Ravenor Primary School – Religion and Belief Information

What is Religion and Belief?

Religious education has an important part to play as part of a broad, balanced and coherent curriculum to which all pupils are entitled.

Religions and beliefs inform our values and are reflected in what we say and how we behave. Religious education also contributes to pupils’ personal development and well-being and to community cohesion, by promoting mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse society. It offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development, deepening the understanding of the significance of religion in the lives of others – individually, communally and cross-culturally. Exploring the concepts of religion or belief and their roles in the spiritual, moral and cultural lives of people in a diverse society helps individuals develop moral awareness and social understanding.

As part of our Religion and Belief teaching, we have looked at the make-up of our school community in order to ensure that our own curriculum reflects the religions and/or beliefs of our families. Our curriculum caters for our children who have a particular religion, as well as celebrating families who may not follow a religion but who have other values and beliefs which are important to them. We feel that it is important for our children to learn about these values and what is important to people and to celebrate what is special to all of our families.