Our subject lead for Religious Education (RE) is Selina Akhter. You can contact Mrs Akhter at: s.akhter@strelley.djanogly.org   

What We Learn 

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.  

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 RE should be experienced through the different festivals that are celebrated in religions. So each year group will focus on six different aspects of the religion in an academic year: 

Year 1/2: Navratri (Hinduism), Christmas (Christianity), Hanukkah (Judaism), Losar (Buddhism), Jummah (Islam), Anand Karaj (Sikhism) 

Year 3/4: Janmashtami (Hinduism), Kathina (Buddhism), Holy Week and Palm Sunday (Christianity), Vaisakhi (Sikhism), Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha (Islam), Shabbat (Judaism) 

Year 5: Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr and Zakat (Islam), Passover (Judaism), Holi (Hinduism), Pentecost (Christianity), Guru Arjan Gurpurab (Sikhism), Dharma Day (Buddhism) 

Year 6: Rosh Hashana (Judaism), Bandi Chor Diwas (Sikhism), Parinirvana (Buddhism), Lalit-ul-Mirage (Islam), Sunday Prayer (Christianity), Kumbh Mela (Hinduism) 

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 

• 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!