Religious Education
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
Romans 15:4
R.E. Curriculum Vision Statement
At Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School, Religious Education lies at the heart of everything we do. We participate fully in the Church’s universal mission to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, ensuring that our children are nurtured in faith, knowledge, and understanding as they grow in their relationship with God.
Following the Religious Education Directory (RED) from Nursery to Year 4 and Come and See in Years 5 and 6—both recommended by the Archdiocese of Liverpool—our curriculum is carefully designed to form religiously literate and engaged young people. Pupils are encouraged to develop the knowledge, understanding, and skills appropriate to their age and ability, enabling them to reflect spiritually, think ethically and theologically, and recognise the demands of religious commitment in their daily lives (RED 2023).
We follow a clearly structured curriculum roadmap and lesson roadmap to ensure a coherent and progressive learning journey for all pupils. This sequence enables every child to build meaningfully on prior learning, encounter key concepts in depth, and make purposeful connections across units. Our approach to precision teaching ensures that learning is responsive to pupils’ individual needs, so that each child is supported and challenged to reach their full potential.
Our teachers plan lessons that embody Catholicity, weaving the values of the Gospel and the richness of the Catholic tradition into every learning experience. Through the Scriptures, children are invited to encounter Christ, reflect deeply on His teaching, and respond creatively in ways that inspire both personal faith and collective worship. Lessons are age- and stage-appropriate, designed to support pupils’ oracy, reasoning, and creativity, while providing opportunities to grow spiritually and personally.
By engaging with stories of faith, prayer, Catholic teaching, and the wider Christian tradition, pupils not only learn about the Catholic religion but also grow within it. Our Religious Education curriculum seeks to form the whole child—head, heart, and hands—helping them to live out their faith with joy, compassion, and hope.
Other Religions
Children today live in a fast-changing global world, where communication and travel opens them to diversity and challenge. It is important that we prepare them for this. Jesus, who is the fullness of God's revelation to humanity, showed respect for those within and outside his own faith community. The Church calls us to be committed to respecting people of other religions and to recognise that God is at work with them. Every year all children will look at Judaism. Early Years and Key Stage One will also study Hinduism while Key Stage Two will study Islam.
Documents: All RED Roadmaps
RED Curriculum Roadmap
RED Curriculum Lesson Structure Roadmap
RED Curriculum Learning Journey Floor Book Roadmap
RED Curriculum Display Roadmap
RED Curriculum Assessment Roadmap
Come and See Curriculum Big Questions Map
Come and See RE Curriculum Map
Come and See RE Implementation Overview