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Religious Education

St Swithuns Catholic Church - Portsmouth

As a catholic school, religious education is at the heart of our school life.

The children follow “God Matters”, the Portsmouth Diocesan religious education programme, which forms the basis of the school’s catholic religious education curriculum. We deliver the content of this programme over a two year cycle, split into Year A and Year B. Where units are only taught in one year, both year group’s objectives are covered.  For example, in Year A, the Year 1 and 2 children will be taught all the Year 1 and 2 objectives.

In Year A, the children learn about Creation, Pentecost, Islam and Sikhism. In Year B the children learn about Prayers, Saints and Feasts, Sacraments, Hinduism and Judaism. In both years, they learn about the Mission Statement, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week and Easter.

Term Year A Year B
Autumn 1 Mission statement
Creation (ab)
Mission Statement
Prayer, Saints and Feasts (ab)
Autumn 2 Islam
Advent (a)
Christmas (a)
Advent (b)
Christmas (b)
Hinduism
Spring 1     School within the faith
Revelation (a)
School within the faith
Revelation (b)
Spring 2 Lent (a)
Holy Week (a)
Lent (b)
Holy Week (b)
Summer 1 Easter (a)
Sikhism
Easter (b)
Judaism
Summer 2 Pentecost (ab) Sacraments (ab)

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Advent units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Creation units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Holy Week units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Pentecost units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Revelation units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Sacraments units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Christmas units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Easter units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Lent units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Prayers, Saints and Feasts units

Please click on your child’s year group for more information on the Sacraments units

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