RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
As a Church Aided School we are not bound to follow the local Agreed Syllabus as other schools are required to do. We have chosen to follow the Lincolnshire Agreed Syllabus however, and our own Scheme of Work is based upon it. We have chosen study units in each year that build upon areas of study we have followed in the past, as well as new areas of study that we feel will enrich the children’s experience and understanding of religion and belief in the world today.
There is a close link between the school and the Church of All Saints Nettleham. We have an active programme of school services at All Saints. These include festivals such as Harvest, All Saints Day, Easter, Ascension Day and Christmas. Room at these services is limited but parents are always most welcome.
During their final year all pupils are presented with a Bible, normally paid for by the Parochial Church Council. These they take with them when they leave our school. Towards the end of Year 6 a day is spent in the Cathedral at the Annual Festival for Church Schools.
Collective Worship takes place daily in line with the requirements of the 1988 Education Reform Act. This is a very important and valuable part of our daily routine when the whole school shares time together. We have a varied programme of assemblies including those presented by the Head, other teachers, and other visiting leaders, and we are very keen to promote the involvement
Parents have the right to withdraw their children from Religious Education and Collective Worship and should this be the case alternative provision is made. However, in choosing a Church School, the Governors expect that parents are thereby committing themselves to their child's full participation in the Christian life of the school, including Religious Education and Worship.
