At St Cross we follow the The Way, The Truth and The Life RE Curriculum.

John 14:5-7

“Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

 

We ensure that this programme of study is enriched with a variety of activities that include history, geography and art.  Giving an historical  perspective of the time in which Jesus lived, and the traditions followed, allows us to give the children a greater and deeper understanding of the stories we study in the bible.  The children will also examine famous paintings that can give a fresh insight into Jesus's time and teachings.  

This scheme is based on the Religious Education Curriculum Directory for Catholic schools. It contains systematic and rigorous teaching and learning, at least equal to that of other curriculum areas. 

The books cover the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church and their implications for the lives of people today, and particularly for the lives of the pupils::

1. that every human event is marked by the creative activity of God which communicates goodness to all beings;
2. that the reality and power of sin limit and numb every person;
3. that the life, death and resurrection of Christ, communicated by the Holy Spirit, give believers the hope of a definitive ‘fulfilment’.

Other faiths are addressed as a consequence of, and in the context of, Catholic teaching. Catholic teaching is about the action of God in the world which requires an informed and respectful approach to other faith. Catholics can learn from the practices of other faiths (e.g. patterns of prayer, fasting, pilgrimages etc.). 

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