Religious education

Opening up the new RE syllabus for primary and secondary schools

In June 2024 a new RE syllabus was launched for schools in Devon, Torbay and Plymouth. This syllabus has been developed in close consultation with teachers and school leaders. It is a development of the last syllabus, with significant extensions in line with current thinking and practice. Crucial changes include:

• adapting to a new Religion and Worldviews approach to RE
• integrating Ofsted’s 3 forms of knowledge (substantive, ‘ways of knowing’ and personal knowledge)
• more systematic coverage of non-religious worldviews (especially Humanism)
• offering additional alternative primary units on anti-racism, caring for the earth and multi-disciplinary RE and using more local examples
• including more detail on assessment techniques
• providing more materials to support teachers with developing subject knowledge