At St Joseph's, Religious Education is a core subject which enables us to fulfil our mission to spread the Good News about Jesus Christ and to enable our pupils to fully understand that, "With God, all things are possible." RE is not a stand-alone subject among many, but the foundation for all our learning.  

RE is taught through "Living and Growing as the People of God", which is the curriculum strategy for Religious Education in the diocese of Birmingham.

This strategy provides a curriculum that addresses pupils' intellect, hearts and imagination and makes learning lively, interactive and relevant to pupils every day lives. It covers a systematic study of the strands of Catholic faith:

• The Liturgical Year
• Celebrating the Sacraments
• Scriptural Knowledge
• Living as Christians including Prayer

Children are taught the strategy from the Nursery class up to Year 6. Each unit builds upon children's prior learning from the previous year and enables progression of knowledge, understanding and skills to develop children's understanding of our Catholic faith. Children are given opportunities to learn in a wide variety of ways, including learning through studying Bible stories, guided mediations, reflections, art, drama, etc.  There is a 4-yearly cycle of assessment, to enable staff and leaders to monitor and moderate Religious Education. Children are encouraged to learn at home with their families as we value families as our children's first and primary educators. We warmly welcome our families to join with the Catholic Life of our school through our weekly Celebration of our Gifts from God, our Inspire Workshops and our Class Saint Celebrations. 

Families are encouraged to support RE learning through RE homework projects which are set once a half-term. Children will bring these home and the project will be shared on the communicator each week. 

Autumn 1 2025 RE Homework Projects - Stewardship of God's Creation