Catholic Life and Mission
At St Richard’s, we believe that Religious Education (RE) is at the heart of our curriculum as we strive to know, love and follow Christ in everything we do. We believe that RE is at the foundation of all our teaching as we educate our pupils in the Catholic faith so that all may grow to know and love Jesus Christ. We reflect the Gospel message that Jesus loves, accepts and cares for all, so therefore, our aim as a Catholic school is to ensure that the pupils, teachers and parents do likewise and so make the presence of Christ evident and enable the children to deepen their understanding of religious truths and think creatively.
We believe that Religious Education extends far beyond the confines of dedicated RE lessons. The Word of God permeates all aspects of our school life. Within our school community, we strive to ignite a personal faith through our example, our prayer and liturgy opportunities, our shared Christian Values and our mission.
Our RE Programme
At St. Richard’s, we have developed strong learning journeys to ensure that our curriculum embraces our Catholicity at its heart and complies with the Religious Education Directory requirements. As we transition towards full compliance with the new Religious Education Directory (To Know you More Clearly), pupils in EYFS and KS1 follow the ‘Lighting the Path’ scheme and in KS2 some classes have begun trialling resources from Salford Diocese based on the new Religious Education Directory. We have worked on developing our curriculum to create robust learning journeys, which enable our pupils to be creative, independent learners and have a high level of ownership over their learning. Pupils’ knowledge is further deepened and embedded through engaging in termly extended pieces of writing in English linked to their RE topics.
Caritas in Action
At St Richard’s, we use the ‘Caritas in Action’ scheme of work, which calls us all as Catholics to work for the common good, help build a just society, uphold the dignity of human life and work for justice and the dignity of all our brothers and sisters, especially those in the greatest need.
Each half term, pupils explore one of the seven strands of Catholic Social Teaching by answering big questions and devising creative responses to demonstrate their understanding of their role in answering these. We have carefully selected scripture to ensure that the work is centred around the Word of God. We then share our work in key stage assemblies. The themes and big questions are progressive from EYFS through to Year 6.
Building the Kingdom
Through our Building the Kingdom curriculum, pupils explore big questions of meaning and purpose that arise throughout the Liturgical year and engage in creative tasks which develop their skills and provide opportunities for them to reflect on how we can be agents for a Spirit-fuelled transformation of society. Pupils are encouraged to reflect on how we can be the leaders of tomorrow and the change we need to see in modern society. Pupils study one of our six key themes each half term and big questions are designed to ensure there is progression from EYFS to Year 6. Through the Building the Kingdom programme, pupils deepen their understanding of our unique Catholic identity as they study the life and legacy of St. Richard.
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Click here to view our Lighting the Path Year Overview 2025-2026
