Religious Education is the core subject at Holy Family. It is our intention that pupils in our care receive a robust, challenging and creative Religious Education as only the best is good enough. We consider it our duty to educate our pupils to be religiously literate, arm them with religiously accurate knowledge and to cultivate an understanding and respect of our Catholic Faith, and the religions of others. As a servant of the community, we recognise and tailor our curriculum for the ranging religious and educational needs of the children in our care, including; from those from supportive Catholic homes, those for whom the school is their first and only experience of Church and those from other religious faiths.
As outlined above, the teaching of RE is very important as religiously literate children and young people are able to engage in a fully informed critique of all knowledge. (CES 2024). However, parents are permitted to request that their child is withdrawn from receiving all or part of religious education and/or collective worship given at Holy Family. Requests must be given in writing. Any such request shall stand until such time that the parent’s request is withdrawn. Please see CES guidance on the right to withdraw: Right of Withdrawal from RE and Collective Worship
To find out more information about our Religious Education Curriculum offer, please see our RE Intent, Implementation and Impact statement and RE long term plan.
