to compete with students from the most privileged backgrounds.

To achieve this, we aim to:

  • Provide a curriculum with explicit systematic teaching and rehearsal of knowledge to support pupils to become resilient learners who know more and remember more.
  • Support the development of powerful knowledge to augment a deep and varied historical understanding and provide a robust platform to underpin lifelong success.
  • Embed literary, numerical and source analysis skills throughout the curriculum to support well-rounded and independent life-long learners.

Assessment: Internal

In order to track pupils' progress, address misconceptions and provide timely feedback, departmental staff use a range of assessment techniques. These include but are not limited to questioning, low-stakes assessments and formal learning cycle assessments.  The main purpose of assessment is to provide regular feed forward opportunities which support accelerated progress over time.