History 

We intend that our historians will develop their knowledge of chronology, local, national and international events and historical periods. By understanding the past and evaluating it, our pupils will become knowledgeable future citizens and reflect on the relevance of history to the world around them. Pupils will understand and appreciate that curiosity and critical thinking are essential tools for historians.

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”  -Martin Luther King, Jr. 

We implement our subject through our key drivers, our values:

•Community: Enabling students to understand their locality, their position within their community and beyond through historical skills 

•Kindness: Students gaining an understanding different interpretations of the world and different communities, and giving students the opportunity to reflect on other peoples’ experiences and build empathy towards others. 

•Learning for life – learning through enriching opportunities through supporting reading as a skill for life 

•Inclusion: building up their confidence in their valid place within society 

•Innovation: Students are given opportunities to be able to question and enquire and find the answers for themselves in their world. 

We offer a wide range of experiences outside of the classroom environment designed to develop pupils’ learning and their cultural understanding of the world around them. 

We make the most of our local history, for example, by visiting Museums, historical buildings and local nursing homes so that children have the opportunity to meet people from older generations. 

Pupils will understand and appreciate that curiosity and critical thinking are essential tools for geographers. Our pupils will gain geographical knowledge and skills through our curriculum topics. They will learn to raise and answer questions about the Natural and Human worlds.  They will be able to think about the impact human activity has on the natural world and our curriculum will spark curiosity about various places and people. 

“The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It’s about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it’s about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.”  – Barack Obama 

We implement our subject through our key drivers, our values:

•Community: Enabling students to understand their locality, their position within their community and beyond through geographical skills 

•Kindness: Students gaining an understanding different interpretations of the world and different communities, and giving students the opportunity to reflect on other peoples’ experiences and build empathy towards others. 

•Learning for life – learning through fieldwork to support the wider community and enriching opportunities through supporting reading as a skill for life 

•Inclusion: building up their confidence in their valid place within society 

•Innovation: Students are given opportunities to be able to question and enquire and find the answers for themselves in their world. 

We maximise children’s geographical learning through providing them with a range of rich, memorable experiences. These include: field trips to local parks, reservoirs, canals and museums; links with local businesses and people, e.g. visits to our local businesses, visitors and workshops in-school. 

Intent

Religious Education at West Lea’s aim is to provide an understanding and deeper knowledge of the various religions, cultures and beliefs within our community and wider communities living in the UK. 

Through the teaching of Religious Education, students are encouraged explore the beliefs and practices of others, making links with their own experiences. This will help them to broaden their knowledge, encourage and equip them to make better sense of their place in the world and help them to deal with issues raised by religion and belief.  

Religious Education at West Lea helps to promote British Values through the understanding and promotion of tolerance and the right that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. 

Implementation

The RE curriculum is planned using Enfield SACRE, adapted by the RE curriculum team so that the curriculum aims are met.  Students build up knowledge and understanding across the key stages, revisiting key themes with additional knowledge, skills and experiences. Planning is completed by campus leads so they are able to identify and plan for appropriate knowledge and skills for our learners.

The RE curriculum starts with giving students opportunities to be aware of themes within religion (celebration, belief, emotions, values). This is linked to the EYFS approach adopted by Early Years and Key Stage 1 planning at West Lea. This planning is also linked to English (Literacy) Key Themes which supports both subjects. This is built on during Key Stage 2 onwards.