RE
Religious Education
“The lamps are different but the light is the same”
Rumi
In Religious Education (RE) we offer a broad curriculum which encompasses the main teachings from the major six world religions, in Key Stage 3. In Key Stage 4, we focus on the beliefs, teachings and practices of Islam and Judaism (in line with Edexcel specification A) alongside Philosophical and ethical thought. All students at B.G.G.S study RE to GCSE level at least, and many study it to A Level.
RE is a highly popular subject amongst students, attracting both internal and external students, who often choose to continue the study of religious education at Key Stage 5 where they take papers in the Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Ethics and a Major World Religion.
The RE curriculum offered at Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form aims to challenge misconceptions, develop holistic religious and non-religious world views, and encourages our students to become open minded, empathetic, respectful and tolerant individuals who value diversity as well as develop social, moral, spiritual and cultural sensitivity and awareness.
The teaching and learning methodology deployed gives students a deep learning experience in which the teachers of RE employ various pedagogical strategies to help students reflect, empathise, and develop communication skills along with rational reasoning and enquiry.
Our aim is to equip and enrich our students to learn about and from religious and non-religious diversity in the 21st century and become global and positively contributing citizens living in a multi-ethnic and multi-faith world.
Key Stage 3 Religious Education Programme
Key Stage 4 GCSE Religious Education Programme
