Intent
The foundation of our Religious Education Policy is based on our mission statement. We aim to foster, develop and sustain faith, hope and a love of God through a broad curriculum based on the gospel. We recognise that the curriculum, in its content and delivery, reflects the fact that Jesus Christ is the foundation of the whole educational enterprise.
As a Catholic school, St Clare’s aims to complement the Catholic home by cultivating the moral, intellectual, aesthetic and physical development of our children. We aim to foster a collaborative and co-operative environment which makes every member of our school feel welcome, valued and respected, regardless of race, creed, gender or disability.
Our teaching is not only evident in Religious lessons and in prayer and liturgy, but it underpins all we teach, across the curriculum. It is evident every day in the classroom, in the attitudes and skills we attempt to foster in our children. It permeates all areas of the curriculum. We aim to develop, in a Catholic atmosphere, qualities of mind, body and spirit in order to prepare our children to face the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
We acknowledge that to create distinctive Catholic School requires the full commitment of all who belong to the school community to trust and respect each others views and feelings. All are valued and encouraged to make St Clare’s a stimulating, enjoyable and satisfying place in which to work.
We aim to:
- to respect and promote the child’s innate capacity for wonder, awe, reverence and imagination
- to enable our children to take the initial steps of their faith journey
- to increase the children’s knowledge and love of God
- to teach the Catholic faith and develop commitment towards that faith
- to encourage a loving and caring attitude towards family, friends, peers and teachers and all with whom they come into contact
- to celebrate through worship and liturgy in a way appropriate to their age
- to foster a respect for other religious and faith communities
Implementation
We use the ‘Come and See’ Catholic Primary Religious Education Programme which integrates the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Catholic Levels of Attainment and the new Religious Education Curriculum Directory. It is the programme prescribed by the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. We endeavour to be creative and use cooperative learning techniques to promote children’s progress.
In addition, Come and See allows us to promote key principles of Catholic Social Teaching and introduce a global aspect to our RE curriculum through the inclusion of CAFOD’s Universal Church topics. Teaching of other faiths is built into the programme, so our pupils have the opportunity to learn about other faith communities and their beliefs and practices. Years 1-6 will study Judaism for one week during the Autumn term, followed by a week learning about Sikhism in the Summer term.
Throughout the year provision is also made for Fr Aiden, our parish priest to attend school and celebrate with the children. Class led assemblies also take place throughout the year. The prayer life of the school is integrated into the Religious Education curriculum e.g. through class based collective worship opportunities. ‘Reflect’ time is part of the Come and See programme and allows pupils to plan their own collective worship sessions and reflect on their learning from the previous weeks.
Chatter Religion Chatter
Sikh people care for our world
12-11-2025
In Y6 we learned that Sikh people are called to serve the planet by not wasting resources. We made links to the Catholic Social Teaching Value of stewardship of God’s creation. We put posters up around school to encourage members of our school community to not waste water, electricity and food.
Year 5 Remembrance celebration
11-11-2025
Year 5 led a thoughtful celebration of the word about Remembrance, sharing reflections, poems, and prayers to honour those who have served. We were also joined by our friend of the school, Pipe Major James Axon, who performed beautifully on the yard, creating a moving and memorable tribute for everyone
Doing an act of service for others
08-11-2025
Y6 have been learning about Sikhism this week. They discovered that Sikh people do acts of service called Sewa. Y6 chose to do a litter pick, inspired by our eco councillors, to serve our school community. We reflected on how our act of service made us feel and the people we served through our actions.
Vocation and commitment
06-11-2025
Today Y6 planned and delivered their own prayer and liturgy to celebrate their learning in our most recent RE topic.
Baptism role play in Reception Class
24-10-2025
We leant that we join God’s family through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Our Harvest collection
24-10-2025
Our families did us proud during our harvest festival week this year. They donated items of food which have been collected by our local foodbank @ImagineIfTrust, supporting our local community
Creation and Covenant
22-10-2025
As we complete our first branch of our new RE curriculum, we reflected on all we have learned about Abraham and his covenant with God.
Year 3 took part in a wonderful Harvest trail across different areas of our school site.
22-10-2025
Harvest Trail
20-10-2025
Year 5 took part in a wonderful Harvest trail across different areas of our school site.
Mission
20-10-2025
Year 5 have been learning that we all have a mission, no matter how big or small. They created a mission which they can carry out at school. One group’s mission was to help some year 3 children play tennis.
Harvest Trail
20-10-2025
Thank you Year 6 for taking Nursery on a wonderful Harvest trail around our school. It was a lovely morning, we enjoyed singings songs, listening to stories and planting bulbs along the way!
Nursery Class – Looking after God’s World
20-10-2025
Nursery class have been thinking about how we can look after God’s wonderful world. We went on a walk around the school grounds, taking time to admire the beauty of God’s creation.
Harvest trail
19-10-2025
Y6 took Nursery on a wonderful Harvest trail around our school. We sang, said prayers and gave thanks to God for our Earth and its abundant gifts.
The story of Abraham and the 3 strangers
16-10-2025
Year 4 dramatised the story of Abraham at Mamre and how 3 strangers visited him. We used the photos to retell the story and how Abraham and Sarah were feeling.
‘I am a link in a chain…’
09-10-2025
Year 4 studied the life and work of St John Henry Newman, we found out that he recognised that God had a mission for him and that we too had a mission. He wrote about this in ‘Hope in God – Creator’, we chose the parts that spoke to us and created our our chain.
Commitment in our community
08-10-2025
Today we welcomed our local PCSO to talk to us about the commitments of her job as part of our current RE topic.
The Prodigal Son
07-10-2025
In Y6 we reflected on the reunification of the family in the Parable of The Prodigal Son. We used pipe cleaners to create figures to show the unconditional love between the father and son.
Year 4 visit to church
28-09-2025
On Wednesday, Year 4 visited our Parish church of St Clare’s. One of the parishioners, Cathy, showed us around and described the special areas of the church. She also showed us where the first 2 Sacraments of Baptism and First Holy Communion take place.
RHSE consultation for Parents
24-09-2025
We had a great turn out today for our parents consultation with all year groups represented. Many thanks to all were able to attend. If you need any more information, please don’t hesitate to ask or check out the parents information page on the website.
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Prayer and liturgy
23-09-2025
Year 5 took part in a beautiful Prayer and Liturgy about hopes and dreams.
Our blessings
19-09-2025
As part of the Creation and Covenant branch, we studied the work of Hannah Dunnett, a Christian artist who uses simple images and words of scripture. We created our own versions and included our own blessings and pieces of scripture.
Nursery class have been learning about God’s wonderful world
19-09-2025
In RE, Nursery explored the story of Creation using our special golden box. We started with darkness, then added light, sky, grass, and animals to show how God made the world. A lovely, hands-on way to bring the story to life!
Y6 prayer and liturgy
18-09-2025
Today Y6 welcomed their parents and families to join us in worship. The theme was unconditional love. The children enjoyed planning and leading the worship and it was lovely to reflect together on what unconditional love from God means in our lives.
The Prodigal Son
16-09-2025
In Y6 we have been learning about unconditional love. We read the parable of the Prodigal Son and used role play to further understand who showed unconditional love and why.
Jubilee celebration
07-09-2025
Year 5 took part in a Prayer and liturgy, celebrating the Jubilee as we become pilgrims of hope.
Jubilee Year-Pilgrims of Hope
04-09-2025
Today, Year 4 took a pilgrimage through our school, we took rubbing of bark and leaves we had collected as part of our Jubilee pledge day. We all wrote pledges, saying how we cook be Pilgrims of Hope in our school, using Catholic Social Teaching. We also created a 3-d representation of the Jubilee logo #Jubilee
Stewardship of God’s Creation in Y6
03-09-2025
Today Y6 went on a nature walk to celebrate the jubilee year and their hopes for God’s world in the future. They collected items from the school grounds and created their own version of the jubilee badge.
Mission Day
02-09-2025
Today Y6 went on a pilgrimage around the school grounds. Whilst on their pilgrimage, they thought about different ways they could let their light shine. Back in class they created a wonderful video about what it means to shine in school, at home and in the wider community.
School Mission Day
02-09-2025
Year 4 revisted the school mission today, we read how Matthew spoke about letting you light shine for the world and talked about what it meant. We then wrote acrostic poems based on our core values of Faith, Aspire and Respect. We then draw candles and wrote how we could let our light shine at school and at home.
Big Lent Walk
07-05-2025
Recently, the whole school took part in the Big Lent Walk for CAFOD, raising money to buy glitter chickens for families in Kenya. These chickens are very hardy and don’t need much water so are ideal for the drought conditions experienced in Kenya. We will know how much we’ve collected shortly.
Pilgrims of Hope
30-01-2025
Today we welcomed Jackie from CAFOD to teach us all about the Jubilee year. We learned about pilgrimages and about working together for the good of everybody.
Standing in solidarity with one another
26-01-2025
Y6 reflected on the theme of solidarity this week during their assembly. They listened to the story of Shristi the Sun Bear and shared with the rest of the school the ways we stand together to help our global neighbours.
Jubilee Year Launch
24-01-2025
Today we had a visit from Jackie from CAFOD. She came to tell us all about this year’s Big Lent Walk fundraising event – buying ‘glitter chickens’ for villages in Kenya and to hold workshops for years 2 and 4, learning about the Jubile Year of Hope.
Using Bible references
14-01-2025
Y6 helped each other to look up and find different books and chapters in the Bible. We can now find our favourite passages with ease!
Decorating crowns
13-01-2025
In R.E Nursery have been learning about the wisemen visiting Jesus. During continuous provision the children decorated their own crowns.
Advent Prayer and Liturgy
10-12-2024
Year 5 led today’s Advent prayer and liturgy, celebrating the 2nd Sunday of Advent – Peace.
Lest we forget
10-11-2024
Year 5 led a beautiful remembrance prayer and liturgy. This included a visit from friend of St Clare’s, Pipe Major James Axon who performed a wonderful lament (Flowers of the Forest).
Tidying up our prayer garden
01-10-2024
After a long summer break, our prayer garden was in need of a little care. Y6 spent some time clearing the leaves and litter to make this a lovely space to sit and reflect.
Year 5 prayer and liturgy
30-09-2024
Year 5 carried out a wonderful black history prayer and liturgy. The children read extremely. Well done year 5.
Year 5 led a wonderful Earth Day assembly. The children talked about the actions we can take to help God’s creation flourish.
30-04-2024
Nursery – (R.E) The Holy Spirit
26-04-2024
In Nursery we are learning about the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our friend and looks after us. We took streamers and bubbles outside to demonstrate the Holy Spirit is a feeling, like the wind, we can’t see it, but we know it is there.
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Catholic Social Teaching
25-02-2024
We had a visit from Jackie form the CAFOD education team, she introduced us to the animals that represent each of the Catholic Social Teaching values.
