Lindley CE Infant School

At Lindley CE Infant School, we believe that Religious Education prepares our children for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. We believe that the teaching of RE underpins our whole school ethos of care by promoting the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of our children.

Through their Religious Education our pupils are taught to understand the teachings of the Christian Faith, along with other world faiths, and understand how they impact on their own lives and those of the wider community.

In Religious Education pupils discover, explore and consider different answers to big questions, in local, national and global contexts, through learning about and from religions and other world views. RE teaching supports our commitment to equality through developing an understanding that all people are unique and special regardless of social class gender, age, belief, social orientation disability or special educational need.

Pupils should gain and develop the skills needed to understand, interpret and evaluate texts, sources of wisdom and authority and other evidence. They learn to articulate clearly and coherently their personal beliefs, ideas, values and experiences while respecting the right of others to differ.

The children at Lindley CE Infant School enjoy learning about other religions. Through their R.E. learning, the children are able to make links between their own lives and those of others in their community and in the wider world. Through R.E. our children are developing an understanding of other people’s cultures and ways of life and worship, which they are then able to communicate to the wider community.  As a result, children show high levels of self-awareness and model respect and empathy for others.