At Long Itchington CE Primary Academy, the RE syllabus is established on a foundation of seven core concepts and makes use of enquiry questions that drive learning in each unit. Case studies are drawn from worldviews, including those of the six major world religions alongside less common worldviews and non-religious perspectives. The syllabus meets the requirement for content to be ‘in the main Christian’, with content drawn from Christian worldviews making up the majority of worldview case studies suggested to teachers.

Enquiry questions are in the main thematic, posing questions relevant to a range of worldviews. However, careful consideration of a potential need for more systematic study of organised worldviews, such as a deeper exploration of the major religious traditions.

We follow the SACRE syllabus as well as Understanding Christianity which are designed with the pedagogies of a religion and worldviews approach in mind:

• Beginning with the particular (individual and communal worldviews), connections are then made with the general (organised and/or institutional worldviews)

• Making use of the local context and the rich resources of Coventry and Warwickshire in terms of people, places and history.

• Focusing on the diverse lived expression of embodied religion and worldviews

Our purpose is to pose and survey answers to deeply relevant questions that individuals and groups, from religious and non-religious worldviews, pursue in their search for meaning, purpose and truth in life. This process will be achieved through using a multi-disciplinary approach to explore a selection of core concepts that are relevant to most religion and worldviews, at increasing depth.

The desired outcome is that our pupils will become aware of their own personal worldview and the positionality that shapes it. Using the skills of reflexivity and they will become increasingly able to hold conversations about their own worldview and those of others. They will be wise interpreters of the knowledge they encounter through exploration of diverse, embodied lived expressions of worldviews.

The main aims of this syllabus are for pupils:

• To know about and understand a range of worldviews, both religious and non-religious, recognising both similarities and differences as part of study.

• To be familiar with possible answers to deep questions about self, others, the world and the possibility of a deity, drawn from a range of case studies from religion and worldviews.

• To become increasingly confident in the main disciplines of theology, philosophy and human and social sciences, and their associated tools and methods, to allow for rich academic study of religion and worldviews to take place.

• To have the time and space to reflect upon their own personal worldview and the personal knowledge they bring to RE lessons, considering what they might learn from religion and worldviews encountered and how these, in turn, might shape their own worldview. 

Withdrawal from RE

Parents have a right to request their children are withdrawn from RE and to request that alternative arrangements be made.