At Hundon Community Primary School, our Religious Education curriculum is known as BRAVE – Beliefs, Religions and Values Education.

We believe that RE has an important role to play in helping children understand themselves, other people and the diverse world in which they live. Through BRAVE, children develop knowledge and understanding of religion, belief and worldviews, while also having opportunities to ask questions, explore different perspectives and think deeply about some of the big questions of life.

 

As a community school, Hundon does not have a designated religious character. Our BRAVE curriculum therefore provides a broad and balanced exploration of Christianity alongside other religions, beliefs and worldviews, enabling children to develop understanding and respect within a diverse society.

Both schools in our Federation follow the Suffolk Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education and make full use of The Emmanuel Project, as recommended by the Diocese. The Emmanuel Project follows a Religion and Worldviews approach and helps children to understand that religious and non-religious worldviews are diverse and are lived and expressed in different ways.

 

 

Our BRAVE curriculum encourages children to explore Big Questions and to develop their thinking through meaningful enquiry.

 

Children encounter religion and worldviews through the experiences of people and communities. They explore religious texts and other sources, consider beliefs and practices, and investigate how beliefs can influence the way people live their lives.

Our curriculum draws on three complementary approaches:

These approaches enable children to develop both knowledge and understanding and the skills needed to think critically, ask questions and engage respectfully with different perspectives.

 

 

A key aim of BRAVE is to develop religious literacy – the ability to have balanced, informed and respectful conversations about religion, belief and worldviews.

We want children to understand that religions and worldviews are not uniform. People within the same tradition may have different beliefs, interpretations and practices, influenced by their family, culture, community, history and personal experiences.

 

Our teaching therefore avoids presenting religions as if everyone within a particular tradition thinks or behaves in exactly the same way. Instead, children encounter the richness and diversity of lived religious and non-religious experience.

 

 

Through BRAVE, we want our children to become knowledgeable, curious, open-minded and respectful.

 

We want them to:

 

Although Hundon and Thurlow have different identities, we share our seven Federation values:

 

 

BRAVE provides meaningful opportunities for children to explore how different religions and worldviews understand and express ideas connected to these values.

Children may encounter themes such as friendship, forgiveness, justice, service, courage, compassion, generosity, wisdom, hope and peace through the beliefs and lived experiences of different communities.

 

These connections help children to consider not only what people believe, but also how beliefs and values can influence the way people live and the choices they make.

 

 

BRAVE contributes to our wider commitment to helping children become thoughtful, respectful and responsible members of their community and the wider world.

It provides opportunities for children to develop:

In doing so, BRAVE supports our wider Federation journey:

 

We want every child to feel welcome and able to belong, while developing the knowledge, understanding and respect needed to live well alongside people whose beliefs, experiences and perspectives may be different from their own.

 

Our BRAVE curriculum map can be found below and shows the progression of knowledge and skills across the school. Further information about our approach and curriculum can be found in the supporting documents available below.