Children today are growing up in a world where there is increasing awareness of the diversity of religious and non-religious world views and, at Grange, we endeavour to ensure pupils understand the importance of being able to live and work well with people with very different outlooks from their own. 

RE at Grange is designed to provide a safe space to discuss, experience and respond well to difference – a space where pupils can engage with controversial issues and learn to disagree respectfully with each other. This can play a key role in fostering good relationships between different groups within the school and in later adult life. 

At Grange, we believe that RE needs to be more than learning ‘facts’ about a series of institutional world views. It is about understanding the human quest for meaning, being prepared for life in a diverse world and having space to reflect on one’s own religious or non-religious world view. 

All pupils need to acquire core knowledge and understanding of the beliefs and practices of the religions and other world views, which not only shape their history and culture, but which guide their own development. We know the importance of our pupils being confident in their own beliefs and values that they can respect the religious and cultural differences of others and contribute to a cohesive and compassionate society.

Celebrating and sharing different beliefs and cultures is at the forefront of the Grange RE curriculum in collaboration with our local and wider community. Children have the opportunity to bring their learning to life through experience days, trips, use of the imagination station and immersive weeks. These experiences are designed to instil the love of learning and prevent a narrowing of our curriculum whilst embedding knowledge and skills across all learning.