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Religious Education
Curriculum Intent
Catholic schools in the Salford area follow the RE curriculum directory of Salford Dioceses. This places RE at the heart of our curriculum in our schools. It helps to enhance the young people’s understanding of the richness of Catholic education and faith and draws them into a deep communion of Christ and his church.
The new RECD is due to be fully implemented by September 2025. The new curriculum follows a spiral framework and centres around deepening the understanding of the Catholic faith through Biblical learning and lived experiences, in line with the liturgical calendar. Our scheme of work is set out into six half-term topics of study;
- Creation and Covenant
- Prophecy and Promise
- Galilee to Jerusalem
- Desert to Garden
- To the Ends of the Earth
- Branch 6- The study of world religions
Our KS3 scheme of work fulfils all requirements of the RECD. There are many recurring themes. For example; The Golden Rule, Catholic Social teaching and Sanctity of life. We build on this integral foundational knowledge in order to further embed at KS4. Many of our topics are taught in accordance with the liturgical calendar. For example; Christmas and Easter.
Throughout our study there are 3 areas which have become the core of religious education at All Hallows. These are Catholicism, World religions and Moral and Ethical issues. We revisit these themes continually throughout the scheme of work in order to ensure a well-rounded curriculum.
We strive to ensure the scheme of work is robust and challenging; setting high standards for pupils to exceed. We have endeavoured to include current world issues and topics as a means of developing our young people, keeping them informed of world issues and meeting the needs of our learners at All Hallows. These are relevant and imperative in equipping our students with life skills and good morals. We make sure students are capable of understanding how to challenge ignorance and injustice in the world today.
RE is the core of the core subjects, as a result all students complete a full RE GCSE. We are an inclusive subject and ensure the needs of all our learners are met. We follow the EDUQAS Route B specification, which is rooted in Catholic Christianity, and our second religion is Judaism in line with Diocesan guidance. Our students are able to debate, discuss and analyse moral and ethical issues as well as Church Dogma and the Abrahamic traditions that run through both Judaism and Christianity.
Religious Education is a place where children are able to flourish and grow into young adults, where their opinions and voices can be shared and heard. We encourage our young people to discover and deepen their own faith and understanding through examination of the faith.
“Through him and with him and in him” (The Great Doxology)
Department Staff:
Mrs L Shepherd - Head of RE
Mr J D’Costa - RE Teacher /PPL
Miss C MacDonald - RE Teacher
Mrs H McHale - RE Teacher
Mr P Taylor - RE and Computer Science Teacher/PPL
Downloads:
https://catholiceducation.org.uk/schools/religious-education/item/1003623-right-of-withdrawal-from-re