RE at YWJS
RE Statement of Intent
Resilient Respectful Inspired Curious
Respectful Thinkers at Yeadon Westfield Junior School
The study of RE helps children to develop critical thinking skills and to acquire the skills of reflection and resilience. It enables children to be curious about and inspired by world faiths, spirituality and morality. Fundamentally, it leads to greater community cohesion, respect and tolerance.
At YWJS we want our children to be fully equipped for life in modern Britain by developing respect, awareness, understanding and acceptance for those of other faiths, and those of none.
There are three main aims of the RE curriculum:
- Children should investigate and know the beliefs and practices of religions and other world views.
- Children should investigate and know how religions and other world views address questions of meaning, purpose and value.
- Children should investigate and know how religions and other world views influence morality, identity and diversity.
Like all Leeds maintained and foundation schools, we follow the Leeds Agreed RE Syllabus for RE - Belonging and Believing, which provides children with a robust, challenging and enquiry-based approach to the study of RE. In KS2, we build on the learning foundations of KS1 in Christianity, Islam and non-religious approaches to life, by adding studies in Judaism and Sikhism.
At YWJS we aim to provide exemplary RE lessons through the creative use of outdoor learning, drama, exploration of artefacts, visits and visitors, art, and robust class discussion.
By the end of Year 6, our children will be critical, respectful thinkers who are curious and inspired by the variety of world views encountered in Modern Britain and the world. They will be further along in their personal journeys of spirituality and morality and will have a deeper understanding of what is important to them, and to others.
Parents maintain the right to formally withdraw their children from Religious Education.
Progression and skills document
Year 4 trip to visit a Synagogue and a Mosque
Assembly from Reverend Richard
We were treated to an assembly with Reverend Richard who read us an interactive story from the Bible. The story taught us about how when people make mistakes, it is important not just to say sorry but to show you're sorry through your actions and put those mistakes right wherever possible.
Christmas Nativity at St John's Church
The choir singing 'Snow Is Falling'
Christmas Service
Christmas Service
Y5 Workshop about Hajj
Year 4 - A visit from Equilibria, learning about the items found in a Muslim home
October 2023 - Y5
In RE, we are learning about special places and journeys. Today, we had a visit from Reverend Caroline from St John’s Church. She spoke about Christian pilgrimage and shared people’s accounts of their journeys and her own experience. She explained that Christian pilgrimage is not just about journeys but also about keeping God in your heart.
Year 3 Muslim Creation Story
We had a visitor in school today, Who did an assembly about ‘What is a Muslim?” We also learned about some of the Islamic beliefs. Year 3 class then took part in a Muslim workshop which linked with our RE topic on ‘Creation stories.’
We heard the Islamic creation story and learned the importance of bees. We then tasted some honey and made a class honeycomb with information about the importance of bees.
Autumn Term 2022 - Year 5 - Visit To A Synagogue
Autumn Term 2022 - Year 5 - Visit To A Mosque
Autumn Term 2022 - Year 5 - Visit To A Gurdwara
Year 4 Diva Lamps
A visit from Mr Singh
We are learning about Sikhism in Year 6 and we were lucky enough to be joined by Mr Singh who told us all about what is important to Sikhs including the 5Ks, Vaisakhi, the creation of the Khalsa and the Amrit ceremony. The children had lots of questions to ask him too!
Summer Term 2022 - Year 6 - Rites of Passage
Take a look at some of the fantastic work the children have been doing in RE across school this year!
Below are some comments that pupils made about our learning in Religious Education at Yeadon Westfield Junior School:
'I enjoy learning about how people celebrate different festivals.'
'In RE, I think about things that are important to me.'
'I really like RE because we get to discuss things and do art and drama.'
'RE is thinking about what makes you happy and your own beliefs.'
'I enjoyed making the diva lamp and I was proud of the Rangoli pattern I created.'
'RE teaches about different beliefs and to respect people who are different from us.'
''I have learned about values such as equality and stepping up for others.'
'I now know that a person who studies RE is called a Theologist.'
Spring Term 2022 - Year 6 - Esther and Purim
Spring Term 2022 - Year 6 - Esther's Story
Autumn Term 2021 - Year 6 - Hanukkah
Autumn Term 2021 - Year4 - Religious Celebrations
Autumn Term 2021 - Year 6 - Sikhism and Langar Hall
To experience Sewa, Y6 prepared and baked cardamom biscuits for the whole school! We made and displayed posters to advertise our Langar Hall and invited each class in turn to join us in eating the biscuits. Y6 really enjoyed serving the biscuits but enjoyed the cleaning up a little less!
--------------------------------------------------------------2021-2022------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summer Term 2021 - Year 6 - Rites of Passage
Summer Term 2021 - Year 4 - Sikhism
Spring Term 2021 - 6G - The Easter Story - UPDATE
Spring Term 2021 - 6G - The Easter Story
CHRISTMAS NATIVITIES 2020 - Please visit the video resource centre link below for our amazing nativities.
Please refer to the Music web page below for our HARVEST FESTIVAL 2020
Drama in RE
