RE is an opportunity to ask big questions about belief, rituals, actions and faith. RE offers a key to children to help them understand and accept similarities and differences in belief globally. RE provides space to express and discuss their own and others opinions and allows for agreeable disagreement.
We aim to help every child have:
The Roots to Grow and the Wings to Fly
(The parable of the sower)
RE is a statutory part of the curriculum and a core subject. We follow the locally agreed syllabus, using The Emmanuel Project. The principal aim of RE in Dorset is to engage pupils in enquiring into big questions arising from the study of religion, belief, philosophy and ethics. In so doing Religious Education will support pupils’ own personal moral, philosophical, ethical and spiritual development and promote respect for others.
The core concepts of the Emmanuel Project, a Religion and Worldviews education scheme, focus on a balanced approach to understanding diverse beliefs and ways of life. It emphasizes exploring key religious concepts through theology, human social science, and philosophy, starting with people and promoting a global understanding of different faiths and worldviews. The project uses an enquiry cycle to help students delve deeper into these concepts and makes connections across different religions and worldviews.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the core concepts:
1. Religion and Worldviews Approach: The Emmanuel Project is grounded in a Religion and Worldviews approach, recognizing that different faiths and non-religious worldviews shape people’s lives and perspectives.
2. Balanced Perspective: The project ensures a balanced perspective on RE by exploring concepts through theology, human social science, and philosophy.
3. Enquiry Cycle: Each unit in the scheme utilizes an enquiry cycle (Engage, Enquire, Explore, Evaluate, Express) to guide students through the learning process.
4. Key Questions and Concepts: Each half-termly unit focuses on a key question with an important concept to explore. These questions, often including the key concept, serve as the title of the unit and are used to structure learning and activities.
5. Diverse Faiths and Worldviews: The project explores a range of faiths, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hindu Dharma, Humanism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism.
6. Focus on Lived Reality: The scheme emphasizes exploring the lived reality of religions and worldviews, including texts, stories, community practices, and individual lifestyles.
7. Connecting Faith and Life: The project aims to connect faith with everyday life, exploring how beliefs impact people’s choices and actions.
8. Promoting Understanding and Respect: The Emmanuel Project strives to foster understanding and respect for different views and interpretations of key religious concepts.
9. Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural Development: The project aims to contribute to students’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development by exploring the roles of religion and belief in a diverse society.
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