RE
Mr Gray is the RE Coordinator at St. Patrick’s.
As a Catholic school, we promote and teach the doctrine and philosophy of the Catholic Church. This includes participating in collective acts of worship each day and also attending whole school Masses.
Catholic school inspections, often referred to as Section 48 inspections, are mandated under the Education Act 2005. Schools must be inspected every five years, though this period has been temporarily extended to eight years in some dioceses due to the pandemic. The inspections evaluate the quality of Religious Education and the Catholic character of the school, ensuring alignment with both Church teachings and national law
St. Patrick's RC Primary School was last inspected in June 2019. A copy of that inspection report can be found here.
Until December 2024, the principal scheme used to deliver the Religious Education Curriculum at St. Patrick's was called "Come and See". The “Come and See” programme was developed to respond to the needs of children in their faith journey, to enable them to grow in their religious literacy and understanding in a way that was coherent with current educational principles. It integrated the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Catholic Levels Of Attainment and the Religious Education Curriculum Directory.
At the heart of the curriculum was the mystery of God’s self revelation of love through Jesus Christ.
Please see the full curriculum overview of “Come and See” HERE.
Details about the Come and See Programme and how that looked at St. Patrick's is at the bottom of this page.
From January 2025, St. Patrick's RC Primary School began a graduated introduction of the new Religious Education Directory - "To know You more clearly". The new Religious Education Directory for Catholic schools, colleges, and academies in England and Wales can be found HERE.
Following discussions and consultation with governors and teaching staff; extensive training with Diocese of Salford, and in line with diocesan expectations, resources to support the delivery of the new curriculum include "Lighting the Path" from Oxford University Press and "CatholicPlus" resources have been introduced. We started with Branch 3 for Reception to Year 5 and this was introduced from January 2025.
The new curriculum has now been implemented across the whole of school using the "CatholicPlus" resources in Key Stage 2 and a mixture of "Lighting the Path" from Oxford University Press and "CatholicPlus" across Reception and Key Stage 1. As of September 2026 the whole school will be using both resources to teach RE and we will have fully introduced the new RED from Reception up to Year 6.
Sub Hubs and mini sub hubs, Policies and Intent Statements have been updated across the 25/26 academic year in line with the graduated approach to introducing the new curriculum and ensuring high quality RE is delivered in a supportive way to safeguard the progress made by children in this core subject.
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"To know You more clearly" Curriculum Content is below
Branch 1 - Creation and Covenant
Sub Hub Reception - Branch 1 - Creation and Covenant
Sub Hub Year 1 - Branch 1 - Creation and Covenant
Sub Hub Year 2 - Branch 1 - Creation and Covenant
Sub Hub Year 3 - Branch 1 - Creation and Covenant
Sub Hub Year 4 - Branch 1 - Creation and Covenant
Branch 2 - Prophecy and Promise
Sub Hub Reception - Branch 2 - Prophecy and Promise
Sub Hub Year 1 - Branch 2 - Prophecy and Promise
Sub Hub Year 2 - Branch 2 - Prophecy and Promise
Sub Hub Year 3 - Branch 2 - Prophecy and Promise
Sub Hub Year 4 - Branch 2 - Prophecy and Promise
Branch 3 - Galilee to Jerusalem:
Sub Hub Reception - Branch 3 - Galilee to Jerusalem
Sub Hub Year 1 - Branch 3 - Galilee to Jerusalem
Sub Hub Year 2 - Branch 3 - Galilee to Jerusalem
Sub Hub Year 3 - Branch 3 - Galilee to Jerusalem
Sub Hub Year 4 - Branch 3 - Galilee to Jerusalem
Branch 4 - Desert to Garden:
Sub Hub Reception - Branch 4 - Desert to Garden
Sub Hub Year 1 - Branch 4 - Desert to Garden
Sub Hub Year 2 - Branch 4 - Desert to Garden
Sub Hub Year 3 - Branch 4 - Desert to Garden
Sub Hub Year 4 - Branch 4 - Desert to Garden
Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth:
Sub Hub Reception - Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth
Sub Hub Year 1 - Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth
Sub Hub Year 2 - Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth
Sub Hub Year 3 - Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth
Sub Hub Year 4 - Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth
Sub Hub Year 5 - Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth
Sub Hub Year 6 - Branch 5 - To the Ends of the Earth
Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter:
Sub Hub Reception - Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter
Sub Hub Year 1 - Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter
Sub Hub Year 2 - Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter
Sub Hub Year 3 - Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter
Sub Hub Year 4 - Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter
Sub Hub Year 5- Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter
Sub Hub Year 6 - Branch 6 - Dialogue and Encounter
"Come and See" Curriculum Content is listed below
The EFYS curriculum sub hub for cultures and beliefs links to the RE Curriculum. A link to this sub hub can be found here: Cultures and Beliefs EYFS
Sub Hubs for First Block of Learning – Family:
Sub Hubs for Second Block of Learning – Universal Church:
Sub Hub Reception - Universal Church
Sub Hub Year 1 - Universal Church
Sub Hub Year 2 - Universal Church
Sub Hub Year 3 - Universal Church
Sub Hub Year 4 - Universal Church
Sub Hubs for Third Block of Learning – Gift:
Sub Hubs for Fourth Block of Learning – Local Church
Sub Hubs for Fifth Block of Learning – Eucharist
Sub Hubs for Sixth Block of Learning – Lent/Easter
Sub Hubs for Seventh Block of Learning – Pentecost/Serving
Sub Hubs for Eighth Block of Learning – Reconciliation/ Inter-relating
Sub Hubs for Ninth Block of Learning – Belonging:
Sub Hubs for World Religions
Right to withdraw
The right of withdrawal from Religious Education and/or Worship
Parents of pupils in Voluntary Aided schools are permitted, by law, to request that their child is withdrawn from receiving all or part of religious education and/or collective worship given at the school and any such request shall stand until such time that a parent’s request is withdrawn.
If you wish for your child to be withdrawn from all or any aspect of RE/Worship, please arrange a meeting with the Headteacher.
What happens to the pupil if he/she is withdrawn from Religious Education and/or Collective Worship?
If pupils are withdrawn from religious education and/or collective worship, schools have a duty to supervise them, though not to provide additional teaching or to incur extra costs.
Further information available on request.
