Religious Education

Our R.E. curriculum follows the Cumbria Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. The key aims of the R.E. curriculum are that students are: informed and know about a range of religions and world views, expressive and can express their own ideas and insights about a range of religions and world views, and enquiring and reflective so that they can engage seriously with a range of religions and world views. We approach our R.E. learning in a range of ways, including an enquiry led approach through P4C. Articles 30 (cultural and religious freedom), 14 (religious beliefs) and 13 (freedom of speech) are strong links across all of our R.E. learning.

Philosophy

Philosophy and P4C (Philosophy for Children) is a central part of our pedagogical approach and we are extremely proud of being a P4C Gold school. This approach is embedded across all of our learning, discussions and decision making in school. It is a thread that runs through all that we do. Discrete philosophy sessions build on student’s skills and understanding of this approach and develop them as creative, caring, critical and collaborative thinkers. These skills are used and applied in all of our learning and help make us active and engaged learners.

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