The Frides Way
At St Frideswides we believe that Religious Education plays a central role in offering children the opportunity to hold informed and balanced conversations about their own and others beliefs. Through exploration of a wide range of religious and non religious world views. children can explore their own ideas and learn to respect the opinions of others. As a church school this is a fundamental curriculum subject that interleaves through our vision, values and ethos. Our block taught curriculum follows the Oxfordshire agreed syllabus and its stranded approach builds on prior knowledge to make sense of the content being taught, providing children the opportunities to answer big questions.
We aim for children to leave St Frideswide as rounded members of our school and local community, equipped with:
- Religious understanding and knowledge.
- Engagement with a range of questions about the meaning and significance of existence.
- The ability to ask significant and reflective questions about religion.
- Understanding of how the beliefs, values, practices and ways of life within any religion cohere together.
- The ability to link the study of religion and belief to personal reflections on meaning and purpose.
- A knowledge and understanding across a wide range of religions and beliefs.
