Religious Education
We follow the Archdiocese of Birmingham Religious Education scheme 'Learning and growing as the people of God.' Below is a list of topics that the children in each phase will learn this year.
Religious Education Curriculum 2025-2026
Preschool
- Creation - God the Creator
- God Our Father Cares for us
- Advent - Getting Ready
- Christmas - Mary the Mother of Jesus
- Baptism - My Name
- God's Family
- Lent - Jesus and His Father
- Holy Week - Hearing
- Easter- 'Alleluia'
- Pentecost - The Air Around Us
- Special Celebrations
Reception
- Creation
- Families and Celebrations
- Prayer
- Advent
- Christmas
- Jesus: Teacher and Healer
- Forgiveness
- Lent
- Holy Week
- Easter
- Pentecost
- Sharing Jesus' Life
- Following Jesus Today
Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2)
Year 1
- Creation
- Families and Celebrations
- Prayer
- Advent
- Christmas
- Jesus: Teacher and Healer
- Forgiveness
- Lent
- Holy Week
- Easter
- Pentecost
- Sharing Jesus' Life
- Following Jesus Today
Year 2
- Old Testament Stories & Prayer
- Sharing in the Life of Jesus
- Special Celebrations
- Our Church
- Advent
- Christmas
- Parables and Miracles
- Lent
- Holy Week
- Easter
- Pentecost
- The Mass
Lower Key Stage 2 (Year 3 and 4)
- Belonging: We Gather as God's Family
- Reconciliation
- We Listen to God's Word at Mass
- Advent
- Christmas
- Lent
- Holy Week
- Easter
- The Eucharist is a Thanksgiving to God
- Pentecost
- Prayer
Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and 6)
- Creation
- Followers of Christ
- Baptism and Confirmation
- Advent
- Christmas
- Marriage and Holy Orders
- Lent
- Holy Week
- Easter
- Pentecost
- Celebrating Mary & the Saints
- Prayer in the lives of the followers of Christ
