Religious Education at Derwent Lodge

At Derwent Lodge Religious Studies is very much an inclusive subject in which the girls can share their experiences of religion and everyone can understand what it is like to belong to another faith.  School trips and visiting speakers enhance the girls learning and understanding of Religious Studies.  The curriculum is delivered via one hour lessons that take place every week. 

The first term in Year 3 is spent looking at what the girls have learnt from their religious experiences so far and also takes a ‘peek’ at celebrations and ‘special religious occasions’.  The terms of Lent and summer are dedicated to introducing significant stories from the Old Testament to the girls.  The religion of Judaism is introduced in Year 4 and time is spent in the Lent and summer term on introducing Stories from the New Testament to the girls.  More in-depth work on Christianity follows in Year 5 and in the summer the girls are introduced to the religion of Islam. 

An insight into the life of ‘Being a Hindu’ follows in Year 6 in the Autumn term; while the last two terms are dedicated to a lot of discussion work that focuses on comparing and contrasting the major religions covered at the school.