St Joseph's R.C. High School
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St Joseph's RC High School

St Joseph's RC High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
and young people and, expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

““…..to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

The aim of the Religious Education Curriculum is to engage, inspire, challenge and encourage pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to answer challenging questions, explore different religious beliefs, values and traditions and develop a more rigorous understanding of the numerous religious traditions, beliefs and practices that are followed in our multi-cultural society and encourage respect for all beliefs. We want them to know how religious education promotes discernment in an environment where the Catholic faith enables pupils to combat prejudice, preparing them for adult life, employment and life-long learning.

Please use the link below for the Religious Education Department Curriculum Guide

Departmental Curriculum Handbook RE

Religious Education is a core subject at St Joseph’s. The RE Department strives to promote the best possible teaching and learning of curriculum Religious Education. Pupils receive five one hour lessons of Religious Education over a two week period. The curriculum is broad and inclusive where all pupils follow the Religious Education Curriculum Directory for Catholic Schools and Colleges in England and Wales 2012.Topics of study range from Judaism and the early Christian Church to whether God exists and why is there so much suffering. Pupils learn using interactive methods and are challenged to think deeply about the ‘big questions of life’. They develop their understanding of the bible and are encouraged to accurately use comprehensive religious language in their work. This means that they leave St Joseph’s confident in their own religious beliefs and practices.  A high standard of work is expected. The pupils’ progress throughout the year will be assessed on classwork, homework, oral contribution, assessment tasks and an end of unit assessment. A variety of teaching and learning styles are used to encourage pupils to think deeply and participate fully in lessons. Homework is set once a week and may take the form of a GCSE style exam question, research or a creative task.

Pupils enjoy RE. “The curriculum RE provided for pupils in St Joseph’s contributes in no small way to their outstanding academic achievement and spiritual and moral development.” (Section 48, Ofsted Inspection 2010).

RE gives me the opportunity to develop skills I may need when I leave school, those that help me to be more tolerant and accepting of others. Pupil Voice – Year 10

RE allows me to think about big questions and what I believe. Pupil Voice – Year 9

Edxcel GCSE Syllabus

 Staff:

Mrs Sneyd – Head of Religious Education

Mrs H Rimmer –  Assistant Head of Religious Education

Miss McShane –  Teacher of Religious Education

Mrs Briggs – Teacher of Religious Education

Mrs Pepperday – Shepherd of the Catholic Life and Teacher of Religious Education  (Associate Leadership Team)

Mr M Singleton  Assistant Headteacher and Teacher of Religious Education

 

Parent and carers are permitted to request that their child is withdrawn from receiving all or part of religious education and/or collective worship given at our school and any such requests should be made in writing to the headteacher and shall stand until such time that the parent’s request is withdrawn.

More information can be found CES Guidnace of withdrawal from RE

Religious Education