At Dulwich Wood children come from a rich diversity of ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds. Through the study of religious education, their understanding of the multicultural and multifaith society that we live in today is promoted. Sensitivity to the differences of faith, culture and practice within our school leads to an atmosphere of tolerance to others and goodwill. All children take part in religious education as part of our inclusive ethos towards respecting and understanding each other’s beliefs and the school’s commitment to British values.
We follow the Southwark Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2018 for the teaching of RE education. As part of the curriculum, RE also contributes towards the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development.
In Key Stage 1 and 2 there is a coherent approach to religions, including influences on daily life, studied with questions as the central focus for every lesson taught throughout the school. We use personal accounts of our children’s faiths, visits from local religious leaders and visits to religious buildings to aid the children’s learning in religious education. The two attainment targets are AT1 Learning about Religion and AT2 Learning from Religion.
If you’d like to discover more about how we teach RE at Dulwich Wood you can read our guidance in full by downloading the link below.