Religion & Worldviews is a core subject at Holy Trinity and a very special one. Religion and Worldviews is a rigorous academic subject and is very separate to Collective Worship in school. One of the most important things children learn throughout their education is how to live with and love the people around them. Learning through Religion & Worldviews helps children to understand the way that people see the world around them, as well as core beliefs that matter to many people in Halifax, as well as millions of people around the world.

As a Church school, many of our units of learning are based on Christianity, as we are required to do. We also learn about other major world faiths and non-religious worldviews.

Our Big Questions

Each topic is based around a Big Question, which the children should be able to answer by the end of their learning:

• Sometimes these are about a specific religion or group, such as:
  • “What does it mean for Muslims to follow God?”
  • “Why does Easter matter to Christians?”
• Sometimes they are thematic, where different beliefs can be learned about, compared and discussed, such as:
  • “What makes some places special to believers?”
  • “Why do some people believe in God and some people not?”

All our units of learning come from Understanding Curriculum, a resource published by the Church of England, or from our local Diocese of Leeds syllabus. Our full curriculum overview can be seen here:

Religion and Worldviews isn’t just a case of children learning facts about religions, such as the names for parts of a Church or what the five pillars of Islam are, but is about encouraging them to develop their own ideas, understand ideas of those around them, to be able to have discussions that are respectful and where people can disagree well, and for children to grow up as respectful, loving, kind members of their community with a deep respect for both Christianity and other religions, as well as non-religious worldviews.