At Sherford Vale School, Religious Education has an important place in the curriculum. It provides a safe place for all children to develop their understanding of people, cultures, faiths and relationships whilst developing empathy for others. In Key Stage 1, we follow the Devon Agreed Syllabus and the Opening Worlds programme, which is a knowledge-rich humanities programme for the teaching of religion, in Key Stage 2.

Our intent is that pupils will learn about and from different cultures and faiths through questions around religious origins, beliefs and practices. We aim to provide our pupils with an informed curiosity about the world they live in, developing skills to think critically about how to understand and value diverse experiences and contributions from others who may be different from themselves. The teaching of Religious Education helps our pupils develop their sense of identity as they look across time, space and culture and see many positive versions of themselves.