Religious Education Curriculum
At St. Peter's, Religious Education is an important part of our curriculum. The curriculum underpins our Christian Values and the ethos of the school whilst also providing opportunities to learn about other faiths and their similiarities and differences.
Here at St Peter's, we follow the 'Questful RE' syllabus and use 'Understanding Christianity' as a supplement to aid the teaching and learning in order for the children to really have a solid grasp on the Christian Faith. Within that, there are plenty of opportunites in learning about other faiths and their similarities; these link with visits to other places of worship and experiences linked to different faiths.
The Big Frieze
Through 'Understanding Christianty', the teachers and children refer to 'The Big Frieze' - a wall frieze to illustrate seven of the eight core concepts that are explored throughout the Understanding Christianity materials. Effectively, this presents a view of the ‘big story’ of the Bible – an artist’s response to the approach used in the Understanding Christianity materials. Reminding pupils regularly of where a particular text occurs within the ‘big story’, by pointing it out on the Frieze, helps to build up a coherent understanding of the core concepts and the relationship between them. Our children worked with our Artist Gillian Parish to produce their own versions of the Big Frieze.