At the heart of Religious Education is the primacy of communicating God is Love. The task of handing on the Christian faith, through the doctrines and teachings of the Roman Catholic and Anglican traditions, is both a privilege and responsibility. 

The Religious Education curriculum at St Cuthbert Mayne seeks to; explore what people believe and what difference this makes to how people live, so that students can gain the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to handle questions raised by religions and world views, reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living. 

Religious Education, in our joint denominational school,seeks to challenge and nurture all of our students so that they can flourish and live life in all its fullness. This is inline with our schools' theologically rooted vision - John 10:10. 

Our curriculum is;

• Ambitious for all students
• Coherently planned and sequenced
• Adapted to meet the needs of all.

“The outcome of excellent religious education is religiously literate and consciously engaged
young people who have the knowledge, understanding, and skills – appropriate to their age
and capacity – to reflect spiritually, and think ethically and theologically, and who recognise the
demands of religious commitment in everyday life.” 

SMSC: Although all subjects in the curriculum and the school as a whole have an equal duty to promote students’ Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development, Religious Education  is particularly well placed to do this. Religious Education  develops students’ capacity for cultural understanding and moral enquiry particularly strongly, both through curriculum content and the personal characteristics required to participate in Religious Education.

Community cohesion: Religious Education plays a strong part in promoting community cohesion. In the  classroom the values of tolerance, respect and openness are essential in all students in order to participate in Religious Education.

Key Stage 4

Key Stage 4 students study  the  WJEC Eduqas - GCSE Route A full course.  This comprises 3 units; 

1. Religious philosophical and ethical studies in the modern world. There are 4 areas: Issues of Relationships, Issues of Life and Death,  Issues of Good and Evil, and Issues of Human Rights.
2. A study of Christianity - beliefs, teachings and practices.
3. A study of a world faith, Judaism - beliefs, teachings and practices

 

Key Stage 5

Key Stage 5 students study the OCR A Level, comprising of 3 units; 

1. Philosophy of religion
2. Religion and ethics 
3. Developments in religious thought (Christianity)

Teaching Team

Miss J. Woolway
Head of Religious Education

Miss S. Ney

Mr A. Martin

Ms P. Firth

Ms E. Cooper

Mr M.Penrice 

Mrs M.Newhouse 

Curriculum Summary