Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

The principle aim of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics is to explore what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can gain the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to handle questions raised by religion and belief, reflecting their own ideas and ways of living.

RPE at Church Stretton School is based on the Shropshire Locally Agreed Syllabus. Our curriculum emphasises personal development of pupils and helping them to gain their own worldviews. The curriculum offers opportunities to explore some of the big questions addressed by religious traditions and non-religious philosophical convictions. Through their encounters with the responses of these traditions to big questions, pupils will learn that having a good and meaningful life and being a good person are achievable by anyone, regardless of whether they are religious or not. RPE also makes a significant contribution to pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, as well as giving opportunities to explore British values.