The aim of RE in Lincolnshire is:

To produce pupils who are religiously literate and able to hold balanced and informed conversations about religion and beliefs.

Good RE should:

• develop pupils’ knowledge and understanding of Christianity as well as other principal religions and world views

• focus on concepts as well as content, within the context of enquiry based learning

• explore authentic religious material, e.g. sacred texts

• reflect diversity in terms of the changing religious landscape of the UK (see

  2011 census below) so that they are prepared for life in modern Britain

• engage and challenge pupils

• reflect pupils’ own experiences and provide a safe space for discussion

• present religious belief as a real, lived phenomenon, not something exotic or

  belonging to the past

• take into account the increase in the number of people with non-religious

  beliefs and identities

• provide opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development

• help to prepare pupils for adult life, enabling them to develop respect and

  sensitivity for others