At Millbrook Community Primary School, we aim to be inclusive, diverse and tolerant. Therefore, we use a Religious Education and Worldviews approach to teaching as we understand that children are growing up in a world where there is increasing awareness of the diversity of religious and non-religious worldviews. They will need to be able to live and work well alongside people who hold different worldviews to their own.
Our Curriculum is led by the Wirral Agreed Syllabus 2019 and supported by the Chris Quigley Essentials Milestones. The syllabus reflects the fact that religious traditions in Great Britain are, in the main, Christian, whilst taking account of teaching and practices of other principal religions and beliefs represented in Great Britain. The children learn about Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism alongside the non-religious worldview of Humanism.
Our teaching strategies incorporate a variety of engaging methods, including storytelling, art, drama, and discussions. This dynamic approach caters to different learning styles and promotes active participation.
We actively engage with the local community. We have strong links with our local church – St Chad’s. Each year, our Year 6 children lead a Christingle Service and a KS2 class lead an Easter Service. We look for opportunities to invite speakers from religious backgrounds and to organise trips to different places of worship. This not only enriches the curriculum but also fosters strong links between the school and the community, creating opportunities for dialogue and mutual respect.
‘Collective Worship’ is a time when the whole school or groups within Millbrook meet together to engage in relevant, meaningful experiences, providing opportunities for the pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development set within the context of “Assemblies”.
Parents have a legal right to withdraw their child/children from all, or any part of Religious Education and Worldviews Curriculum. However, if a parent wishes to do so, we request that the parent would make an appointment with the headteacher to discuss their choice. During our teaching we do not steer children towards a religious or non-religious belief.
