Religious Education
R.E. and Collective Worship
We are continually encouraging the children to value themselves, each other, their environment and their own world. It is regarded here, as very important, that they are tolerant of others’ views and actions. In order to help meet these aims we follow the Devon Agreed Syllabus on Religious Education and Collective Worship.
This allows the children to develop an awareness of themselves and their place in society, their relationships with others and to show sensitivity towards the natural world. It fosters an understanding of why certain experiences of life are shown through celebrations, rituals and symbols and study is made of religions, other than Christianity.
Everyday the children experience some form of Collective Worship. These sessions are as varied as possible to keep the experience worthwhile, meaningful and enjoyable. To support high quality delivery of Collective Worship we use Simply Collective Worship. Please see https://simplycollectiveworship.co.uk/ for more information or visit our policies page to view our Collective Worship policy.
If the parents of any pupil requests that he/she be wholly or partly excused from attendance at collective worship or a Religious Education lesson, a letter to request this should be written to the Headteacher, alternative provision will then be made available.