At Lingdale our RE vision is ensure the children acquire the core knowledge and understanding of the beliefs and practices of the religions and worldviews which not only shape their history and culture but which guide their own development.

Subject Intent:

Religious Education contributes dynamically to children and young people’s education in Lingdale Primary School by provoking challenging questions about meaning and purpose in life, beliefs about God, ultimate reality, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human. In RE the children learn about and from religions and worldviews in local, national and global contexts and discover, explore and consider different answers to these questions. They learn to weigh up the value of wisdom from different sources, to develop and express their insights in response, and to agree or disagree respectfully.

The teaching of RE in Lingdale equips pupils with a systematic knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and worldviews, enabling them to develop their ideas, values and identities. It aims to develop in pupils an aptitude for dialogue so that they can participate positively in our society with its diverse religions and worldviews. We aim to ensure that pupils gain and deploy the skills needed to understand, interpret and evaluate texts, sources of wisdom and authority and other evidence.

Pupils learn to articulate clearly and coherently their personal beliefs, ideas, values and experiences while respecting the right of others to differ.

Collective Worship

We make provision for a daily act of collective worship which also incorporates opportunities for children to develop their social, moral, spiritual and cultural aspects of learning.

Monday morning- Collective Worship led by the Head Teacher
Monday afternoon PHSE lessons delivered by pastoral lead with lessons derived from Jigsaw with focuses on British Values.

Friday – Celebration Assembly to develop positive attitudes to learning and work ethic where children receive awards for their individual hard work and effort, team work, attendance, uniform and sporting achievements. We ask for a different volunteer every week to recite the school prayer, which was written by pupils and is displayed around school.