RE Curriculum

“Education is not about knowing things or taking lessons but about being able to use three lingos: those of the head, the heart, and the hands… learning so that you can think about what you feel and do, can feel what you think and do, and can do what you feel and think. Unity within a person.” Pope Francis, 2017

At St. Peter’s we follow the new ‘Religious Education Directory – To Know You More Clearly.’ Although this programme does not become statutory until 2025 we are very excited and honoured to have the opportunity to be able to put it into practice now. The new directory (RED) programme of study seeks to present the teaching of religious education in a sequential and progressive form. This has been developed after widespread consultation and is intended to be revised periodically by the Department for Education and Formation to reflect the best professional practice and evolving nature of the whole Catholic curriculum.

The programme is split into 6 unique branches that are taught at the same time across the school. These branches are:

• Creation & Covenant
• Prophecy & Promise
•  Galilee to Jerusalem
• Desert to Garden
• To the Ends of the Earth
• Dialogue & Encounter

As the children encounter each branch in their respective year groups, they not only strengthen and deepen their religious knowledge, but they also strengthen and deepen their personal relationship with Jesus and God, enabling them to know Him more clearly

RE in Action

We aim to make the teaching of RE as engaging as possible for the children through the use of drama, art, music and visits to places of worship. Below are some images showing RE teaching in action.

“I like RE because I like to be kind and RE teaches to be kind.” – Cody

“I like RE because it’s really fun to learn about Jesus.” – Penny

“I like finding out about different things that happened to Jesus.” – Emily

“I like finding out about Jesus.” – Freddie