Religious Education

Our Vision for Religious Education

Our Vision for Religious Education is “A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints.” Pope Benedict XVI

St.Wilfrid’s curriculum has a richness and diversity, unified by a shared Catholic faith and founded on the ethos that we do not solely seek academic excellence but to nurture and encourage our children in the essence of their faith. In pursuit of this, we strive always to follow in the footsteps of Christ – Jesus is at the heart of all we do and teach. With His example at the forefront, it allows us to instil the values of faith, hope and love for all across our curriculum. We seek to instil in our pupils a genuine spirit of enquiry and search for truth, so that they may, for themselves, grow in their faith. In pursuit of this, it is our objective that our children are religiously literate – underpinned always by a strong theological understanding, and expressed through our Catholic social service. Furthermore, it is a fervent principle of ours to provide opportunities for our children to partake in collective worship, religious trips, pilgrimages, and charitable acts, so that they may live out their faith, and have powerful and positive experiences to support them throughout their lives. Ultimately, our school mission statement epitomises our vision for Religious Education – that inspired by Christ we grow and learn together, reaching our fullest potential.

Religious Education

Religious Education is a core subject which is central to our whole school curriculum design.

The Religious Education received by the children in St. Wilfrid's Primary School helps the home in laying the foundations for the formation of a Christian person, as well as instructing the child in the knowledge, skills and understanding of the Catholic faith.

The ‘Come and See’ programme of Religious Education allows children to deepen their own faith with an understanding of the Gospel values in the context of society today. Children are encouraged to ask questions that deepen their knowledge and understanding of other world faiths, whilst promoting tolerance towards others.

The programme is taught through 3 main areas: Church, Sacrament and Christian Living. In these areas, children will be taught about their family, their local community, the sacraments such as Baptism and Marriage as well as key events in the Christian Church such as Advent, Easter and Pentecost.

Within each topic, the children will follow 3 stages: Explore (discuss their initial responses), Reveal (learn, discuss and understand the topic) and Respond (reflect on and celebrate their learning).

There are also Multi-faith weeks which allow the children to learn about other world faiths.