Aims​​​​​​​

Riverside Primary aims to follow the agreed syllabus provide by North Tyneside as well as including those parts that are special to us like Chinese New Year and International Fortnight.   

Religious Education aims to ensure that pupils:
• develop deepening knowledge and understanding about a range of religious and non-religious worldviews so that they can:
- describe and explain beliefs and theological concepts
- describe and explain some sources of authority and teachings within and across religious and non-religious traditions
- describe and explain ways in which beliefs are expressed
- know and understand the significance and impact of beliefs and practices on individuals, communities and societies
• gain and understand specialist vocabulary and terms used in RE
• know and understand about religious diversity within the region, as well as nationally and globally
• know and understand how religion can be defined and what is meant by the term ‘religious and non-religious worldviews and with increasing clarity know that these worldviews are complex, diverse and plural
• gain and deploy skills that enable critical thinking and questioning in relation to the material they study
• reflect on their own thoughts, feelings, experiences, ideas, values and beliefs.