Religious Education
At St Joseph’s, we live out our mission through our values. Always thinking of others and treating other people as we would like to be treated.
Come and See
Come and See is a Catholic Primary Religious Education programme for Foundation and Key Stages 1 and 2 published in July 2012, written by a group of experienced diocesan advisors. It follows on from successful trialling in schools in England and Wales and is based on the theological foundations of the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Catechism and the revised RE Curriculum Directory and includes the Catholic attainment levels. The Catechism of the Catholic Church addresses the search for meaning in life. God’s initiative in Revelation who comes to meet us and our response of faith. (cf. CCC26) This pattern guides the structure of the programme and informs the process of each topic, opened up through; Explore, Reveal and Respond.
Collective Worship/Prayer and Liturgy
Collective worship takes place every day at St Joseph's and is an opportunity for children and staff to spend time talking to God and making sense of His word in their lives. Music, stories, prayer, scripture and songs are all part of the Collective Worship sessions and all play a part in bringing spirituality, joy and reflection to the children. Collective Worship may take place indoors or outside in the school grounds. Whole school Collective Worship takes place during assemblies.
As children move up through the school, they are encouraged to play a greater role in planning and delivering Collective Worship in their classes.
RSHE - Relationships and Sex and Health Education
The governors at St Joseph's have adopted the 'Journey in Love' programme to support Relationships and Sex Education in a Christian context. The programme is authentic to the teaching of the Catholic Church and is intended to support teachers and parents in Catholic schools to enable the holistic growth of children. We acknowledge that parents and carers are the key persons for children learning about sex and relationships, the foremost educators. Our programme should complement their role in nurturing their children’s human wholeness. As part of our commitment to you, we will ensure information about this is passed on annually and can also be found on our school website. You have the right to withdraw your child from this aspect of the curriculum however, this is not to be confused with curriculum Science which is statutory.