Department: Religious Education

Head of Department: Mrs D Palfreyman

If you wish to learn more about the curriculum, please contact the Head of Department by email: ­­­­d.palfreyman@oaklandscatholicschool.org

Impact

At the end of the  Religious Education  curriculum, we hope that students will leave Oaklands enriched in the following manner

• They will understand key elements of the Catholic and Christian tradition.
• Have had an opportunity to explore their own faith through the vehicle of the curriculum.
• Students will have developed the skills to  able to answer provoking challenging questions about meaning and purpose in life, beliefs about God, ultimate reality, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human.
• They will know where beliefs come from, how they have changed over time, how they are applied differently in different contexts and how they relate to each other.
• They will be equipped  with systematic knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and beliefs and understand the diverse ways in which people practice their beliefs.
• Understand the impact of religion and belief on individuals, communities and societies.
• Be able to make sense of complex issues so they can engage with questions of morality and ethics.
• Employ the skills of reflection, discernment, critical thinking, and deciding how to act in accordance with an informed conscience when making ethical decisions.
• They will be able to express their ideas clearly and creatively.
• They will be able to show empathy and understanding of   recognised religious ideas that they may not always support.
• Write successfully for a range of purposes.
• Improve their literacy, communication and enquiry skills.
• Approach sources of information analytically.

In addition to this, the success of our curriculum can be found in the examination outcomes and the number of students who go on to study RE related subjects at University.