Religious Education at the Rosary School

"All children need to acquire core knowledge and understanding of the beliefs and practices of the religions and worldviews which not only shape their history and culture but which guide their own development. The modern world needs young people who are sufficiently confident in their own beliefs and values that they can respect the religious and cultural differences of others, and contribute to a cohesive and compassionate society" (Religious Education Council of England and Wales).

Religious Education is a core subject at the Rosary Catholic Primary School. This year, most year groups are working on a new RE curriculum because of the release of the new Religious Education Directory, 'To know You more clearly'. 

As the new curriculum is being released gradually for different year groups, we have decided to combine some year groups. This means that:

EYFS, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 have their own planned curriculum.

Year 5 are learning the same content as Year 4.

Over the year, the children from EYFS up to Year 5 will learn Liturgically through 6 different branches with the 6th branch linking to other faiths. These branches are:

• Creation and Covenant

• Prophesy and Promise

• Galilee to Jerusalem

• Desert to Garden

• To The Ends of the Earth

• Dialogue and Encounter

Year 6 will continue to follow the God Matter's scheme of work which is made up of 10 units. The units taught are listed below in the order that we teach them. The number in brackets indicates roughly the number of weeks spent on that unit:

• Creation (5)
• Prayer, Saints & Feasts (4)
• Advent (4)
• Christmas (2)
• Revelation (4)
• Lent (6)
• Holy Week (1)
• Easter (4)
• Pentecost & Mission (4)
• Sacraments (4)

Please see below for newsletters for each unit. These newsletters outline what each year group will be learning and how parents and carers can support their child's learning at home.