Religious Education

Come and see 

Religious Education

Religious Education is the core subject in the curriculum and influences all that we teach and enables us to develop the whole person, in partnership with you, our parents, as the first educators of your children.

Through religious education teaching and learning we aim to:

• Provide each child with the opportunity to develop their relationship with God.

• Promote knowledge and understanding of Catholic faith and life.

• Develop awareness and understanding of the impact of faith upon our daily lives.

• Foster attitudes of respect towards all who live in our society.

• Develop skills linked to the reflection upon and practice of religious belief.

• Engage with difficult questions of meaning and purpose, to enable children to think critically about their own questions.

• To offer children a real sense of worth by belonging to a caring Christian Community.

To deliver Religious Education we use To know You More Clearly Reception EYFS to Year Six and Come and See in Years Five and Six.

All our children are included regardless of their age and ability. The ‘Come and See’ programme supports and enables the faith experience of all children because it starts with their real life experience and leads them to reflect upon and consider the Christian message in all its richness in that experience.

Religious Education in all Catholic schools must be taught for 10% of the timetable, as set out in guidance from the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales. In EYFS and Key Stage 1 this equates to 2hours and 10minutes per week and increases to 2 hours and 30 minutes in Key Stage 2.

All policies relating to R.E, Collective Worship, Spiritual and Moral Development, as well as Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) can be found under the Catholic Life section of the website.

A note from our Subject Leader.

I have had the honour of leading Religious Education at St. John Fisher since 2023. My passion lies in providing engaging, meaningful, and spiritually enriching experiences for all our pupils—supporting each child in developing their own identity, regardless of their faith or background. At St John Fisher we are deeply committed to nurturing a community rooted in faith, where every child is encouraged to grow spiritually, morally, and personally.

Mrs A Roberts
RE Co-ordiantor