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22/10/24

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22/10/24

🎉 Celebrating in style at our assemblies with powerful performances! 🎤 From moving skits to vibrant musical acts and slam poetry, our students are showcasing the rich history, culture, and achievements of Black communities. 🌍🎶✨ pic.twitter.com/Aa2aCZQmX1

17/10/24

A pleasure to host such an event in order to give as many children in Thamesmead a chance to engage in sport and exercise whilst also have the privilege to represent their schools!

17/10/24

On your marksGet setGoProject Thamesmead cross country is about tostart. This great project sees working with to provide young people in Thamesmead schools the opportunity to represent their school in sport & physical activity pic.twitter.com/x5viNArTip

15/10/24

Our latest primary PE challenge saw our students and staff tackle the chest push.We saw an incredible amount of children attempt to beat their previous personal bests. Congratulations to all that took part and our overall winners! pic.twitter.com/QfO4CWXkQW

13/10/24

Well done to our primary boys football team on winning their first trophy of the season! https://t.co/sSAJF8RM5f

13/10/24

SCHOOLS Today we held our autumn boys football competition at CAFC Training Ground with Harris Academy Garrard winning overall 👏Well done to all teams who took part ⚽️#CACTFSD ⚽️🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/LJm8i1fCy9

11/10/24

Proud to see Harris Garrard Academy highlighted at the Harris Conference for our exceptional results this year! 🎉👏 A big thank you to our dedicated staff and hardworking students. pic.twitter.com/QVzEML8NjV

10/10/24

Great evening at HGA’s Meet the Tutor event! 🎉 It was fantastic meeting our Year 7 parents and carers, sharing the culture we’re building here, and offering 1:1 time with form tutors. 💬💡 Excited for the journey ahead! pic.twitter.com/yUsRimWCaZ

03/10/24

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03/10/24

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03/10/24

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03/10/24

Fantastic turnout at our Year 6 Open Evening tonight! 🎉 It was great to see so many families exploring all we have to offer at Harris Garrard Academy! 💼✨ pic.twitter.com/ViZYTtOTEv

30/09/24

📢 Join us this Thursday for our Open Evening! 🎉Discover what makes Harris Garrard Academy special! Meet our passionate staff, explore our state-of-the-art facilities.🗓️ Thursday, 3rd October ⏰ 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 📍 Harris Garrard Academy👉 https://t.co/jLG3a6fwzT pic.twitter.com/62lJbtzlDz

30/08/24

🚀 So proud of our former student Chizaram Ezenwata for being selected to represent England in the U17 squad!🇬🇧 His journey from Harris Garrard Academy to the international stage is truly inspiring. Keep shining, Chizaram! ⭐️#LearningChangesLives pic.twitter.com/JaW9U8bdBz

27/08/24

📅 Autumn Term 2024 Start for Secondary Phase:🏫 Students return:• Yrs 7 & 12: Tues, 3rd Sept• Yrs 8-11 & 13: Wed, 4th Sept👨‍🏫 Inset Day: Mon, 2nd Sept(Students do not attend)Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

22/08/24

Huge congratulations to our Year 11 students on their amazing results this year! 🎉 We’re incredibly proud of their hard work and collectively achieving the best set of results the school has ever had. 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZAncClSWqj

16/08/24

We were excited to spend yesterday with staff and students at Harris Garrard Academy to celebrate their A-Level results day! Well done everyone! 🌟 #ResultsDay2024 pic.twitter.com/m4d16h1o4c

15/08/24

⭐Congratulations to twin brothers Arturs and Kristians who have secured top university places for Medicine and Law! pic.twitter.com/acZtsKO5Pv

19/07/24

📚 GCSE & A-Level Results Days 2024🗓️ GCSE: Thurs, Aug 22 (10am)🗓️ A-Level: Thurs, Aug 15 (8am)✅ Support available on-site✅ Help with next steps (6th form, uni, apprenticeships)✅ Staff ready to assist throughout AugustGood luck to all Year 11 & 13 students! 🍀

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Religious Education

Religious Education aims to teach students about the defining features of all the major world religions, as well as the major secular movements within the public sphere. It also aims to impart to students a confidence to employ ethics and critical thinking in their everyday lives.

Religious Education teaches students to attempt questions that do not have a clear or simple answer. An ability to attack questions with vigour despite the knowledge that they may not find an easy answer is something that breeds character and determination. Coupled with this is the benefit of combatting ignorance and polarised viewpoints through in-depth study of different religions and cultures.


Key Stage 3 overview

An overview of key questions taught to students in Key Stage 3 can be found below: 

 

Term 1A 

Term 1B 

Term 2A 

Term 2B 

Term 3A 

Term 3B 

Year 7 

Where is God? 

 Believing 

 

What is belief? 

 Believing 

What is so radical about Jesus?  

Believing 

Should religious building be sold to feed the starving?  

 Expressing 

 

What is good and what is challenging about being a teenage SIkhi in Britain today?  

Living 

What is good and what is challenging about being a teenage Muslim in Britain today?  

Living 

Year 8 

Putting belief and faith into practice. 

Believing 

 

Does living biblically mean obeying the whole Bible?  

 Believing 

Is death the end? Does it matter? 

 Believing 

How can people express the spiritual through music and art?  

Expressing 

What does it mean to be human? 

 Expressing 

Does religion help people to be good? 

 Living 

Year 9 

Do we need to prove God’s existence? 

Believing 

Why is there suffering? Are there any good solutions? 

Believing 

How important is family in a relationship? 

Living 

Why are some people Prejudiced? 

Living 

Should happiness be the purpose of life? 

Living 

Is religion a power for peace or a cause of conflict in the world today? 

Living 

 

Knowledge is assessed through one extended piece of writing per half term, and low-stakes knowledge quizzes throughout the term. Students are assessed on the components of AT1 (learning about religion) and AT2 (learning from religion). This gives learners the opportunity to develop knowledge of religious practices, whilst providing reflection for how to relate this knowledge into meaning in their own lives.  


Key Stage 4 overview

For Key Stage 4 learners, students can choose to study Religious Education as a GCSE option. The chosen curriculum is AQA and students’ study both Christianity and Islam. The course is assessed by two written exams at the end of Year 11. Where possible, local religious leaders and trips to places of worship enhance the depth of knowledge accrued. Students are able to participate in ethical debates, question fundamental principals in life, and develop their own meaning relative to their lives. Theories such as humanism and atheism are also discussed 

Also, all students in Key Stage 4 receive Religious Education through the Tutor Time programme, once every four weeks. Students look at current ethical and philosophical issues and study religious and worldviews response to these issues, recapping what was learnt in Key Stage 3/4 and then in more depth and detail. 

An overview of what students learn throughout the terms can be found below2

 

Term 1A and 1B 

Term 2A and 2B 

Term 3A and 3B 

Year 10 

Religion and Ethics 

Religion and Life 

Religion and Medicine. 

 

Year 11 

Religion and Equality 

Religion and Poverty 

Religion and Sport 


We follow the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2021-2026 as agreed by the Bexley Standing Advisory Council of Religious Education (SACRE). In KS4 we offer a GCSE in Religious Studies, and for those students who do not choose this option, we deliver timetabled lessons in the mornings. These sessions are delivered by our subject specialist. Click HERE for a map of how we deliver the Bexley Agreed Syllabus to KS4.


You can download Knowledge Organisers for each year group from our Knowledge Organisers page.

For queries about the RE curriculum please contact info@harrisgarrard.org.uk

For queries about the Religious Education curriculum, or to discuss your right to withdraw your child from RE, please contact Olayemi Odetunde o.odetunde@harrisgarrard.org.uk.

Further details of the curriculum can be found below.

Primary

RE is like an iceberg. As you unpack ideas, you come to understand a deeper meaning."

Religious Education encourages pupils to learn from different religions, beliefs, values and traditions while challenging and exploring their own beliefs and questions of meaning and to develop their own sense of identity and belonging.

It also enables them to respect the views of others that differ from their own and prepares them for living in a world and local community that is diverse in both culture and belief. (Bexley Sacre 2021)   

There is a high academic ambition for all our pupils to see themselves in their curriculum and this is an intrinsic part of how we share our beliefs and faith. In our RE curriculum, we offer plenty of opportunity for the pupils to put this into practice through visits and visitors, and through artefacts for pupils to experience aspects of each religion. Our aim is that our pupils leave the primary phases with a secure knowledge of how different religions work and how they make up the fabric of our community.  

Miss Kanu, AAP and Primary RE & Culture Lead

Year 7

At the end of Year 7 students have developed their knowledge, skills and understanding of the six major religions and world views on ethical and philosophical enquiry questions: 

  • Where is God? 
  • What is belief?  
  • What is so radical about Jesus? 
  • Should religious building be sold to feed the starving? 
  • What is good and challenging about being a teenage Sikhi in Britain today?  
  • What is good and challenging about being a teenage Muslim in Britain today? 

The questions will follow to understand the belief of a religion, how this is then expressed and then how a person of faith lives by their religious and world beliefs.  

Students will be able to recall and relate factual knowledge to describe the key beliefs, teaching and practice(s) of Christianity and the other principal religions represented in Great Britain, connecting them accurately with other features and making some comparison between the religions they see locally, nationally, globally and their own beliefs.  

They will also be able to show understanding of what belonging to a religion involves, and understand their influences on individuals, societies, communities and cultures. Students will have started to develop on a range of skills taught in Religious Education, including reflection, listening, and empathy.

Alongside, developing their Literacy, by using distinctive language (Tier 2 and 3 vocab) and numeracy skills i.e. mathematical information (ordering events in time). Students would have started to ask questions about the significant experiences of key figures, aspects of life and moral and religious issues, etc. This including showing understanding of why certain things are held to be right and wrong. Students will continue to build to develop themselves socially, morally, spiritual and culturally. 

Year 8

At the end of Tier 8 students have developed their knowledge, skills and understanding of the six major religions and world views on ethical and philosophical enquiry questions: 

  • Putting belief and faith into practice. 
  • Does living biblically mean obeying the whole Bible? 
  • Is death the end? Does it matter? 
  • How can people express the spiritual through music and art? 
  • What does it mean to be Human? 
  • Does religion help people to be good? 

The questions will follow to understand the belief of a religion, how this is then expressed and then how a person of faith lives by their religious and world beliefs.  

Students will be able to recall and relate factual knowledge to describe the key beliefs, teaching and practice(s) of Christianity and the other principal religions represented in Great Britain, connecting them accurately with other features and making some comparison between the religions they see locally, nationally, globally and their own beliefs.  

Year 8 students have started to develop on a range of skills taught in Religious Education, including expression, application and problem solving. Alongside, developing their Literacy, by using distinctive language (Tier 2 and 3 vocab) and numeracy skills i.e. mathematical information (ordering events in time). Students will continue to build to develop themselves socially, morally, spiritual and culturally. 

Year 9

At the end of Year 9 students have developed their knowledge, skills and understanding of the six major religions and world views on ethical and philosophical enquiry questions: 

  • Do we need to prove God’s existence?  
  • Why is there suffering? Are there any good solutions? 
  • How important is family in a relationship? 
  • Why are some people prejudiced? 
  • Should happiness be the purpose of life? 
  • Is religion a power for peace or a cause of conflict in the world today? 

The questions will follow to understand the belief of a religion, how this is then expressed and then how a person of faith lives by their religious and world beliefs.  

Student can compare different religious views and respond to the teachings and experience of inspirational people on these ethical issues. They can show this by relating to religious beliefs, teachings, practices, lifestyles and forms of religions expression, including texts, figurative language, and symbolism, to their historical and cultural contexts.

Students have started to develop on a range of skills taught in Key Stage 3 Religious Education, including expression, application and analysis. Which can develop in Key Stage 4. Alongside, developing their Literacy, by using distinctive language (Tier 2 and 3 vocab) and numeracy skills i.e. mathematical information (ordering events in time). Students will continue to build to develop themselves socially, morally, spiritual and culturally. 

Year 10

By the end of Year 10, students can outline the beliefs, teachings and practices of Christianity and Islam. Students can compare on the theological and ethical knowledge gained from Year 10 and Key Stage 3 RE and develop their skill of being analytical. This is by, Students comparing their own understanding to their views found in different denominations in Christianity and Islam. Also, by relating to religious beliefs, teachings, practices, lifestyles and forms of religions expression, including texts, figurative language, and symbolism, to their historical and cultural contexts.

Students have started to develop on a range of skills taught in Key Stage 3 Religious Education in Key Stage 4. Alongside, developing their Literacy, by using distinctive language (Tier 2 and 3 vocab) and numeracy skills i.e. mathematical information (ordering events in time). Students will continue to build to develop themselves socially, morally, spiritual and culturally.  

Year 11

By the end of Year 11, students can now outline different religious and world views on ethical and philosophical questions. Students can use a range of religious beliefs and quotes to argue and analysis different ethical debates. This includes: 

  • Relationship and families
  • Religion and life
  • Crime and punishment
  • Human rights and social justice.

Students will develop on their skills taught in Key Stage 3-4 RE and will be able to use these skills in the wider community and adult life. Alongside, developing their Literacy, by using distinctive language (Tier 2 and 3 vocab) and numeracy skills i.e. mathematical information (ordering events in time). Students will continue to build to develop themselves socially, morally, spiritual and culturally.  

Careers

Religious Studies is a classical humanities subject, and is respected by universities.

Students who have an understanding of different religions and cultures are sought in the following career paths, amongst others:

  • Journalism
  • Social research
  • Armed forces
  • Charitable organisations and the third sector
  • Police force/Ambulance service
  • Teaching
  • Marketing     

Find out more about the careers programme at Harris Garrard Academy.