Diocesan inspection report said:
Progress and attainment of pupils in RE is good; the result of good teaching and outstanding behaviour of the children. They involve themselves wholeheartedly in opportunities to exercise their generosity in helping others.
Our Mission at St. Mary’s
The Catholic Life of the school is given the highest priority where the development of an authentic Catholic ethos is actively sought by all. Children are empowered to have a thorough understanding of the Church’s liturgical year, its seasons, rites and symbols. Within the school community, prayer has a profound and visible effect on the development of all pupils and staff irrespective of ability or faith background. As a school, we promote a love of faith; engaging and inspiring our children to take responsibility for promoting the Catholic ethos of our community whilst seeking to lead and develop this further. Developing a greater understanding of vocation is fundamental in giving our children a meaningful reason to live out their faith. Teachers ensure that children are provided with opportunities to develop their thinking and respond to questions of faith. Our school celebrates, develops and enhances the Catholic Life of our children and ensures our Catholic ethos underpins all that we do and strive to achieve.
Christ has no body on earth but ours. Ours are the hands with which He heals.
Ours are His eyes, His feet, His lips. Ours are the hearts through which He loves.
RE Curriculum Statement
RE Long Term Overview
RE Gallery
Examples of our RE work
We are extremely proud of the work that our children produce as part of the Learning and Growing as People of God scheme of work. Children are encouraged to make links between Catholic beliefs and teachings, scripture, Catholic Social Teaching and their own lives. A key focus in RE lessons is facilitating children to see that their learning helps them live out the Gospel messages in their lives today.
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Year Two
Year Three
Year Four
Year Five
Year Six
🌍🌿 Caring for God's Creation – Year 3 RE 🌿🌍
Today in RE, Year 3 have been reflecting on their learning from our Creation and Covenant branch.
The children delivered fantastic oracy presentations, showcasing their understanding of what it means to be stewards of God's creation and why we all have a responsibility to care for the wonderful world God has entrusted to us. 🌎💚
We also explored ecological virtues, thinking about how qualities such as gratitude, respect, responsibility and self-control can guide us in making choices that protect and care for our common home.
Through their presentations, the children demonstrated that even the smallest actions can make a big difference and that caring for creation is one way we can put our faith into action.
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🙏💙 Walking with Mary – Year 5 Retreat 💙🙏
Our Year 5 children had a wonderful opportunity to join together with other Year 5 pupils to take part in a special Catholic retreat, ‘Walking with Mary’.
Throughout the retreat, the children spent time reflecting, praying and learning more about Mary’s faith and her trust in God. It was a lovely opportunity to come together with children from other schools, share their faith and think about how Mary can inspire us to say ‘yes’ to God in our own lives.
A beautiful day of faith, friendship and reflection for our Year 5 children. 🙏🌹💙
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Year 2 RE Learning🌈
In our RE lesson, we explored the idea of making choices and turning back to God. We linked our learning to the story of Noah’s Ark, thinking carefully about the choices Noah had to make and what he may have said or felt.
Using our Oracy skills, the children acted out different scenarios and used stem sentences to help them think deeply about – What would Noah say? They shared their ideas, listened carefully to different perspectives and explained their thinking. We also explored how saying sorry, making good choices and turning back to God can help to repair and strengthen relationships.
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✝️ Year 6 Catholic Life Pledge ✝️
As part of our Catholic Life Pledge and following our RE lesson on our responsibility as stewards to take care of our planet, Year 6 spent time today caring for our school environment by taking part in a litter pick across our school playground and field.
The children showed great care, responsibility and respect for our shared environment and worked together brilliantly to make our school grounds cleaner and more welcoming for everyone.
This was a wonderful opportunity for the children to put their learning about stewardship into action, recognising our responsibility to care for God’s creation and the world around us. 🌍💚
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