Dosbarth Druidston
Year 4
Year 4
We’re excited to share that as of September, every year group will be learning in line with the new Religious Education Directory, known as the RED. This marks an important and exciting new chapter in how we teach Religious Education. The RED has its own specially designed model curriculum, made up of six branches. Each half-term, we will explore one of these branches in class. Each one focuses on a core theme, helping children to grow in their understanding of key aspects of the Catholic faith, including Revelation, Scripture, life in Christ, and life in the Church.
What makes this new approach so special is that it not only helps pupils learn about their faith in a deeper, more meaningful way, but also invites them to reflect on what it means for their own lives. It helps pupils to see, judge, and act with greater understanding and compassion. We’re really looking forward to bringing this new vision for Religious Education into our classrooms.
To help keep you informed and involved, we send out a newsletter each half-term with updates on what your child is learning, as well as showcasing the wonderful learning happening on our school Facebook page and here, on our class pages.
Branch 1 - Creation and Covenant
Autumn 1 - 2025
In this first branch, we explored the life of Abraham. We began by retelling this story and the story of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22:1-18), and moved on to showing an understanding of the importance of its historical context in explaining the meaning of this story then and now. We learned that God’s covenant with Abraham is the foundation of the faith of the people of the Old and New Testaments: Judaism and Christianity. We then learned how Abraham’s faith guided his decisions and actions. Through exploration of the work of Jenny Garzon Saavedra, we recognised how Christians continue to live out their faith today.
At home you could read:
The call of Abram (Gen 12:1-5)
The Abrahamic covenant (Gen 15:1-6)
Genesis 22:1-18