Religious Education
Through the study of religious education, our pupils will know about and understand Christianity as a living faith that influences the lives of people worldwide and as the religion that has most shaped British culture and heritage. They will know and understand about other major world religions and non-religious worldviews, their impact on society, culture and the wider world. Develop their own spiritual/philosophical convictions, exploring and enriching their own beliefs and values.
Children will learn subject specific vocabulary relating to their year group, this can be accessed by clicking on this document:
Special Places – St Chad’s Church
Reception Class took a lovely sunny stroll to our parish church of St Chad’s in Bensham as part of our RE topic on ‘Special Places’. We were welcomed by Reverend Hannah and Marilyn who kindly showed us around the beautiful building. They explained to us why the church...
The Last Supper
Year 2 are busy writing a diary entry based on the Last Supper. The children are imagining that they are one of the disciples and are writing about the events and emotions experienced during the very special meal Jesus shared with the disciples. The children began by...
Year 3 Chapel
This week, Year 3 visited chapel for a service led by Rev. Hannah. The service was all about the sharing joy and brining joy to the lives of others. We thought about the meaning of joy and the difference between joy and happiness. We then heard the story of The Risen...
Our visit to Durham Cathedral
Today, Year 6 enjoyed a visit to Durham Cathedral to learn about pilgrimage. We shared our knowledge of what a pilgrimage is and why pilgrims go on a pilgrimage with our tour guide - he was very impressed with our learning so far this half term in RE. We were showed...
Bug Hotel
In RE, Reception class have been learning all about the world that God created and how we can look after it. They learnt about Umuganda, a community project that happens once a month in Rwanda. Communities come together to work on projects to help improve the local...
Our trip to the Gurdwara
On Thursday, Year 3 went on a very special trip to a local Gurdwara as part of our RE topic: What does it mean to be a Sikh in Britain today? While we were there we were given a tour of the building, learnt lots about Guru Nanak and the Guru Granth Sahib and some of...
Year 6 Collective Worship
On Friday, we welcomed our family and loved ones into school for our Year 6 collective worship. As we commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday at St Aidan’s, we focused our collective worship on the Christian value of forgiveness. We shared stories of two...
Trip to the Synagogue
This week, Year 5 had the opportunity to visit a reformed synagogue located in Gosforth. Year 5 are currently learning about Judaism in their RE lessons and had excellent knowledge on the topic when questions were asked upon the visit. Our tour guide Linda educated us...
KS2 Nativity – ‘Straw and Order’
This week in school, the children across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 have performed their nativities in front of their parents and carers. KS2 performance was called ‘Straw and Order’, a lawfully good nativity, with a fun twist on the classic nativity story. The story begins in...
Christian Radio
Earlier this week, some children in Year 5 were lucky enough to be chosen to read some prayers that would be broadcast all around the UK on Christian Radio. The children worked alongside Mrs Gourley whilst writing their prayers. Every prayer was unique and the...