Faiths, community and culture
Faith Community and Culture
At The Dolphin School we have 40 different nationalities; 7 different religions within our community; 26 different ethnic backgrounds and 24 different languages are spoken.
It is very important to us that all our children, families and staff have respect and tolerance for each other’s faiths, beliefs and cultures. We see this variety as rich and exciting. Our Faith, Community and Culture curriculum therefore enables us to celebrate each other through developing an understanding of these faiths.
In terms of curriculum development, there are three statutory aims.
The curriculum should enable all young people to become:
- successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve;
- confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives;
- responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.
Ways in which we celebrate faith, community and culture at The Dolphin School
Cultural Events
- Black History Month, which is a 3 Week enquiry on BHM and has embedded opportunities through enquiries throughout the year.
- International Day of Languages
- Eid Celebration
- Family Events
- School Fairs
- Window Wanderland
- St Paul’s Carnival
- Cultural Diversity Day
Whole School Faith Celebrations with our community
- Christmas
- Easter
- Eid
Whole School Assemblies
- Religious festivals
- World celebrations
- Visitors in to discuss faith, community and culture events
- Sharing assembly every big term to share the big question
Class Assemblies
- Religious festivals
- World Celebrations
- Bigger Questions once every big term
An example of our assemblies for Term 3
Our RE curriculum for the whole school
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Year group |
City |
Enquiry |
Faith, Community and Culture |
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EYFS |
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1:1, 1.5 and 1.7 and God – Christianity, Judaism and Islam. If you can Sikhism. 1:2 – Jesus - Christianity 1:8 – Iman - Muslim |
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Year 1 |
Giving City |
Who helps who? |
Books and their special meanings. Judaism, Islam and Christianity AMV 1.6 - Torah (Jewish) Qu’ran (Islam) Bible (Christianity)
Charity within different religions Vand Chhakna – Sikhism as the main focus |
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Future City |
What might I do in the future? |
Invite religious leaders
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Year 2 |
Giving City |
How can we help? |
AMV 1.3 – Love – Christianity
AMV 1.4 – Forgiveness – Christianity Could also show Why was Muhammad sad when he heard a camel cry? AMV 1.7 – Islam AMV 1 – Humanism – Making good choices |
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My City |
What is home? |
Refugee Week 15-21 JUNE 2020 |
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KS1 |
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Assembly AMV 1.5 – Judaism – about God and the Covenant |
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Year 3 |
Giving City |
How do we help people who need it? |
AMV 2.4 Salvation – Christianity AMV 2 – Right and wrong -Humanism |
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Future City |
Where does the darkness come from? |
AMV 1.9 – Hinduism AMV 2.3 - Hinduism about Dharma, Deity and Atman |
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Year 4 |
Future City |
Should we all become vegetarian? |
Sacrifice AMV 2.1 – Moses - Judaism AMV 2.2 – Islam Hinduism, Humanism, Christianity and Muslim |
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Year 5 |
Creative City |
How can we show what we believe in? |
AMV 2.9 – Hinduism AMV 2.10 and 2.11 – Christianity AMV 2 - Humanism Faith Comparison – Hinduism, Muslim, Jewish etc. |
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Year 6 |
Giving City |
How are lives saved? |
AMV 2.11 - Incarnation – Christianity Hinduism, incarnation generally refers to an avatar of Vishnu or Ganesh. AMV 2.9 Story of Ganesh |
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My City |
How do we all live together? |
AMV 2.12 Love - Agape – Christianity AMV 2 – How do Humanists live? Refugee Week - 15-21 JUNE 2020 |
Big Questions
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Term |
Questions |
Areas you could cover |
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2
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How can other people’s lives inspire us? |
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4 |
Why are words important? |
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6 |
What is the golden rule? |
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