St Austin's RC Primary
Religious Education
R.E. Intent
Christ is at the Centre of St Austin’s: we are all created in God’s image. Our ethos is lived out through signs of Christ’s teaching in the school; the way we behave and care for each other as one large family and through our service to society. Our culture and aims promote Gospel values and the dignity of the human person; each child is perceived as a precious individual. Our strong expression of a loving community, where everyone is treated with respect, gives our pupils, staff, families and governors a sense of belonging, giving fullness to life. We believe these ideals form the basis from which we grow our conscience; our values, motivations, aspirations, choices and actions.
The school’s direction stems from its Mission Statement:
St Austin’s is like a star,
where the light inside each one of us shines brightly.
As a team, we support, value and respect each other.
As a family, we use our talents to be the best that we can be;
following the path of Jesus as we:
Grow in Faith Together
Our Liturgical Year
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Our links with St Austin's Church
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Our Religious Education Programmes
To fulfill our aims and objectives, St Austin's follows the Come and See programme of Religious Education, recommended by the Archdiocese of Liverpool as our scheme of work in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6. EYFS, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 are now following the new Religious Education Directory 'To Know You More Clearly'.
Our religious education programmes provide the opportunity to search, to explore, to discover, and to respond; this is part of what it is to be human.
They enable our pupils to explore the beliefs and values and the way of life of the Catholic traditions, and of other faith traditions, developing good attitudes and dispositions so that children are instilled with a 'love of learning' and a desire to go on learning.
Children will be offered a sense of self-worth through the experience of belonging to the caring community of St Austin's.