At Fairfields Primary School we use the agreed syllabus for religious education (RE) in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton which is called Living Difference IV.
We have chosen our RE syllabus as it delivers the messages threaded through our vision and mission:
To prepare the children of today to thrive and meet the challenges of tomorrow, by developing independence and resilience through a forward thinking and evolving curriculum, proudly reflecting our diverse community, inspiring and celebrating all achievements.
We are a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community, fostering a culture of learning and resilience, through a creative and pupil-centered curriculum where children are encouraged to take risks and learn from their mistakes, all within a supportive environment.
Pupils at our school engage in learning about other cultures and religions as a way of developing their understanding of the world and the community they are part of.
About Living Difference IV
Informed by current educational research, as well as research into religion and worldviews, it builds on the approach to religious education used in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton since 2004. The fourth revision demonstrates the ongoing and fruitful partnership that exists between the four authorities, ensuring a syllabus capable of securing high-quality religious education for all children and young people who encounter it, at this point in history.
To view the Living Difference IV Agreed Syllabus and for more information about the syllabus – please follow this link: https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/hias/curriculum-support/living-difference-re-syllabus
Intent
Implementation
Impact
Fairfields Primary School RE Curriculum Overview
36 Hours |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
|||
Foundation Stage |
NO RE (settling in time) |
Celebration: Celebrating birth- Christmas and Jesus’s birth |
Specialness: Special People- Jesus |
Symbol of New Life- Eggs as a sign of new life |
Special: Special clothes |
Special Things |
Year 1 |
Sacred Places
|
Journey’s End: Nativity Journeys |
Good and Evil Holi |
Welcoming: Palm Sunday |
Message: Jesus’s teachings and messages |
Protection: Raksha Bandhan |
Year 2 |
Remembering: Janmashtami |
Light as a Symbol: Advent and Diwali |
Temptation: Making Choices
|
Sadness to Happiness: The Easter Story |
Devotion: Hindu Worship
|
Symbol: Trees as a Symbol |
45 Hours |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
|||
Year 3 |
Thanking: Harvest and Sukkot |
Angels |
Remembering
Passover
|
Belief: Key Events of Holy Week |
Authority: Key Events in Jesus’s Life |
Special: Special Places
|
Year 4 |
Special: Special Books- the Bible and the Torah
|
Holy: Mary, Mother of God |
Change: People Jesus Met |
Ritual: Paschal candle |
Creation: Creation stories from the major religions |
God: Judaism and Christianity |
Year 5 |
Belonging:
Shahada and salat |
Interpretation: Christmas- the two birth narratives |
Stewardship: Creation |
Symbol: The Eucharist |
Sacred Places
Places of Worship |
Sacrifice: Eid-ul-Adha |
Year 6 |
Ceremony: Death Ceremonies |
Prophecy: The Magi |
Ritual: Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr |
Resurrection: The Empty Cross |
Jesus as divine (God incarnate): Miracle stories about Jesus
|
Rites of Passage: The Journey of Life |
Parental right to withdraw children from RE
A parent of a pupil at a maintained school can request that their child is wholly or partly excused from:
The school must grant such requests.
The right of parents to withdraw their children from religious education (RE) lessons is set out in section 71(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, in paragraph 1.
School Standards and Framework Act 1998: regulation 71, legislation.gov.uk
Additional Religious Educational Opportunities
At Fairfields we aim to reflect the diverse make up of our school population and to give children the opportunity to practise and share their different faiths.
Section 70 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 stipulates that pupils of community, foundation or voluntary schools in England and Wales must take part in a daily act of Collective Worship, unless they have been explicitly withdrawn by their parents. In line with government guidelines we provide collective worship through our daily assemblies.
Friday Prayer
As we have a sizeable Muslim population we offer a Friday prayer session on Fridays afternoons. This was previously guided by an imam and is now pupil led with support from our Foundation stage LSA Mrs Elsayed who also plans the content of the sessions. If you would like your child to attend these sessions please ensure that you have completed the google form found here.
Throughout the year the RE coordinator plans in opportunities to come together as a school and celebrate key religious festivals from the major religions. These usually include performances and activities linked to the event. These events are open to all and widely attended by our community. The festivals celebrated in previous years have included Harvest, Christmas, Easter Diwali, Holi, Eid-al-Fitr and Lunar New Year (secular).
To read our RE Policy click here.
At Fairfields Primary School we use the agreed syllabus for religious education (RE) in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton which is called Living Difference IV.
We have chosen our RE syllabus as it delivers the messages threaded through our vision and mission:
To prepare the children of today to thrive and meet the challenges of tomorrow, by developing independence and resilience through a forward thinking and evolving curriculum, proudly reflecting our diverse community, inspiring and celebrating all achievements.
We are a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community, fostering a culture of learning and resilience, through a creative and pupil-centered curriculum where children are encouraged to take risks and learn from their mistakes, all within a supportive environment.
Pupils at our school engage in learning about other cultures and religions as a way of developing their understanding of the world and the community they are part of.
About Living Difference IV
Informed by current educational research, as well as research into religion and worldviews, it builds on the approach to religious education used in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton since 2004. The fourth revision demonstrates the ongoing and fruitful partnership that exists between the four authorities, ensuring a syllabus capable of securing high-quality religious education for all children and young people who encounter it, at this point in history.
To view the Living Difference IV Agreed Syllabus and for more information about the syllabus – please follow this link: https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/hias/curriculum-support/living-difference-re-syllabus
Intent
Implementation
Impact
Fairfields Primary School RE Curriculum Overview
36 Hours |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
|||
Foundation Stage |
NO RE (settling in time) |
Celebration: Celebrating birth- Christmas and Jesus’s birth |
Specialness: Special People- Jesus |
Symbol of New Life- Eggs as a sign of new life |
Special: Special clothes |
Special Things |
Year 1 |
Sacred Places
|
Journey’s End: Nativity Journeys |
Good and Evil Holi |
Welcoming: Palm Sunday |
Message: Jesus’s teachings and messages |
Protection: Raksha Bandhan |
Year 2 |
Remembering: Janmashtami |
Light as a Symbol: Advent and Diwali |
Temptation: Making Choices
|
Sadness to Happiness: The Easter Story |
Devotion: Hindu Worship
|
Symbol: Trees as a Symbol |
45 Hours |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
|||
Year 3 |
Thanking: Harvest and Sukkot |
Angels |
Remembering
Passover
|
Belief: Key Events of Holy Week |
Authority: Key Events in Jesus’s Life |
Special: Special Places
|
Year 4 |
Special: Special Books- the Bible and the Torah
|
Holy: Mary, Mother of God |
Change: People Jesus Met |
Ritual: Paschal candle |
Creation: Creation stories from the major religions |
God: Judaism and Christianity |
Year 5 |
Belonging:
Shahada and salat |
Interpretation: Christmas- the two birth narratives |
Stewardship: Creation |
Symbol: The Eucharist |
Sacred Places
Places of Worship |
Sacrifice: Eid-ul-Adha |
Year 6 |
Ceremony: Death Ceremonies |
Prophecy: The Magi |
Ritual: Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr |
Resurrection: The Empty Cross |
Jesus as divine (God incarnate): Miracle stories about Jesus
|
Rites of Passage: The Journey of Life |
Parental right to withdraw children from RE
A parent of a pupil at a maintained school can request that their child is wholly or partly excused from:
The school must grant such requests.
The right of parents to withdraw their children from religious education (RE) lessons is set out in section 71(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, in paragraph 1.
School Standards and Framework Act 1998: regulation 71, legislation.gov.uk
Additional Religious Educational Opportunities
At Fairfields we aim to reflect the diverse make up of our school population and to give children the opportunity to practise and share their different faiths.
Section 70 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 stipulates that pupils of community, foundation or voluntary schools in England and Wales must take part in a daily act of Collective Worship, unless they have been explicitly withdrawn by their parents. In line with government guidelines we provide collective worship through our daily assemblies.
Friday Prayer
As we have a sizeable Muslim population we offer a Friday prayer session on Fridays afternoons. This was previously guided by an imam and is now pupil led with support from our Foundation stage LSA Mrs Elsayed who also plans the content of the sessions. If you would like your child to attend these sessions please ensure that you have completed the google form found here.
Throughout the year the RE coordinator plans in opportunities to come together as a school and celebrate key religious festivals from the major religions. These usually include performances and activities linked to the event. These events are open to all and widely attended by our community. The festivals celebrated in previous years have included Harvest, Christmas, Easter Diwali, Holi, Eid-al-Fitr and Lunar New Year (secular).
To read our RE Policy click here.
At Fairfields Primary School we use the agreed syllabus for religious education (RE) in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton which is called Living Difference IV.
We have chosen our RE syllabus as it delivers the messages threaded through our vision and mission:
To prepare the children of today to thrive and meet the challenges of tomorrow, by developing independence and resilience through a forward thinking and evolving curriculum, proudly reflecting our diverse community, inspiring and celebrating all achievements.
We are a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community, fostering a culture of learning and resilience, through a creative and pupil-centered curriculum where children are encouraged to take risks and learn from their mistakes, all within a supportive environment.
Pupils at our school engage in learning about other cultures and religions as a way of developing their understanding of the world and the community they are part of.
About Living Difference IV
Informed by current educational research, as well as research into religion and worldviews, it builds on the approach to religious education used in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton since 2004. The fourth revision demonstrates the ongoing and fruitful partnership that exists between the four authorities, ensuring a syllabus capable of securing high-quality religious education for all children and young people who encounter it, at this point in history.
To view the Living Difference IV Agreed Syllabus and for more information about the syllabus – please follow this link: https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/hias/curriculum-support/living-difference-re-syllabus
Intent
Implementation
Impact
Fairfields Primary School RE Curriculum Overview
36 Hours |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
|||
Foundation Stage |
NO RE (settling in time) |
Celebration: Celebrating birth- Christmas and Jesus’s birth |
Specialness: Special People- Jesus |
Symbol of New Life- Eggs as a sign of new life |
Special: Special clothes |
Special Things |
Year 1 |
Sacred Places
|
Journey’s End: Nativity Journeys |
Good and Evil Holi |
Welcoming: Palm Sunday |
Message: Jesus’s teachings and messages |
Protection: Raksha Bandhan |
Year 2 |
Remembering: Janmashtami |
Light as a Symbol: Advent and Diwali |
Temptation: Making Choices
|
Sadness to Happiness: The Easter Story |
Devotion: Hindu Worship
|
Symbol: Trees as a Symbol |
45 Hours |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
|||
Year 3 |
Thanking: Harvest and Sukkot |
Angels |
Remembering
Passover
|
Belief: Key Events of Holy Week |
Authority: Key Events in Jesus’s Life |
Special: Special Places
|
Year 4 |
Special: Special Books- the Bible and the Torah
|
Holy: Mary, Mother of God |
Change: People Jesus Met |
Ritual: Paschal candle |
Creation: Creation stories from the major religions |
God: Judaism and Christianity |
Year 5 |
Belonging:
Shahada and salat |
Interpretation: Christmas- the two birth narratives |
Stewardship: Creation |
Symbol: The Eucharist |
Sacred Places
Places of Worship |
Sacrifice: Eid-ul-Adha |
Year 6 |
Ceremony: Death Ceremonies |
Prophecy: The Magi |
Ritual: Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr |
Resurrection: The Empty Cross |
Jesus as divine (God incarnate): Miracle stories about Jesus
|
Rites of Passage: The Journey of Life |
Parental right to withdraw children from RE
A parent of a pupil at a maintained school can request that their child is wholly or partly excused from:
The school must grant such requests.
The right of parents to withdraw their children from religious education (RE) lessons is set out in section 71(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, in paragraph 1.
School Standards and Framework Act 1998: regulation 71, legislation.gov.uk
Additional Religious Educational Opportunities
At Fairfields we aim to reflect the diverse make up of our school population and to give children the opportunity to practise and share their different faiths.
Section 70 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 stipulates that pupils of community, foundation or voluntary schools in England and Wales must take part in a daily act of Collective Worship, unless they have been explicitly withdrawn by their parents. In line with government guidelines we provide collective worship through our daily assemblies.
Friday Prayer
As we have a sizeable Muslim population we offer a Friday prayer session on Fridays afternoons. This was previously guided by an imam and is now pupil led with support from our Foundation stage LSA Mrs Elsayed who also plans the content of the sessions. If you would like your child to attend these sessions please ensure that you have completed the google form found here.
Throughout the year the RE coordinator plans in opportunities to come together as a school and celebrate key religious festivals from the major religions. These usually include performances and activities linked to the event. These events are open to all and widely attended by our community. The festivals celebrated in previous years have included Harvest, Christmas, Easter Diwali, Holi, Eid-al-Fitr and Lunar New Year (secular).
To read our RE Policy click here.