Subject Leader: Miss Brough

RE CURRICULUM STATEMENT

At our Lady of Compassion, we teach RE through the programmes ‘Come and See’ and ‘To know You more clearly’. Our RE curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of every child. As we live in the light of God’s love and compassion, we aim to motivate and inspire children through an engaging learning journey that challenges all pupils and leads to excellence. Our RE programmes give pupils the opportunity to explore the mystery of faith through Scripture and Tradition. Throughout a pupil’s school journey, they will each have the opportunity to explore different faiths and religions as part of this curriculum.

RE is an integral part of our daily school life and fulfils all legal requirements. Please see our RE Policy for more information and for our aims and objectives. Our RE termly newsletters keep you informed of the themes we study each term and these also include suggested activities for home, as well as any important information about RE and feast days. 
 

At Our Lady of Compassion, we are proud to have strong links with ‘Our Lady’s’ Church
and we work closely with Father John, our parish priest.

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To Know You More Clearly
From September 2023, to fulfil our aims and objectives we will use the ‘To know You more clearly’ programme from the new Religious Education Directory (RED) prescribed by the Archdiocese of Liverpool. This programme is currently optional but will be compulsory for all year groups from September 2025. We have chosen to start the programme as it is rolled out by the Archdiocese of Liverpool for each year group.
 

The dates for the introduction of the new RED Curriculum are as follows: 
Autumn 2023 - EYFS
Spring 2024 - Year 1
Summer 2024 - Year 2
Autumn 2024 – Year 3
Spring 2025 – Year 5
Summer 2025 – Year 6

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Branches and Lenses
There are six branches in ‘To know You More Clearly’ – one per half term. The branches are:
1.  Creation and Covenant
2.  Prophecy and Promise
3.  From Galilee to Jerusalem

4.  From Desert to Garden
5.  To the Ends of the Earth
6.  Dialogue and Encounter

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Each branch follows:
·  Here
·  Believe
·  Celebrate
·  Live

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At the end of each branch and lenses the children will:
·  Understand
·  Discern
·  Respond

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Come and See - Year 4 to Year 6
Religious Education at Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School follows “Come and See”. Each year group from Year Three to Year Six covers three topics each per term which link to a whole school theme. In addition to this, the children learn about other faiths and religions throughout the year. 
 

At the end of each Come and See topic each class will celebrate Collective Worship which is used as an opportunity for the children to share their learning in Come and See with the rest of their class school, their family and their school community.