At Park Road Academy we follow ‘Jigsaw RE’ for our Religious Education teaching and learning. Following Trafford’s SACRE, RE at Park Road provides a broad, balanced and coherent curriculum. It has been designed to offer breadth of content, depth of learning and coherence between concepts, knowledge, skills and content in a safe, open, respectful and inclusive environment. Our RE curriculum allows all learners to explore their own beliefs and explore other world religions to encourage our children the flourish in becoming inclusive and understanding of all faiths and cultures, equipped to life beyond school.

We ensure that RE offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development, deepening the understanding of the significance of religion in the lives of themselves, others, communally, world-wide and cross-culturally.
RE offers distinctive opportunities to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development allowing time for reflection, discussion, dialogue and debate. The Jigsaw RE scheme contributes to the British Values agenda.

Early Years

The Discovery RE allows the children through a variety of different themes to have the opportunity to explore and compare other major world religions in order to extend their knowledge and understanding.

Key Stage One

The national curriculum for religions education aims to ensure that all Key Stage One pupils:
Learn about the place of religion and belief in their local community – recognising diversity and the influence of

those religions and worldviews, and exploring questions about the meaning, purpose and value of life.
Learn about key features of Christianity (selected from key beliefs, teaching and values behind celebrations and commemorations, patterns of worship, places of worship, and stories) exploring their significance for Christians. Learn about key features of at least one other religion or non- religious worldview (selected from key beliefs and, in the case of religion, teaching and values behind celebrations and commemorations, patterns of worship, places of worship, and stories) exploring their significance for followers of that religion or worldview.

Key Stage Two
The national curriculum for religions education aims to ensure that all KS2 pupils:
• Learn about the nature of religion and belief exploring questions about the nature, truth, meaning and value of religion and belief.
• Learn about Christianity, focusing on the way in which beliefs, practices and ways of life link together, recognising diversity of interpretation.
• Learn about at least two other religions and/or worldviews, focusing on the way in which beliefs, practices and ways of life link together, recognising diversity of interpretation

At Park Road Academy, we want the children to recognise the impact of RE on their lives. We will monitor the pupils’ developing knowledge and understanding of principal religions, beliefs and traditions and worldviews. We actively encourage discussion, reflection and an openness in order for our learners to make informed views and embed these skills. This contributes not only to pupils’ personal development and wellbeing but also formulates community cohesion by promoting mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse society equipping children with lifelong skills. To demonstrate the impact of our curriculum, pupils can demonstrate their understanding through sharing, showcasing and celebrating their work. Progress of our RE curriculum is showcased through outcomes and records of coverage.