RE

“Don’t just teach your children to read, teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.” – George Carlin

At Riverside, Religious Education (RE) makes a major contribution to the education of children. At its best, it is intellectually challenging and personally enriching. It helps young children to develop the virtues of respect and empathy, which are important in our diverse society. It fosters civilised debate and reasoned argument and helps pupils to understand the place of religion and belief in the modern world.

Over the course of a pupil’s time at our school, children will learn about Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism, as well as making links to other festivals and celebrations.

Children will be taught RE through a range of methods including visits to places of worship, visitors to school and hands on experiences to enhance their learning.

We believe it is vital that our pupils are given the opportunity to learn about, enquire, investigate and question different religions to give them a broad and balanced view of the religions of our community and world.

Parents/Carers have the right to withdraw their child from RE lessons. If you wish to withdraw your child, please download and complete the form below: