Religious Education
Our Religious Education curriculum follows an agreed Hampshire syllabus called ‘Living Difference’. Since 2004, it has been the statutory framework which defines the matters, skills and processes to guide individual schools developing their curriculum. It is intended to provide the basis of good teaching in religious education and, as a result, be open to the plurality of ways in which people live within our local and national communities and the world.
We think our curriculum should reflect our community and we encourage everyone in bringing their faith, values or experiences into our school. We believe a curriculum that reflects the community our children live in is something that should be inclusive for all.
Please share any experiences, opportunities or links you may have that would enhance our children's curriculum. We would love to hear from you.
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Assemblies are an important part of our school and are organised as follows:
Monday – Whole School – led by the Headteacher
Tuesday – Whole School – led by the Deputy
Wednesday – KS2 Singing Assembly / KS1 Class Assembly
Thursday – KS1 Singing Assembly / KS2 Class Assembly
Friday – Whole School Celebration Assembly led by the Headteacher. Parents of children in the 'Golden Book' are invited to attend.
The tables below provide an outline of our Assembly themes for the year but these may be subject to change.
Autumn Term Assembly Themes
|
Theme |
Week |
HT Assembly |
DHT/Children’s Assembly |
|
Solidarity |
1
|
New Beginnings
|
House Captains |
|
Values |
2
|
Lead Learners Roles & Responsibilities BMPS |
Learning Values |
|
Democracy |
3
|
Children’s Nominations, Democracy |
Ready to learn |
|
Equality |
4
|
Elections & making a difference
|
Be respectful: Doing our best
|
|
Pride |
5
|
BMPS Learning Values – Pride |
Be Safe |
|
Solidarity |
6
|
Friendship & working together |
BMPS Learning Values |
|
Harvest |
7
|
Improving the school
|
Harvest
|
|
|
Half Term |
|
|
|
Choices – Individual Liberty |
1
|
Getting On & Falling Out (SEAL) |
Diwali |
|
Mutual respect |
2
|
INSET |
Remembrance
|
|
Anti-Bullying Week |
3
|
Anti-Bullying ‘Power for good’ |
Anti-Bullying ‘Power for good’ |
|
|
4
|
Forgiveness
|
Looking After the School |
|
Christmas |
5
|
Advent – a time of waiting |
Christmas Around The World |
|
|
6
|
The Christmas Story |
The Christmas Story |
|
|
7
|
Christmas
|
Christmas |
Spring Term Assembly Themes
|
Theme |
Week |
HT Assembly |
DHT/Children’s Assembly |
|
Self Responsibility |
1 |
Going For Goals |
Our School Community |
|
Values |
2 |
Learning Values |
School responsibilities |
|
Learning Behaviour |
3
|
Hard work |
Hard work & effort
|
|
Learning from others |
4
|
Independent Thinking |
Learning from each other |
|
Culture |
5
|
Chinese New Year |
Looking after our school |
|
Team work |
6
|
St Valentine |
Taking risks |
|
|
Half Term |
|
|
|
Self Responsibility |
1 |
BMPS Learning Values |
School responsibilities |
| Caring
|
2 |
Resilience |
Lent /Shrove Tuesday |
|
Celebrating Diversity |
3
|
Good to be different |
Applying ourselves |
|
Learning |
4
|
Science Week |
St Patrick’s Day
|
| Giving |
5
|
Red Nose Day
|
Mothering Sunday |
|
Easter |
6 |
The Easter Story |
|
Summer Assembly Themes
|
Theme |
Week |
HT Assembly |
DHT/Children’s Assembly |
|
Self Help |
1 |
Attendance |
Pride |
|
British Values |
2 |
Values |
Ramadam |
|
Feelings |
3 |
Learning Values |
Mental Health - ask twice! |
|
Solidarity |
4 |
Being polite |
School Improvement |
|
Team work |
5
|
Team Work
|
Celebrating Success |
|
Half Term |
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|
Independence
|
1
|
Changes (SEAL) |
D Day Celebrations |
|
Environment |
2
|
Proud to be Bitterne |
Being unique |
|
Cooperation |
3
|
Summer Fayre
|
Improving our world |
|
Well-being |
4 |
Transition |
Refugee Month |
|
Equity |
5
|
Team work |
Making others feel valued |
|
Transition |
6
|
Celebrating Achievements |
On this day in history |
|
|
7
|
Year 6 show |
|
|
Goodbye |
8 |
Leavers/Goodbyes |
|