Religious
Education
Under the terms of the Education Reform Act 1988 Religious
Education must be part of the basic curriculum of all
children attending school, even of those below statutory
age.
Religious Education must be "mainly" Christian in
character, the E.R.A. states. As a Church School,
Christianity has a particular significance for us at St.
James' and we will be exploring the major events of the
Church's Calendar and its implications for Christian belief
and practice. Children need help to enable them to
understand the importance of commitment to a set of beliefs
and values and the effect this has on people's lives.
The aims for the subject in this school are:
- To
enable children to recognise the importance of the
religious dimension to life, their own and/or other
peoples.
- To
provide the children with the opportunity to discover their
own potential for spirituality "to learn what it is like to
love and be loved, to care and share, to respond to the
sparkle of life and its shadows".
- To
explore and understand other beliefs and encourage, through
an appreciation of these other lifestyles, an attitude of
toleration and respect for others.
These aims will be achieved through Religious Education
lessons and Assembly themes, which are based on our Values
Education programme. There is a daily Act of Worship.
Children in Key Stage 1 will share the major events in
their own lives and be aware of the Church's celebrations.
It will foster the child's awareness and help them to
appreciate the wonders of God's creation.
As well as following Assembly themes where appropriate to
these aims, Bible Stories will be introduced including the
Nativity and Moses (special babies being cared for) Noah
(God's promise) Samuel and Eli (obedience).
In Key Stage 2 the children will explore the background to
the major events in the Church's year and begin to
appreciate their role in caring for God's creation.
Through comparing the similarities and beliefs of
themselves and others in the Old Testament, the Gospel, in
the Early Church and in contemporary traditions, they will
explore what it means to belong to a community and what
responsibilities this entails. It is hoped that they will
have some awareness of the development of God's message to
Man, from the rigid obedience demanded in the Old Testament
to Christ's message of liberating love.
Click Collective Worship Policy to view or download the policy.
St. James CE Primary School
UNDERSTANDING is our Value of the Month
OUR ETHOS
Recognising its historic foundation, St James’
School will preserve and develop its religious character in
accordance with the principles of the Church of England,
and in partnership with the Church at Parish and Diocesan
level.
The school aims to serve its community by providing an
education of the highest quality within the context of
Christian belief and practice. It encourages an
understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and
promotes Christian values through the experience it offers
to all its pupils.
SCHOOL PRAYER
Dear Heavenly Father, please bless our school, all the children, all the teachers and all the people who work here. Help us today in our work and in our play. For Jesus Sake, Amen
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