Good Practice in Lancashire Schools

Mount Pleasant Primary School

Many thanks to Natasha from Mount Pleasant Primary school. Natasha shares their good practice in the use of visits and visitors to enriching the ' Living Religious Strand' within the Field of Enquiry in this PowerPoint presentation.

Westhead Latham St James Primary School

Many thanks to Michelle from Westhead Latham St James for sharing their good practice. This power point presentation is an excellent example of how a voluntary controlled Church of England school can implement the Lancashire Agreed Syllabus whilst maintaining their Christian distinctiveness.

Preston St Stephen's, CE Primary School

Thanks to Preston St Stephen's CE School, Preston for sharing some exemplary practice in the teaching of Hindu Dharma (Please click the link to view the work).

 

Lomeshaye Junior School

Many thanks to Hamera from Lomeshaye Junior School for sharing their school's good practice. Hamera has provided these classroom pictures, they an excellent example of the children's class work while trying to answer the following questions;

• Year 3 - Key Question - What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
• Year 4 - Key Question - How do Sikhs express their beliefs & values?
• Year 4 - Key Question - What might a Hindu learn through celebrating Diwali?

Please click the links above to view the work.

RE Champions at Park Primary, Colne

At Park Primary School, we are committed to raising the profile of Religious Education (RE) and highlighting the importance of teaching our children about differences, encouraging them to be open-minded, respectful, and achieve greater self-awareness. We really value our RE lessons and dedicate a week each half term as our ‘RE Week’, this allows children to embed their learning and engage fully with the topic throughout the week.
As part of raising the profile of RE, we have established a group of ‘RE Champions’ at Park. This is a team of 12 children, ranging from EYFS to Year 6, who visit different places of worship throughout the year. They share their experiences with their peers during assemblies, creating a sense of excitement around religion, culture, and traditions. We are especially excited about our upcoming visit to a Hindu Mandir temple at the end of October!
Last year, some of our Muslim pupils enjoyed visiting two local schools to deliver an assembly on Islam. This was very well received, and we hope that continuing similar projects will further develop community cohesion in our town.
We also enjoy inviting a variety of speakers into our school to discuss their religion. Our relationship with our local church, St. Bartholomew’s, is particularly strong. Recently, the whole school visited the church to deliver our Harvest donations, and we are very proud of the work we do at Park to foster respect and understanding across different faiths.