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Rationale of Religious Education
The primary purpose of Catholic Religious Education is to come to know and understand God’s revelation which is fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. This revelation is known through the scriptures and the tradition of the Church as taught by the Magisterium. Religious Education helps the pupil to know and experience the meaning of this revelation in his or her own life and the life of the community which is the Church. Religious Education is a core subject in a Catholic school and is planned, taught, assessed and monitored with the same rigour as other core curriculum subjects.
The Aims of Religious Education
- To present a comprehensive content which engages pupils and is the basis of knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith;
- To enable pupils continually to deepen their religious and theological understanding and be able to communicate this effectively;
- To present an authentic vision of the Church’s moral and social teaching so that pupils can make a critique of the underlying trends in contemporary culture and society;
- To raise pupils’ awareness of the faith and traditions of other religious communities in order to respect and understand them;
- To develop the critical faculties of pupils so that they can relate their Catholic faith to daily life;
- To stimulate pupils’ imagination and provoke a desire for personal meaning as revealed in the truth of the Catholic faith;
- To enable pupils to relate the knowledge gained through Religious Education to their understanding of other subjects in the curriculum;
- To bring clarity to the relationship between faith and life, and between faith and culture.
New Religious Education Directory - 'To know you more clearly'.
A new RED was published in 2023 and we are currently working on adapting our RE curriculum in light of this new guidance. This is expected to be fully in place in all catholic schools by 2026. Please use the link below if you wish to look at the new document in more details
Age Related Standards
Class assemblies are normally held on a Thursday at 2.30pm in our school hall. Each class gets one (usually) per term.
All family members are welcome to come along, when we're back to having assemblies.
BEBCMAT Shared Liturgy - 19th March 2025
In March, four of our Year 6 pupils went to Holy Family Primary School to take part in a shared liturgy with other children from five other primary schools across our Trust - The Blessed Edward Bamber Multi Academy Trust (BEBCMAT). Our Trust, which includes St Mary's Catholic High School, is now made up of 17 schools in total.
The shared liturgy morning was a wonderful opportunity to meet other children from within our Trust and work alongside them. The children took part in shared liturgy planning, which was a great chance to share knowledge, experiences and prayer. We also visited Holy Family's Church and celebrated mass together.
Our St Kentigern's children represented us brilliantly, showing reverence, respect and enthusiasm. We look forward to more opportunities in the future to collaborate with our Trust schools.
Pilgrims of Hope - Catholic Schools Lenten Service - 11th March 2025
On 11th March, we hosted 'Pilgrims of Hope' - the local Catholic Schools Lenten Service with students from St Mary's Catholic Academy, St Kentigern's, St Bernadette's, St Teresa's, St Cuthbert's, St John Vianney, Holy Family, Our Lady of the Assumption, Christ the King and St John's, Poulton. Each school prepared a focused reflection and shared this the congregation.
We take this opportunity to thank all the students involved for their reflections and songs and to all the school staff who supported them. In this Jubilee Year of Hope we pray together; Hope, perfect hope is the gift of Christ our Lord. Thus says the Lord will the world know my friends. Hope, perfect hope, is the gift of Christ our Lord.
Images of Jesus
Our most recent Section 48 Denominational RE Inspection Report can be found at the diocese website.