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Religious Education and Philosophy

Religious Education and Philosophy enables students to discover beliefs, teachings and practices (and the rationales behind them) upheld by people from an array of backgrounds. Students are encouraged to consider, debate and discuss a wide range of religious, philosophical and ethical issues. Our curriculum is in-line with the Herts Locally Agreed Syllabus and supports the development of our school character values Respect, Relationships, Responsibility, Reflection and Resilience through our chosen topics.

The vision of the RE and Philosophy department is to produce students that are prepared for life in the modern world and in multi-cultural Britain and students that are philosophically enlightened.

The RE curriculum is primarily knowledge based. It is designed to equip students with the knowledge they need as citizens of a multicultural country and also to support the many students who go on to study the subject at GCSE and A Level. It incorporates themes and concepts, referring to them frequently. Students’ understanding is assessed frequently through low-stakes testing, assessment for learning, as well as formal half termly assessments.

Evaluation, development, use of quotations/evidence, literacy, oracy and critical thinking are the key skills that we aim to embed to not only improve outcomes within RE but particularly for English and any other subjects too. In addition, RE has been designed to prepare students for life after school, the skills we aim to embed are life-skills necessary for any career.

Subject Glossary

To support our students to develop their disciplinary literacy we have created glossaries for each subject. Our Subject Glossaries identify and explain the key terms that are used in that subject.

Religious Education Subject Glossary

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