‘We Care, We Share, We Value’

Come and See

The ‘Come and See’ programme of Religious Education is recommended by the Archdioceses of Liverpool.

Come and See is developed through three themes which are gradually explored each time at greater depths: Church, Sacrament and Christian Living.

The process for delivering the topics in ‘Come and See’ has three stages – ‘Explore’, ‘Reveal’ and ‘Respond’.

Explore

‘Explore’ is the introduction to the topic where the children’s life experience is explored. The questions it raises are wondered at, shared, investigated and their significance reflected upon.

Reveal

‘Reveal’ is the heart of the programme where knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith is revealed through the Word, in Scripture, Tradition, doctrine, prayers, rites and Christian Living.

Respond

‘Respond’ is where the learning is assimilated, celebrated and responded to in daily life.

 

 

The effective delivery of Religious Education

The following strategies and aims underpin the effective delivery of Religious Education at Holy Cross Catholic school.

  • Religious education will be taught discretely and developmentally. It will include the deepening of knowledge, and understanding of key theological ideas and their application to life.
  • Ample opportunities will be offered for children to apply and use their knowledge and skills in cross-curricular studies to deepen their understanding of religious truths and think creatively.
  • Engagement with their own and others’ beliefs and values will help to develop good attitudes and dispositions so that children are instilled with a love of learning and a desire to go on learning.
  • Engagement with difficult questions of meaning and purpose which everyone has to face will enable them to think critically about their own questions of meaning and purpose.
  • Offer the children a sense of self-worth through their experience of belonging to a caring community and an awareness of the demands of religious commitment in everyday life.

 

Other Religions

Why teach about other Faiths or Religions?

“In Meeting God in Friend and Stranger” an article produced by the Bishops of England and Wales, it outlines that;

“Within our schools we are seeking to educate all pupils of whatever religion to be able to live a way of life that integrates their beliefs with all other aspects of what it means to be human. As part of this, they must learn to live alongside others who are different and hold alternative views, including religious views.”

In school we refer to Judaism as another faith because of our shared Christian and Jewish heritage. Jesus was a Jew. We refer to Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism as other religions. These are studied because they have a belief in one God. Judaism is studied for one week every year whilst the other religions are taught for one week annually in rotation.

We want our children to have a rich and varied experience so visitors and visits to other places of worship are welcomed and encouraged. Each unit is taught discretely and not in any way comparatively with Christianity.

 

     

 

Come and See Themes and Topics Overview

 

Themes & Topics Early Years 1&2 Year 1 & FS1 Year 2 & FS2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Domestic church

Family 

Myself 

God knows and loves each one

Families

God's love and care for every family 

Beginnings

God at every beginning

Homes

God's dream for every family

People

The family of God in Scripture

Ourselves

Created in the image & likeness of God

Loving 

God who never stops loving

Baptism / confirmation 

Belonging

Welcome

Baptism; a welcome to God's family

Belonging

Baptism an invitation to belong to God's family

Signs and symbols

Promises made at Baptism

Promises

Promises made at Baptism

Called 

Confirmation: a call to witness

Life choices

Marriage commitment and service

Vocation & commitment

The vocation of priesthood and religious life 

Advent / Christmas

Loving

Birthday 

Looking forward to Jesus' birthday

Waiting 

Advent a time to look forward to Christmas

Preparations

Advent; preparing to celebrate Christmas

Visitors 

Advent: waiting for the coming of Jesus

Gift

God's gift of love & friendship in Jesus

Hope

Advent: waiting in joyful hope for Jesus; the promised one

Expectations

Jesus born to show God to the world

Local Church 

Community

Celebrating 

People celebrate in Church

Special people

People in the parish family

Books

The books used in Church

Journeys

Christian families hourney with Jesus

Community

Life in the local Christian community: minitries in the parish

Mission 

Continuing Jesus' mission in diocese (ecumenism)

Sources

The Bible, the special book of the Church

Lent / Easter

Giving

Growing 

Looking forward to Easter

Change

Lent a time of change

Opportunities

Lent; an opportunity to start a new in order to celebrate Jesus' new life

Giving All

Lent a time to remember Jesus' total giving

Self Discipline

Celebrating growth to new life

Sacrifice

Lent a time of aligning with the sacrafice already made by Jesus

Death & New Life

Celebrating Jesus' death & resurrection

Pentecost 

Serving

Good News

Passing on the Good news of Jesus

Holidays & Holydays

Pentecost: feast of the Holy Spirit

Spread the Word

Pentecost a time to spread the Good News

Energy

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

New Life

To hear & live the Easter Message

Transformation

Celebration of the Spirit's transforming power

Witnesses

The Holy Spirit enables people to become witnesses

Reconciliation

Inter-relating

Friends

Friends of Jesus

Being Sorry

God helps us to choose well Sacrament of Reconciliation

Rules

Reasons for rules in the Christian family Sacrament of Reconciliation

Choices 

The importance of examination of conscience Sacrament of Reconciliation

Building Bridges 

Admitting wrong, being reconciled with God and each other Sacrament of Reconciliation

Freedom & Responsibility

Commandments enable Christians to be free & respponsible

Healing 

Sacrament of the Sick

Eucharist 

Relating 

Gathering 

The parish family gathers to celebrate Eucharist

Meals

Mass; Jesus' special meal

Thanksgiving

Mass a special time for saying thank you to God for everything especially Jesus

Listening & Sharing

Jesus gives himself to us in a special way

Giving & Recieving

Living in communion

Memorial Sacrifice

The Eucharist the living memorial of Jesus' sacrafice

Unity

Eucharist enables people to live in communion

Universal Church

World

Our World

God's wonderful world

Neighbours

Neighbours share God's world

Treasures

God's treasure; the world

Special Places

Holy places for Jesus & the Christian

God's People

Different saints show people what God is like

Stewardship

The Church is called to the stewardship of Creation

Common God

Work of the worldwide Christian family

 

Big Questions

 

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