A new Religious Education (RE) Directory for Catholic schools, colleges and academies in England and Wales was launched in 2023. Titled To Know You More Clearly, the directory sets out the purpose of RE from Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 9 and features a programme of study with a model curriculum, corresponding to the six half-terms of the school year.

The new directory replaces previous editions published in 1996 and 2012, and states that RE is to be taught for at least 10% of curriculum time up to age 16 in Catholic schools and academies, and 5% in sixth forms.

Based on the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council and rooted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the objective of the curriculum is religiously literate and engaged young people, with the knowledge, understanding and skills to reflect spiritually, think ethically and theologically, and recognise the demands of religious commitment in everyday life.

We teach the new RED throughout the school using a combination of Day by Day, the Arundel and Brighton Diocesan resource and the Brentwood Diocesan resources.

Please also see our Catholic Life page for more information.

Parents may request that their child is withdrawn from receiving all or part of religious education and/or prayer and liturgy. Should you wish to do so, please contact the school office to arrange a meeting with Mrs Poulter.