‘God’s love is unbounded, it has no limits’
(Pope Francis, 2018)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Learning and growing together inspired by the love of Jesus
At St. Aidan’s, our approach to teaching religious education is designed to help children grow in faith, build a relationship with God, and navigate their spiritual journeys. Our intent is based on our mission statement and we recognise that the curriculum, in its content and delivery, reflects the fact that Jesus Christ is the foundation of the whole educational enterprise. We implement the teaching of RE by using the ‘Come and See’ Catholic Primary Religious Education Programme which integrates the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the new Religious Education Directory ‘To know You more clearly.’ The impact of teaching RE promotes the child’s innate capacity for wonder, awe, reverence and imagination and through this we will enable them to take the initial steps of their faith journey. Through the teaching of other faiths and religions we can enable the children to foster a respect for other religions and faith communities.
New Religious Education Directory ‘To know You more clearly.’
This is the new programme of study, a model curriculum, being taught in Primary and Secondary Schools. It is linked to the Catholic Liturgical Year with a six Branch structure, one Branch per half term. The Branches are as follows:
Creation and Covenant
Prophecy and Promise
Galilee to Jerusalem
Desert to Garden
Ends of the Earth
Dialogue and Encounter
In 2023 -2024 ‘To know You more clearly’, was rolled out from EYFS to Year 3. Year 4 began teaching it in September 2025.
