All Saints' C of E Primary School

The All Saints’ Way…

Religious Education and Worldviews at All Saints’ Primary School

Discovering God | Learning Together | Achieving Our Best

“The Lord says, ‘I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you’” (Psalm 32 v8). This promise gives us strength and courage as we design a curriculum that places RE and Worldviews at the heart of All Saints’—the ‘core of the core’ of our curriculum.

Rooted deeply in our five Christian values—Curiosity, Respect, Kindness, Courageous Determination, and Joyfulness—our intent is for these principles to permeate every aspect of our children’s lives, both inside and beyond school.

The personal development of our pupils is the golden thread weaving through our RE and Worldviews curriculum. We understand the teaching of this subject as both a profound responsibility and a privilege, entrusted to guide children’s spiritual growth and understanding of the world.

Our exciting, carefully sequenced curriculum equips children with a rich understanding of their immediate environment and the wider world, fostering respect and curiosity for diverse cultures and religions. Alongside learning about world faiths, pupils deepen their understanding of the natural world and their role in caring for it.

We aspire for our children to become courageous advocates who stand against injustice globally and find joy in discovering beliefs different from their own. Reflecting our school’s setting and commitment to inclusivity, our curriculum actively promotes awareness of ethnic minorities and prepares pupils to live out our strong Anti-Racist ethos with true tolerance and respect.

Following the Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education’s Questful RE syllabus, our approach blends the teaching of core Christian concepts and God’s big salvation story with open, investigative enquiry. Children engage with BIG, thought-provoking questions that invite reflection on identity, relationships, purpose, values, and faith. Through authentic encounters with living faith communities, pupils gain religious literacy and diversity dexterity, nurturing empathy and open-mindedness.

We believe high-quality RE and Worldviews lessons have unparalleled potential to touch the hearts and minds of our children—combining academic rigour with the development of their character and spirit.

Children will explore profound questions such as:

Who am I, and what does it mean to be me?

How do I relate to others?

How and where can I encounter God?

How can I make a positive difference in the world?

What values, beliefs, and behaviours matter most to me?

What does faith mean?

Who and what inspires me?

We intentionally call this subject ‘RE and Worldviews’ to reflect the diversity of beliefs in our community, including those who identify as secular. Our curriculum is invitational and inspiring, designed to allow all children to Discover God in the All Saints’ Way—in a manner that honours every faith perspective and none.

Our ultimate goal is that every child leaves All Saints’ having grown into a reflective, kind, and caring individual—ready to make a genuine, lasting difference in the world. From their first day in the small age 4 jumper to their final day in the year 6 uniform, our children will embody the values and spirit cultivated through this transformational subject.

We promote an enquiry based approach to RE and Worldviews through the implementation of the Stockport Locally agreed syllabus for EYFS, Key Stage 1 and 2 built around strands.   We use fascinating lessons plans to explore the key questions from ‘Questful RE’ to support staff with planning the highest quality RE and Worldviews sessions and the ability to assess accurately.  Alongside this, we use a selection of the 'RE Today' and ‘Understanding Christianity’ schemes for further depth and detail as a Church School.

Pupils are taught about Christianity in each year group as this reflects the majority of religious traditions celebrated in Great Britain.  Pupils are introduced to the concept that some people have no religious beliefs and hold a more philosophical view to the world around them (atheist, agnostic, Humanists).

Pupils in EYFS learn about their growing sense of self and their place within it.  They learn about special celebratory events that take place in the community and the wider world, which often sets the foundation for future learning. In KS1 children are taught knowledge, skills and understanding about Christianity and 2 other world religions- Islam and Judaism (3 world religions in total).  In KS2, children explore further the religions from KS1, as well as learning about Hinduism (4 world religions in total).

The 3 key strands explored across our RE and Worldviews curriculum are;

We maximise opportunities to bring the curriculum to life.  Experiences and enrichment opportunities in RE and Worldviews include:

• Annual Church Week held at All Saints’ Church 
• Meeting visitors from the local community – CIST (Christians In Schools Trust), Ethnic Diversity Services, family links, various clergy- United Reform Church, Methodist Church etc. 
• Daily act of collective worship.   Monday- Led by Mrs. Noble Co Headteacher or visiting clergy, Tuesday- led by Sarah Holton Children and Families Worker from All Saints' Church and our Ethos Group, Wednesday- Songs of Worship led by Mrs. Noble, Thursday - class worship linked to Picture News or relelvant local, school initiatives and Friday - Celebration led by Co Head teacher Mrs. Morton
• Whole school celebrations including' Harvest festival, Nativity plays KS1, KS2 Carol Service, Easter and Leavers Service. at All Saints' Church
• Taking part in actvities such as the Christmas Tree Festival at St. Martin's Church in Marple and our choir at the Stockport Junior Christmas Carol Concert bi annually at St. George's Church in Stockport 
• Using IT to further explore religion and belief globally- Internet, video clips, Google Earth etc.
• DEAL- Drama strategies - Drama, Engagement, Active, Learners 
• Making visits to religious places of worship including; Chester Cathedral, the Manchester Jewish Synagogue and Cheadle/ Hyde Mosque
• Charity events linked to community, school and Church – e.g. The Pantry Food Bank, PIE- Community Champions, Archbishop of York Trust – Y5 annual community project, Operation Christmas Child, Potter's Village- Uganda Africa, Singing at the Old Folk's Home at Christmas 
• Spirituality Garden on our school field
• Growing Faith monthly gardening club for children, siblings and families from school and church
• Prayer Spaces available at different times through the year (e.g. linked to world events/ festivals etc) in particular at Easter at All Saints' Church
• Accessibility to Prayer Spaces and activities during 'Fun Friday's at  lunch times with support from Ethos leaders 
• Weekly Songs of Worship including songs from iSingPop’s recent concert at All Saints’ Church, traditional hymns and multicultural songs 
• Godly Play/ What’s In the Box
• Rich variety of books, texts and artefacts on loan from Cheshire Library Service
• Use of class Floor Book to record learning opportunities and reflections

Impact

Our curriculum will equip our pupils to understand and appreciate other people’s values, beliefs, attitudes and religious rituals. We will create a culture of tolerance and respect, which can inspire and motivate the next generation to make the world a harmonious and better place to live in free from racism and inequality.  Through this incredibly special subject, we know how powerful it is, even transformational making a real difference for living a positive life.  We are bold in our commitment to ensure that All Saints' RE and Worldviews curriculum will set our All Saints' children up for living successfully and happily in multicultural Britain and for peace, harmony and unity in our diverse world now and in the future. 

All Saints’ Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for our church, school and community.

Help our curious minds express kindness and joy.

Help us to show courageous determination so that we respect ourselves and all that is around us.

AMEN