Ambitions for
RE
Hayley Mann
Cedars Park Community
Primary School
Where to start???
Back to
basics!
Think
BIG!
Big Questions to
consider
 What
does your school say about
you?
 What do your best critics say?
 Who do I ask for help?
 When can I start?
 What will the outcomes be?
Learners and Learning
Learner perception questionnaire
 Light touch monitoring
 Visits and visitors
 Effective feedback
 Promotion of SMSC
 Planning for exploration
 Assessment
 Links to other subjects
 Displays and learning environment
 Talking to the children
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Hinduism Workshop
I learnt about all
the different gods.
We got to do
some dancing to
traditional music.
I loved it when we
learnt about why
cows and bulls
are special to
Hindus.
Lords Prayer Project
‘We were able to ask big questions
such as ‘is he (God) looking after us?’
‘We learnt about what people do
when they pray and the special
places that they go to’.
‘We discussed our thoughts on
whether God made the world or if it
was atoms joining together’.
‘We learnt the Lords Prayer in sign
language’.
Open the Box
Open the Book Assembly
Ngara Crosses
Teachers and Teaching
Subject knowledge
 Progression of learning shown in planning
 Teaching strategies
 Whole school RE enrichment days
 Networking- seek and you will find!
 Working with other schools
 Outside the classroom
 Local community
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Curriculum
Imaginative RE curriculum
 Awareness of new syllabus
 Links to global faith communities
 SMSC linking to all areas of the curriculum
 Real world events
 Measured impact
 RE taught through music, art, dance etc
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Subject Leadership
SEF and action plan
 Resources
 RE policy
 Lesson observations
 Book/ work moderation
 Governor engagement
 Wider school involvement
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Continuing Professional
Development
Whole school staff training
 Teacher evaluations
 Skills audit
 Staff questionnaire
 Drawing on others experiences
 Using the resources around you e.g.
parents, local church to improve subject
knowledge
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