The purpose of Religious Education at St Clare’s Catholic Primary School is to nurture the Catholic Faith, and its teachings, in our children. Our mission is to help the children in our school to know God and to recognise his presence in others. By helping them to live this faith, we hope to encourage our children to develop a better relationship with God and others around them.
Central to our ethos are the opportunities for prayer and worship which lie at the heart of our faith. The ethos of the school is of great importance, and we seek to create an atmosphere of love and respect, among all in our school community.
Children of other faiths and none, who attend our school are warmly welcomed and nurtured as part of our school learning community. Attendance and respect at acts of prayer and liturgy is expected, and seen as support of the Catholic ethos in action.
We place great value on respect for the individual. We encourage everyone to be honest, tolerant, just and forgiving of one another and we recognise that each person who is a part of the St Clare’s Catholic Primary School community; staff, children and parents, is on their own personal journey of faith, and are all at different stages.
Our RE policy sets out the rationale, purposes and the time spent in the RE teaching at St. Clare’s and our Yearly overview will provide further information as to when each topic is covered.
If you want to find out how you can support your child with their learning in Religious Education, please read our termly RE newsletter for further ideas and information.