Religious Education

At Wybunbury Delves we aim to 'Light the spark for a love of learning and of life' and believe Religious Education is a subject which offers the very best opportunities to achieve this. We adopt SPARK approach to learning to foster and maintain children's curiosity in the world around them.

At Wybunbury Delves, we recognise that quality RE has the potential, more than any other subject, to have the most powerful and lasting effect on the child's heart and mind. It is a subject that combines academic rigour with the development of the character and spirit of the child. RE provides opportunities for spiritual development and personal reflection. On a quest to discover more about religion and world views, pupils will discover more about themselves. As RE develops children's knowledge and understanding of the nature of religion and belief, it provokes challenging questions about meaning and purpose, truth and values, identity and belonging. Pupils will experience, explore and encounter a wide range of creative and challenging multi-sensory activities that will help them to discover the answers to fundamental questions such as these: -

Who am I and what does it mean to be me?

In what ways do/can I relate to others?

How/where can I encounter God?

How can I make a positive contribution to the world in which I live?

What values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour are important to me?

What does it mean to have faith?

Who/what influences and inspires me?

Policy for Religious Education

As a church school, we follow the Blackburn Diocese Board of Education Questful RE scheme.

Long term plan

The aims of Religious Education in our school are:

• to 'light the spark for a love of learning and of life'
• to support children and young people in reflecting upon, developing, and affirming their own beliefs, values, and attitudes, through an exploration of shared human experiences and of the place and significance of religion in the contemporary world.
• to contribute to the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of our children.
• to develop and accurately use Religious language and vocabulary.

Read more about what happens in R.E at Wybunbury in our weekly news.

RE is for all pupils

• Every pupil has a legal entitlement to RE.
• RE is a necessary part of a 'broad and balanced curriculum and must be provided for all registered pupils in state-funded schools in England, including those in the sixth form, unless withdrawn by their parents

Right of Withdrawal

In the UK, parents have the right to withdraw their children from RE on the grounds that they wish to provide their own RE. This provision will be the parents' responsibility. This right of withdrawal exists for all pupils in all types of school, including schools with and without a religious designation. Students aged18 or over have the right to withdraw themselves from RE. Parents also have the right to withdraw their child from part of RE.