RE
Our subject lead for Religious Education (RE) is Selina Akhter.
Our Big Idea
At Djanogly Strelley Academy, RE is all about exploring, reflecting and understanding the different faiths and beliefs in the world. Children can learn and experience the various festivals and practices of faiths, as well as being able to reflect on what they see and know themselves. We explore lots of different religions including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism as well as Buddhism. We also discuss those that don’t follow a particular faith and compare traditions with ones we may practice at home without believing in a God/s. Through exploring beliefs, values and traditions, pupils reflect on their own identity, appreciate diverse worldviews, and understand how communities are shaped by shared and differing beliefs.
Our Approach
Each RE lesson is carefully thought out by linking to either; knowledge and understanding, critical thinking or personal reflection. This ensures that children can explore each religion with a focus and analysis that further deepens their ability to understand the diverse faiths and cultures that are around us in the world. We make learning fun and engaging by using videos, religious artefacts and music. Children love to take part in the different ways that a festival is celebrated.
Curriculum Overview
We believe that pupils should know the fundamentals of the six main world religions. We also believe that RE should be experienced through the different festivals that are celebrated in religions. So each year group will focus on different aspects of the religion in an academic year as well as the fundamentals of each religion over their time at school. Pupils also learn about non-religious perspectives such as agnosticism and atheism.
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
F1 | Responding to children’s interests and needs through continuous provision and enhancements | ||
F2 | Christianity – harvest festival and the Christmas Story. Diwali
All about me – family traditions | Eid
| Eid |
Year 1/2 (Cycle A) | Christianity – Harvest - Sharing Islam - Milad un Nabi - Leaders Hinduism – Diwali – Good luck | Sikhism - Naam Karan - Families Judaism – Hanukkah - Miracles | Christianity Fundamentals – Holy building, Holy book, Way of life Judaism Fundamentals – Holy building, Holy book, Way of life |
Year 1/2 (Cycle B) | Hinduism – Navratri – Celebrations Christianity – Christmas - Joy | Islam – Jumu’aj – Places of worship Buddhism – Losar – The future | Islam Fundamentals – Holy building, Holy book, Way of life Sikhism Fundamentals - Holy building, Holy book, Way of life |
Year 3/4 Cycle A | Hinduism - Ganesh Chaturthi - obstacles Sikhism - Guru Nanak Gurapurab - equality and fairness | Hinduism Fundamentals – Holy building, Holy book, Way of life Christianity – Lent - prayer
| Islam – Hajj – Special Journeys Buddhism Fundamentals - Holy building, Holy book, Way of life
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Year 3/4 Cycle B | Hinduism – Janmashtami – Role Models Buddhism - Kathina Ceremony - Generosity | Humanism Fundamentals – Core beliefs and way of life Christianity – Easter - Belief | Judaism – Shabbat – Rest Islam – Eid ul Adha |
Year 5 | Islam – Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr – Gratitude Religious and non-religious views – how and why do people try and make the world a better place | Hinduism – Holi – Needs and wants Judaism – Passover - Freedom | Christianity – Pentecost - Community Sikhism - Vaisakhi – New beginnings |
Download our RE progression Map
Supporting Learning at Home
At DSA we always encourage learning at home so you can support this by:
Discussing different faiths and religions at home
Watching child-friendly RE videos together
Encouraging questions and researching answers together
Visiting different places of worship
Having a look at the BBC Bitesize RE site together:
KS1 Religious Education - BBC Bitesize
KS2 Religious Education - BBC Bitesize
Celebrating Our Learning
We love to encourage great discussions, pieces of RE work and displays of RE in our school which is why each year we take part in:
Inter-faith Week (9th November-16th November)
Christmas Nativity
Christmas Fayre
Diversity Week (June 2026)
Check our some of our recent RE work below!