RE Policies

Please read through our policies which can be found on the right hand side of the page:

• Religious Education Policy

‘The intent of our Religious Education curriculum is to create a Christian ethos of love, allowing each member of our school community to grow in their personal relationship with God and with each other. We aim to deliver a secure, caring and inclusive community in which the Gospel Spirit of love, care and mutual respect permeates every aspect of school life. Through the teaching of Religious Education lessons and Celebration of the Word, we aim to contribute to the Spiritual development of pupils and teach the children about the belief, values and way of life of Catholic Christianity and other faiths and encourage children to distinguish right from wrong and develop a personal sense of morality. We are fully supported by the Parish in preparing children for Eucharist and Reconciliation, and in the development of Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural education of all children.

• Prayer and Liturgy Policy

‘The celebration of Catholic liturgies and prayers as an integral part of the learning and teaching should enable the school community to become reflective, experience the presence of God and should develop a mature spiritual life.’ (Marcus Stock (2012), Christ at the Centre, Catholic Truth Society, 23.)

• Moral Development Policy

‘At St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School, we recognise that moral development is an intrinsic part of every child’s education.  The promotion of a child’s moral development provides the framework for children to build their own understanding of the world and to make suitable decisions.  In our school, we view moral education as a process of decision making based on conscience, self-awareness and freedom to take on responsibility.’

• Spirituality Policy

‘Spiritual education helps pupils to acquire insights into their personal existence.  It is concerned with how the individual acquires personal beliefs and values.  It questions whether life has purpose and is the basis for personal and social behaviour questions which are at the heart and root of existence.  It is characterised by reflection, the attribution of meaning to experience, the valuing of a non-material dimension to life and imitations of an enduring reality. Spiritual development is vital to the holistic development of all pupils.’