Havering Newsletter

RE – New RE Syllabus for Havering Schools (2022-2027)

Launch Friday 7th October saw the launch of Havering’s new Agreed Syllabus for RE. Over 70 colleagues from the London Boroughs of Redbridge and Havering met at CEME for the event which included an introduction to the syllabus, a look at classroom activities that could be useful to help implement it and a short address by the Chair of each borough’s SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education). Key Features Features of the syllabus highlighted at the launch included: The core purpose of RE in Havering , which is ‘…to engage pupils in exploring and responding to challenging questions raised by religion and worldviews, so that they can develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to appreciate and appraise varied responses to these questions, including their own.’ (Syllabus p. 7). Minimum religions and worldviews to be studied in depth. For 3-5 year olds, this is Christianity and religions and worldviews represented in the local area. 5-7 year olds must study Christianity and Islam, whilst 7-11 year olds will focus on Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism in Lower Key Stage 2 and Christianity, Islam and Sikhism in Upper Key Stage 2. Pupils in Key Stages 1 and 2 also learn about other religions and worldviews in thematic units. End of Key Stage Statements. There are statements for

both religious literacy (‘aims’) and knowledge of each religion studied in depth. Overview of Key Questions and Themes within the syllabus. Please see pages 29-31 of the syllabus for further clarification. New Resources Whilst much of the syllabus stays the same as last time, there are plenty of new resources, all designed to help teachers! We now have a full set of unit plans – one for each KS1 and KS2 unit. There are also now documents on progress, assessment and resources to accompany the syllabus. Whilst the syllabus does not need to be fully in place in Local Authority schools until September 2023, this academic year is a good opportunity to use some of these resources and test any changes that you are considering putting in place, so that you can confidently move forward with the new syllabus in the next academic year. Where to Find You can find the new syllabus and resources on the

Havering portal: www.hes.org.uk

Julia Diamond-Conway HSIS Associate Adviser – RE julia@retoday.org.uk 01992 715036

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