Good Practice ConferenceGood Practice Conference

Approaches to Religious Education

Mary Reilly, HeadteacherSt Ninian’s Primary,

Gourock,Inverclyde Council

Religious EducationReligious Education

Breadth Breadth

Connections with other curricular areas Connections with other curricular areas

Self-evaluationSelf-evaluation

Christian Unity WeekChristian Unity Week

Themes discussed:Themes discussed:

ChristianChristian Unity versus UniformityUnity versus Uniformity Diversity versus DivisionDiversity versus Division

Gospel ValuesGospel Values

VisionVision

ValuesValues

AimsAims

Gospel ValuesGospel Values

Faithfulness and IntegrityFaithfulness and Integrity Dignity and CompassionDignity and Compassion Humility and GentlenessHumility and Gentleness Truth and JusticeTruth and Justice Forgiveness and MercyForgiveness and Mercy Purity and HolinessPurity and Holiness Tolerance and PeaceTolerance and Peace Service and SacrificeService and Sacrifice

Learning IntentionLearning Intention

We are learning about the meaning ofWe are learning about the meaning ofJustice.Justice.

I will understand the meaning of Justice.I will understand the meaning of Justice.

I will be more aware of the injustices in my I will be more aware of the injustices in my immediate surroundings, and the wider world.immediate surroundings, and the wider world.

I will be able to recognise injustices that I can I will be able to recognise injustices that I can try and work against.try and work against.

Gospel ValuesGospel Values

Insert Photograph of Gospel Values wallInsert Photograph of Gospel Values wall

Have a think about…Have a think about…

How can we ensure that living by the Gospel How can we ensure that living by the Gospel Values is kept foremost in the minds of :Values is kept foremost in the minds of :

ChildrenChildren StaffStaff ParentsParents Parish Community? Parish Community?

Connections with other areas of Connections with other areas of the curriculumthe curriculum

Primary 1 – the theme of ‘belonging’Primary 1 – the theme of ‘belonging’

Primary 7/6 – whole school assembly on Primary 7/6 – whole school assembly on RamadanRamadan

FairtradeFairtrade

Connections with other areas of Connections with other areas of the curriculum - Fairtradethe curriculum - Fairtrade

Global Citizenship Global Citizenship Literacy and EnglishLiteracy and English

MathematicsMathematics People, Place and EnvironmentPeople, Place and Environment

Religious EducationReligious Education ICT ICT

EnterpriseEnterprise

Fairtrade Friday EventFairtrade Friday Event 9.15am9.15am Primary 7 Fair Trade Assembly Primary 7 Fair Trade Assembly

9.35am9.35am Fairtrade Café opens including the Fairtrade Café opens including the pupils version of ‘Who Wants to be a pupils version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ quiz show for parentsMillionaire?’ quiz show for parents

10.45am10.45am Fair Trade stalls open to whole school Fair Trade stalls open to whole school (All prizes are Fairtrade)(All prizes are Fairtrade)

2.20pm2.20pm Whole school World Record Banana Whole school World Record Banana Eating ActivityEating Activity

Winners of the 2009 Margaret Demidecka Award for Best Fairtrade Fortnight Event in a School!

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools/news/bestschooleventaward.aspx

Self-evaluationSelf-evaluation

What have we done over the past year?What have we done over the past year?

ChildrenChildren

School StaffSchool Staff

ParentsParents

P7/6 Evaluation of Ramadan Project

P7/6 EvaluationP7/6 Evaluation ““I think we could make it better, for example, we could I think we could make it better, for example, we could

visit a mosque to see how it compares with a Church.” visit a mosque to see how it compares with a Church.” StevenSteven

““You could email children in the Middle East and have You could email children in the Middle East and have penpals. We could use video conferencing to talk to penpals. We could use video conferencing to talk to Muslim children during Ramadan.” LouiseMuslim children during Ramadan.” Louise

““We could make Eid cards and send them to Muslim We could make Eid cards and send them to Muslim schools.” Eilishschools.” Eilish

““Maybe a visit by Muslim children to our school or we Maybe a visit by Muslim children to our school or we could visit their school.” Nicholascould visit their school.” Nicholas