Religious Education (R.E.) has a significant role in spiritual, social, moral, cultural and social development. It promotes respect and open-mindedness towards others with different beliefs and faiths and encourages pupils to develop their own sense of identity. It teaches pupils “religious literacy”, which plays an important role in preparing pupils for life in modern
Britain. Someone who is religiously literate can talk with fluency and understanding about religion and belief, and a crucial aspect of religious literacy and oracy is developed through R.E.
Our aim at Cromwell Academy is to deliver an R.E. curriculum that is thought-provoking, well-sequenced and builds on children’s previous knowledge, so that they will know more, understand more, and remember more. We believe it is vital for all our pupils to learn not only about religion, but to learn from religion, so that they can understand the world around
them. Our curriculum encourages children to think deeply and explore big questions, so that they can make sense of religion, and in turn reflect on their own ideas and ways of living. We encourage our pupils to think rigorously, creatively, imaginatively, and respectfully about theirs and other’s ideas in relation to religious and worldviews.