We use the Camden agreed scheme: Living Difference III for our Religious Education curriculum. Our curriculum is relevant to our pupils, reflecting and preparing them for life in modern Britain and aims to develop deep thinkers who are open-minded about religion and worldviews. Our curriculum supports children to secure a deep understanding of concepts in order to be able to make connections, ask and respond to challenging questions, learn to respect and appreciate worldviews that are different to their own and consider their personal preconceptions, responses and views.

Our curriculum supports children to build on their conceptual knowledge through studying religions and worldviews locally, nationally and globally, enabling them to make links and connections between worldviews and develop disciplinary skills. Our curriculum emphasises the importance of diverse representations within and across religions and worldviews, focusing on real people’s lived experiences of their beliefs. Pupils revisit key ‘big questions’ and build on prior knowledge to learn about different religion and worldviews. Our curriculum prepares pupils to interact with others from different religious and non-religious viewpoints in a respectful, knowledgeable and open-minded way. Pupils are encouraged to be enquiring learners who ask questions and make connections and are supported to be confident to explore their personal worldview and have the skills to appreciate, evaluate and respond to religious, philosophical and ethical questions.

Our lessons are designed to be varied, engaging and hands-on, allowing children to learn and record their thoughts, answers and ideas in various ways. In each lesson, children will participate in activities involving disciplinary and substantive concepts, developing their knowledge and understanding of diverse religions and worldviews.

Our Religion and World Views curriculum supports pupils to:

• Know and understand religious concepts relating to beliefs, practices, community and belonging, and wisdom and guidance.
• Develop an understanding of the influence of organised and personal worldviews on individuals, communities, countries and globally.
• Understand some of the ways religions and worldviews are studied (disciplinary knowledge).
• Develop understanding of their relationship with the content studied, being able to talk about their assumptions and preconceptions (personal knowledge).
• Build secure vocabulary which allows them to talk confidently and fluently about their learning.
• Answer questions about worldviews through an enquiry-based approach including investigating, interpreting, evaluating, applying and expressing.
• Talk about the similarities and differences between their own and others beliefs with respect and open mindedness.
• Understand the lived experiences of religious and non-religious worldviews to be diverse within and between people and communities.
• Develop an understanding of the ways in which personal and organised worldviews may develop and change across time and place.