RE

At Harris Primary Academy Orpington our families, staff and pupils are linked with many parts of the world and faith groups.  We aim to celebrate this diversity and offer a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our pupils. We believe that Religious Education (RE) provides an opportunity to celebrate and foster awareness of these differences at the academy and in the wider world.  We are very grateful to our families who support their children’s learning of other faiths, as this is the way we can bring tolerance, respect and understanding to our future world. 

Pupils learn about all aspects of religious education, which involves learning about different religions, beliefs, values and traditions while exploring their own.  As we live in England, we have a broadly Christian curriculum but do look at other faiths and religions alongside this, for example Islam and being a Muslim, Sikhism and Hinduism. 

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3		Year 4	Year 5	Year 6
Autumn 1	Hinduism Diwali	Buddhism L1	Hinduism Brahman	Buddhism L2		Hinduism River Ganges	Buddhism L3
Autumn 2	Christianity Gift for Jesus	Christianity  Jesus and Love	Christianity Meaning of Christmas	Christianity  Significant part of Nativity		Christianity  Story or Truth	Christianity  Importance of Mary
Spring   1	Islam Mosque	Islam Prayer	Islam Commitment	Islam Hajj		Islam Akhirah	Islam Interpreting Belief
Spring   2	Christianity  Jesus + Palm Sunday	Christianity  Resurrection	Christianity  Good Friday	Christianity  Forgiveness		Christianity  Crucifixion	Christianity Strength of Religion
Summer 1	Judaism Shabbat	Judaism Stories	Judaism Relationship with God	Judaism God’s Will		Judaism Hanukkah	Judaism Commitment
Summer 2	Sikhism Beliefs	Christianity Creation	Sikhism Stories	Christianity  Commitment		Sikhism Commitment	Christianity  Eternity

Religious education lessons are also supported by our weekly collective worship themes to celebrate a wide variety of religious festivals and celebrations. We have an annual assembly/collective worship schedule.