Religion and Worldviews

"Here at Knightlow we love to learn and we learn to love one another"

Intent
At Knightlow, we aim for Religion and Worldviews to inspire curiosity, deepen understanding, and nurture respect for diverse beliefs and practices. Rooted in our Christian ethos, the curriculum enables children to reflect on profound questions about life, identity, and meaning, while developing a robust understanding of Christianity, other world religions, and non-religious worldviews. Through the lens of theology, philosophy, and human and social sciences, children acquire, build, and apply their knowledge of religious beliefs and practices, develop critical thinking skills, and engage with ethical decision-making. Our curriculum fosters personal reflection and encourages creative expression, empowering pupils to explore their own identities and appreciate those of others. This journey equips them to become compassionate and informed members of society who value diversity and contribute to a better world.

Implementation
Our Religion and Worldviews curriculum is delivered through a combination of the SACRE Coventry and Warwickshire Agreed Syllabus and the Understanding Christianity scheme. Every week, children engage in at least one hour of dedicated learning where our teachers guide them through carefully planned, high-quality lessons. These lessons integrate theological concepts, religious literacy, and critical thinking to create a comprehensive learning experience. Core concepts are revisited and deepened over time, ensuring a coherent progression of knowledge and understanding. Children explore sacred texts, historical figures, and life’s big questions through interactive methods, including drama, art, and collaborative discussions. Enriched by visits to places of worship, visits and retreats in partnership with our local church, and interactions with other faith leaders, the diverse curriculum reflects the breadth of worldviews across our school community while also maintaining a strong Christian foundation.

Impact
The impact of our curriculum is visible in the children’s engagement, curiosity, and ability to reflect on their learning. Formative and summative assessments alongside pupil voice and teacher observations show clear progression in knowledge and critical thinking. Displays of children’s work, participation in whole-school events, and feedback from parents highlight the richness of their experiences. Beyond measurable outcomes, the true success of our curriculum lies in the values our children embody—love, joy, trust and forgiveness. Inspired by Christian teachings, including "Love your neighbour as yourself" (Luke 10:27), they demonstrate these principles in their interactions and actions at Knightlow and beyond. The holistic development fostered by our Religion and Worldviews curriculum prepares children for a lifetime of learning, respect, and meaningful contribution to society.

What is a worldview? 

A worldview is the way in which a person encounters, interprets, understands and engages with the world. A person's worldview may change over time. This curriculum gives pupils the opportunity to acknowledge, explore and interrogate their own worldview as well as the worldviews of others.

Visits to Places of Worship

Connecting with All Saints' Church is such an important focus for us and every year group visits the each year. 

In the church, children re-learnt about the key architectural features and religious artifacts, as well as discovering some of the history of the church and why it is such an important part of village life.

Importantly they learnt about the church as a place of Christian worship to help contextualise our planned whole school Harvest and Welcome services later in the term.

All Saints' is at the heart of our Knightlow Family. 

Year 3 and 5 visited St Edith's and St Joseph's churches in the village of Monks Kirby to learn all about how both church communities mark events during Holy Week and to compare their similarities and differences. During the visit the children were in awe of both of the buildings and the religious artefacts they contained and they questioned Reverend Fox and Father Matthew keenly in order to deepen their understanding of how Christians worship there, particularly at Easter time. 

The children and staff are very grateful to both churches for a brilliant morning's learning! Thank you!

Reverence Week 2024

‘The Fruit of the Spirit’ 

Bi-annually we celebrate a very special Reverence week as the Knightlow Family.

During this particular week we focus on our disposition of Reverence. The week gives time for all members of The Knightlow Family to understand more deeply the capacities of: Worship, Respect, Awe, Wonder and Grace.

To launch our most recent special week each child was invited to recognise God's Holy Spirit at work in the lives of the people around us, and ourselves, as we examined the Fruit of the Spirit from Paul's letter to the Galatians found in the bible. It was a wonderful opportunity for us all to reflect on what it looks like to grow in Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. 

The children reflected on specific bible stories and created glorious 'Joy Collages' in their classes. We planted 'Patience Gardens' and showed kindness through connecting with local charities. 

Karen and Douglas from our wonderful church team even transformed our hall into a prayer space where the children were immersed in learning and prayer related to the Fruit of the Spirit.  

Year 6 Retreat

Each year our wonderful church leaders organised and led a special retreat day for our Year 6 pupils during their final weeks at Knightlow.   The day presents the opportunity for our children to reflect on the memories, experiences and achievements of their primary years and focus on the next part of their life journey. The seed pattern of a labyrinth was introduced to the children as a way that they could structure their reflections of thanks, hopes, dreams and prayers.