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Our Goals
At Anston Hillcrest, through the Rotherham RE Syllabus, we aim to develop curiosity and understanding of diverse religions, cultures, and worldviews from EYFS through to KS1 and into KS2. Our RE curriculum introduces our youngest children to foundational concepts of belief, values, and identity, building the skills to explore, reflect, and ask meaningful questions. By encouraging critical thinking, open-mindedness, and respectful dialogue, we nurture a deep appreciation for diversity and empathy. Through this, children gain insight into the role of faith in people’s lives and its relevance to broader, real-world issues.
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Why?
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Enhancing children's knowledge, curiosity, and understanding of different religions through a structured curriculum not only enriches their educational experience but also equips them with essential skills for success both in school and beyond. Developing respect, empathy, and an appreciation for diversity is vital to children's development. Through thoughtful exploration of beliefs and values, children learn to engage with important questions about life, becoming open-minded and a developing a deeper understanding of their own and others' perspectives.
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Our RE Curriculum
The aim of Religious Education in Rotherham is that children will know about, and understand a range of religions and world views. They will express ideas and insights of their own into the significant human questions which religions address, gaining and deploying the skills needed to study religion.
At Anston Hillcrest , we believe that it is important for all our children to learn from and about religion, so that they can understand the world around them.
Teaching RE in our school helps children to acquire and develop knowledge and understanding of different religions to appreciate the way that religious beliefs shape life and behaviour. We want our children to develop the ability to make reasoned and informed judgements about religious and moral issues and enhance their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
We encourage our children to ask questions about the world and to reflect on their own beliefs, values and experiences. We include and promote British values, ensuring that children are aware of their rights and responsibilities. Our curriculum is designed to encourage creativity, imagination, enquiry, debate, discussion and independence. Through their RE learning, children will be able to express their ideas and thoughts both in speech and in writing and as per our key driver of reading, a lot of the work we do in RE is done through the use of reading different texts and using those texts to support ideas and thoughts putting reading again at the heart of all we do.
Adaptations
The RE curriculum for disadvantaged children, including those with SEND is adapted through the use of visual aids, and simplified storytelling, where this is relevant.
Handling religious artefacts, exploring symbolic foods, and participating in role-play help bring religious concepts to life.
Prompts, scaffolds, and interactive activities support understanding of different faiths and traditions, ensuring all children can engage meaningfully with their learning in RE.
Pupil Voice
'I enjoy learning about different faiths, it is really interesting.'
'Harvest is a festival where we bring in food for others who don't have much. We support different charities.'
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'I don’t follow a religion, but learning about them helps me understand my friends better.'
'Learning about religions makes me think about what’s happening in the world. We talked about people helping others because their religion teaches them to care, and it made me think about how I can help too.'
'I enjoy focusing on remembrance, I have a relative who was in World War II and it is important that we remember.'
'We have learned about the Islamic faith in our RE lessons.'
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'I have learned that even though people have different religions, a lot of them believe in being good to others.'
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RE Showcase
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