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

The children follow God Matters, the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth’s 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.

Being a Catholic school, our faith is very important to us and weaves through all we do at school and shapes the people we are.  10% of our timetable is RE and we follow the RE directory New Religious Education Directory launched by CES.  As a multicultural school, we look at other religions, cultures and languages.  We visit our church regularly for worship, celebrating key times in our liturgical calendar and for class masses. Father Anthony is also a regular visitor to our school and leads worship at school, takes part in class liturgies and RE lessons as well as working with our Mini Vinnies: Mini Vinnies | St Vincent de Paul Society.  If you wish to withdraw your child, wholly or partly, from RE lessons or worship you will need to email [email protected].

Progression of skills in RE

Age-related standards (3-19) in Religious Education 

Please click on each of these links which contain the details for all year groups on each of the topics:

Advent – Primary RE – Unit 3 Advent – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Christmas – Primary RE – Unit 4 Christmas – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Creation – Primary RE – Unit 1 Creation – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Easter – Primary RE – Unit 9 Easter – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Holy week – Primary RE – Unit 8 Holy Week – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Lent – Primary RE – Unit 7 Lent – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Pentecost – Primary RE – Unit 10 Pentecost – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Prayers, saints and feasts – Primary RE – Unit 2 Prayers Saints and Feasts – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Revelation – Primary RE – Unit 5 Revelation – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Sacraments – Primary RE – Unit 6 Sacraments – Catholic Academies and Schools Office

Catholic Social Teaching – Primary RE – Unit 11 Catholic Social Teaching – Catholic Academies and Schools Office