Religious Education

Religious Education

Come and See has been the Religious Education (RE) programme recommended by the Bishops of England and Wales and provides the basis for RE lessons throughout the school.  It gives children a lively and engaging curriculum where they are able to learn through a variety of experiences and activities. We are in the process of moving over to the new Religious Education Directory, commencing with EYFS in September 2023, incorporating additional year groups as the year progresses to ensure all children are studying the new curriculum by the deadline of September 2026. We are working with Northampton Diocese and our local Catholic Cluster of Milton Keynes to develop resources to support, enhance and enrich the new curriculum. Our RE leader is the spokesperson for the local cluster, reporting back to the Diocese regarding the implementation of the newly developed resources.
Besides the formal RE syllabus, every opportunity is taken to ensure the message of the Gospel shines through all the work of the school. Our Christian Virtues Curriculum and our focus on Catholic Social Teaching in addition to our RSHE programme, give our children a clear understanding of how to live out our mission of, 'Loving, Serving and Growing Together with Jesus'.

Religious Education plays a central and vital part in the life of faith in our Catholic school. It is the foundation for all learning and as such is the core subject in our school. We believe firmly that RE permeates every aspect of our curriculum, as, by helping children to understand more fully the world around them, they will come to a deeper understanding of God and of their fellow human beings. This vision shapes the daily life of our school as a community.

Although parents/carers are entitled to withdraw their child from religious education and worship, we encourage all children to participate in RE lessons, assemblies and daily acts of worship.

We firmly believe we are a school community and would hope all children would want to participate in the life of the school.As a Catholic school, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic school, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of the school’s activity. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all families in the school.  We therefore hope that all parents will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the school.

If alternative arrangements are required this must be discussed with the Headteacher.

Our Year 3 and 4 pupils have prepared Easter Reflections for you with song, action and word. 

Please click on the classes named below to see their Easter Reflections:

Y4 Lions and Y3 Kangaroos

Y4 Leopards and Y3 Pandas

St Bernadette's school family wish you and your loved ones a blessed and happy Easter Season.

On Saturday 20th February, we are asked to join CAFOD’s Lenten campaign by going for a walk in solidarity with people who have to walk long distances to collect clean water for their families. We hope that we can raise money as a school family, which we will then send to CAFOD to support their invaluable work in bringing easy access to water for such communities.  

If your child and your family do take part in the walk and would like to donate to CAFOD, you can do this by making a donation through School Gateway Payments. If you are happy to share photos of your walk with the school and with CAFOD, please do email them over to Mrs Pughe along with the completed consent form that has been sent out previously. PugheJ@stbernadettesschool.com

HOPE - A Carol Service 

The whole school community worked together to retell the story of the nativity through singing, acting and scripture. We are very proud of the wonderful talents of our children. We hope that you have a blessed Christmas and a healthy New Year.