RE Intent

St Columba’s is a Catholic School with Christ’s teachings of love, peace and justice at the heart of all we do.

St Columba’s School aims to be caring community which is inspired by Christ’s teachings of love, peace and justice. The importance of promoting our Catholic faith is central to our school’s mission for the children in our care. We aim to lead children into a close, loving relationship with God through Prayer, Worship, Sacraments and Scripture. Our school will offer a high standard of Catholic education where children can grow in understanding and in the acquisition of skills, attitudes and values in all subject areas. In delivering the curriculum we recognise the uniqueness of each child and respect the value, dignity and individuality of each one. Within our school, great emphasis is given to Religious Education through Liturgy and  Worship, the celebration of the Mass and preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, the Eucharist and Confirmation. Every effort is made to live by and promote the teaching of Our Lord and his Church concerning faith and moral living. We attach great importance to good relationships within the school community and recognise that the strong partnership, which exists between school, home and parish, must be nurtured if we are to grow and develop as a living and worshipping community and truly provide a Christ centered environment for the children in our care.

Religious Education takes a prominent place in our school’s curriculum and at least 10% of our teaching time is devoted to this subject. The Religious Education scheme used within this school is the ‘Learning and Growing as the people of God’ programme. This programme secures continuity and progression from reception through to Year 6. We use the diocesan age-related standards to ensure pupils meet the expected standard within their year group. All staff have a long term overview to follow each year.