Religious Education
What are the aims of teaching Religious Education?
At St John's, we follow the Coventry and Warwickshire religion and worldviews agreed syllabus for Religious Education which is designed with the pedagogies of a religion and worldviews approach in mind:
- Beginning with the particular (individual and communal worldviews), connections are then made with the general (organised and/or institutional worldviews)
- Making use of the local context and the rich resources of Coventry and Warwickshire in terms of people, places and history.
- Focusing on the diverse lived expression of embodied religion and worldview
A worldview is understood to be the inhabited way in which a person encounters and interprets the world, understand it and engage with it. Worldviews may change over time. Individuals may be very aware of their worldview, having considered all aspects of it in a conscious and deliberate way, but others may be largely unaware of their own worldview, what shapes and influences it and how and why it has changed over time. Pupils will naturally fall on a spectrum from unconscious to well-considered worldview and this syllabus gives them the opportunity to acknowledge, explore and interrogate their own worldview. They will encounter the individual and communal worldviews of others. This syllabus recognises religions and non-religious traditions (such as Humanism) as examples of organised worldviews.
The syllabus is established on a foundation of seven core concepts and makes use of enquiry questions that drive learning in each unit. Case studies are drawn from worldviews, including those of the six major world religions alongside less common worldviews and non-religious perspectives.
Please see below for a summary of the RE units taught this academic year:
