Religious Education

As a Church School, RE has a very high profile within our curriculum at Oakley CE Combined School. We echo the aims of the Church of England Statement of Entitlement (2016) by providing Religious Education which is rich and varied, enabling learners to acquire a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith. We also provide a wide range of opportunities for learners to understand and to make links between the beliefs, practices and value systems of a range of faiths and world views. We use an enquiry based approach, and links with the Christian Values of the school and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development are intrinsic to our RE curriculum.

Christianity is the majority study in RE, and at least two thirds of the curriculum is Christianity.

At our school, our children:

• Learn through creative approaches, developing higher level skills such as enquiry, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and reflection to deepen their understanding of the impact of religion on the world;
• Learn about other religions and world views, nurturing respect for them;
• Are compassionate towards others and use their growing understanding to develop our school as a trusting and inclusive community;
• Develop an understanding of Christianity as a living faith that influences the lives of people worldwide and as the religion that has most shaped British culture and heritage;
• Develop their own spiritual/philosophical convictions, exploring and enriching their own beliefs and values.

We offer a rich and varied range of teaching approaches to achieve these ends, always striving to challenge every one of our pupils to make the maximum progress regardless of their starting point, with an understanding that different levels of support may be required to help them achieve their goals.

Christmas 2018

We celebrated Christmas at St Mary's Church with our annual Christingle Service.  Each child made a Christingle and collected coins for The Children's Society.