RE Team Staff

Mrs Angela Smith – Team Leader RE

Mr Richard Shurmer – Teacher of RE and Worship Co-ordinator

Mrs Joanne Kondabeka

Mrs Rachel Wesley

Mr Anthony Knowles

KEY STAGE 3

Pupils developing their own prayer tree as part of the “Year 7 Pilgrimage and Enquiry” visit to Chichester Cathedral

All pupils are taught Religious Education according to a programme of study accepted by the Governors, with clear links to the Agreed Syllabus for the county, national Key Stage 3 guidance and Diocesan policy.  The programme gives prominence to the beliefs, values and practices of the Christian faith but also explores a number of aspects of other world faiths. All pupils have three periods of Religious Education each fortnight during Key Stage 3. 

All Year 7 pupils take part in a pilgrimage visit to the Cathedral. Year 9 pupils have the privilege of hearing a visiting Holocaust survivor’s Testimony Talk. There is also an opportunity to visit Neasden Temple. 

All pupils are taught Religious Education according to a programme of study accepted by the Governors, with clear links to the Agreed Syllabus for the county and diocesan policy.  The programme gives prominence to the beliefs, values and practices of the Christian faith but also explores a number of aspects of other world faiths.

As our GCSE course specification states “We seek to encourage learners to be inspired, moved and changed by following a broad, satisfying and worthwhile course of study that challenges students and equips them to lead constructive lives in the modern world.”

KEY STAGE 4

All pupils are taught Religious Education according to a programme of study accepted by the Governors, with clear links to the Agreed Syllabus for the county and diocesan policy.  The programme gives prominence to the beliefs, values and practices of the Christian faith but also explores a number of aspects of other world faiths.

As our GCSE course specification states “We seek to encourage learners to be inspired, moved and changed by following a broad, satisfying and worthwhile course of study that challenges students and equips them to lead constructive lives in the modern world.”

All pupils have four periods of Religious Education each fortnight during Stage 4.  The majority of pupils follow a full course GCSE in Religious Studies.  Some have the opportunity to take AS Religious Studies in Years 10 and 11, whilst a small number follow a supported short course Religious Studies route.

At KS4 we follow the WJEC Specification B for GCSE with a focus on Christianity and one other world faith (either Hinduism or Islam) and the AQA specification for AS Religious Studies with a focus on ethics and philosophy.

Examples of some of the areas covered by all pupils in RE at KS4 are;

Relationships Issues of love, marriage and divorce,

Is it Fair? Issues of justice and equality

Looking for Meaning Issues about God, life and death

Our World Exploring creation and our place in the world

The RE Department co-ordinate trips to conferences looking at ethical and philosophical issues and visits to places of worship. Guest speakers regularly enhance the RE curriculum.