Religious Studies

Head of Department: Debs Lovelock

E: dlovelock@bohuntfarnborough.com T: 01276 702540

Intent

Religious Studies aim to develop students as respectful and inquiring learners. Students will learn to ask questions about, understand and respect different religions, beliefs, and values.

Please see the curriculum overview and maps for a more in-depth explanation for each year group.

Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4

Religious Studies aim to develop students as respectful and inquiring learners. Students will learn to ask questions about, understand and respect different religions, beliefs, and values. They will know it is ok to disagree with viewpoints and beliefs but recognise such views have influence on many communities, and cultures. Students will develop their sense of identity and belonging, preparing them for adult life as citizens in a diverse society. It is our hope that the teaching of tolerance and mutual respect will help mould and solidify social cohesion in our society, whilst promoting such British values. We hope to send pupils in to the world who are spiritually, morally, socially, and culturally big thinkers –who care about their environment and fellow humankind by demonstrating this in a daily basis.

Religious Studies at Bohunt Farnborough School follows the Locally Agreed Syllabus; ‘Living Difference’ IV launched this November. This syllabus is based upon understanding and responding to the key concepts within the major religious traditions and non-religious beliefs represented in Great Britain. RLS at Bohunt Farnborough uses a cycle of enquiry, which develops students’ skills at each stage of the process:

• Communicate
• Apply
• Enquire
• Contextualise
• Evaluate

Implementation

• Students’ voice will show they feel safe and secure to discuss topics respectfully in RE lessons
• Creative, practical lessons (use of music, art, games, religious practices, role-play) in SOW triangulates with books/experiences.
• Planned, structured and sequenced lessons, which build on knowledge using the living difference curriculum, and prior knowledge.
• Adhering to school’s marking and feedback policy – traffic light system and feedback on end assessments.
• Clear assessment strategies through evaluations at the end of every concept cycle, draw and write and reflection slips.
• Consistency in expectations of behaviour management in line with school policy
• Attending network meetings 

PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)

 Head of Department: Jo Tulip

 E: jtulip@bohuntfarnborough.com       T: 01276 702540

 Intent

 Bohunt Farnborough has a strong commitment to the development of every student’s wider character and understanding of the world in which we live. We aim for our children to be safe, kind and respectful to others, to celebrate difference and diversity and to be outstanding contributors to local, national and global society.

Our PSHE curriculum is at the core of this development. 

As part of the RSE programme, students are taught an age-appropriate sex education curriculum, based on guidance from the Department for Education. Information regarding the content of this programme. Information regarding the content of this programme can be found in the school’s Relationships and Sex Education Policy and in the curriculum maps for each year group.

Read our Relationships and Sex Education policy HERE

Requests for further information and to discuss withdrawal from any part of this programme should be addressed to adminoffice@bohuntfarnborough.com

Please see the learning journey map curriculum maps for a more in-depth explanation for each year group.