Religious Education

Our programme of religious education follows the Birmingham Agreed Syllabus, which encourages a multi-faith approach and respect for all religions. Our assemblies promote religious education. They make a valuable contribution to childrens spiritual, moral and cultural development. Major festivals - Diwali, Christmas, Easter, Vaisakhi, Chinese New Year, Eid - are covered throughout the year, drawing especially on the heritage, countries of origin, values and beliefs of our children and others.

No one is ever asked to worship a different religion from his or her own and it must always be remembered that Collective Worship in school cannot and should not be the same as the worship offered by the Mosque, the Gurdwara, Synagogue, Temple or Church. The school has Islamic collective worship assemblies two times a week. These assemblies have different themes every week, which relate to issues that may be found in our childrens lives. Values are taught to the children in these assemblies, such as humanitarianism, being kind to your neighbours etc. On occasions, such as Mothers Day and Fathers Day, the children are enlightened with and taught how to value and respect these relationships. They are taught to be cohesive within their respective communities and always be true to themselves and their faiths. Parents who wish to withdraw their children from these assemblies are free to do so, and instead, their children will participate in secular activities.

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP ASSEMBLIES

A compassionate and sympathetic environment exists in the school to accommodate the children that choose to fast. A high percentage of our school population is Muslim and as such we are aware of their needs and requirements during this highly spiritual month. We know that Fasting is one of the five fundamental principles on which Islam is based and the importance of it to Muslims worldwide is enormous. For these reasons we are aware that during Ramadan certain adaptations may need to be made to how the childrens day is spent, and may affect subjects such as Swimming, Physical Education and Music. We always make sure that the school ethos is maintained while still keeping in mind the wellbeing of the children while they are fasting, and we make sure to fully respect the needs of both the pupils and the staff. Ramadan is a time for brotherhood, unity and spirituality to unite Muslims around the world, and we make sure that these themes are recurring throughout our school as well.
Mrs R Sayed School Advisor for Collective Worship
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Ramadan

Ms B Sayed Advisor