Religious Education Overview

Religious Education is a core subject for all students. In this subject, we encourage an ethos of tolerance and understanding, by teaching about specific beliefs, values and practices and relating them to life issues and human experience. We also get a chance to challenge students’ misconceptions of religion. In order to do this successfully, it is imperative that our students are given the opportunity to explore the reasons why people behave the way they do, and the influence religion can have on people, whether this is a positive or a negative impact. In turn, this will develop students’ empathy and tolerance, helping them to acquire an inquisitive and unbiased perspective of the world. Students will explore and have opportunities to develop their own belief systems, whether that is religious or atheist, and grow in confidence to challenge others’ beliefs.
As well as the study of religion, the RE curriculum allows opportunities for students to develop socially, morally, spiritually and culturally by using philosophy and ethics to help understand life and suggest answers to some of the ‘ultimate’ questions of life, for example, why are we here? And what happens when we die?
The Academy acknowledges its responsibility to foster informed discussion and protect students from the potential harm caused by extremist attitudes of all sorts.

Parents have the right to withdraw their children from religious education and/or collective worship. If you wish to exercise this right, please contact the academy using [email protected].
What can I do with Religious Education?

RE Department
Miss C Ainsworth – Subject Leader
GCSE Religious Studies Specification (all cohorts)
AQA examining board – Route A, Specification A