Schools must teach religious education, but it's not part of the national curriculum.
Religious education aims to help children and young people become:
- successful learners who enjoy learning
- confident people - able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
- responsible citizens that make positive contributions to society
Pupils work towards two attainment targets:
- Learning about religion and belief
- Learning from religion and belief
Agreed syllabus 2023 to 2028
Religious Education -text box 2
Standing Advisory Committee on Religious Education (SACRE)
Rutland SACRE meet four times a year - these meetings are open for anyone to attend.
View meeting dates, minutes and agendas
Rutland SACRE aims to:
- promote a positive understanding of religious education and valuable contribution it can make to young people’s education and personal development
- promote high quality religious education in Rutland schools - encourage schools to see the value of the subject
- recognise and celebrate high quality provision of religious education and share good practice
- help teachers raise standards in religious education - support and promote training for schools and sharing good practice
- promote effective teaching and learning in religious education
- help schools improve the quality of collective worship in schools so it makes an effective contribution to pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural and physical development
- monitor and evaluate the training and support given to schools, standards, the effectiveness of the agreed syllabus and the effectiveness of Rutland SACRE
- contribute towards community cohesion
- advise us about our statutory duties in supporting SACRE