Learning journey in a RE unit:
ENGAGE A stimulus is offered to ENGAGE pupils with a key religious idea. This element of the process connects pupils’ with the theme of the unit, and form a ‘bridge’ from children’s lives into the world of religion, enabling them to make and deepen links in their learning. |
ENQUIRE & EXPLORE A key question related to the learning in each unit forms the title of the unit, but further questions are co-constructed and agreed with the children at this stage, setting the ENQUIRY within the context of the unit.
Then, children set out to EXPLORE religions and/or worldviews in relation to the key idea/focus of the ENQUIRY and the questions developed in the ENQUIRE stage, investigating the religious ideas and concepts through a mix of teacher- and pupil led activities. |
EXPRESS Finally, children are given opportunities to EXPRESS their own ideas and insights about what they have learnt during the ENQUIRY, which might be through cross-curricular tasks, such as art, English or ICT, linking RE with other subjects. |
EVALUATE Children then EVALUATE, reflecting on their learning using an age-appropriate balance of personal reflections and impersonal critical-thinking skills. Children’s evaluations relate to the question(s) that have been the focus of the unit, and create opportunities for them to learn from religion. |