Multi Faith Week 2024 

During Multi Faith Week this year, we deepened our understanding of our own faith whilst increasing our awareness and understanding of people of different faiths and their beliefs.

Our week began with a whole school assembly focusing on the importance of learning, understanding and accepting the different beliefs of others across the world and within our school community to promote peace. 

EYFS and KS1

In the EYFS and Year 1 this week, children learnt about different aspects of Christianity, focussing on key figures within the Catholic Church.

Nursery 

Reception 

In reception, children learnt about some stories from the Old Testament, learning about some of the first important people of God from the Bible. 

Year 1 

In Year 1, children learnt more about Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church.

Year 2

Children in Year 2 learnt about Buddhism and the different things that Buddhist's believe, many of which contrast strongly with what we, as Catholics, believe. 

Key Stage 2

In Key Stage 2, each year group learnt about a different faith and the beliefs of those who belong to each. Each class was also fortunate enough to either visit places of worship for the faith they were studying or host visitors from the faith they were studying, giving them an invaluable experience of that faith.

Year 3

In Year 3, children learnt about Judaism, beginning with the history and founding of the faith, before learning about celebrations, festivals and traditions.

Year 4

Children in Year 4 learnt about Hinduism, considering what it means to be a Hindu, including equality of all living beings.

Year 5

In Year 5, children studied Sikhism, learning about the important role that Guru’s play in guiding Sikh’s in their faith, before discovering the significant signs and symbols which represent Sikh’s devotion to their faith.

Year 6

Children in Year 6 learnt all about Islam, beginning with the five pillars which structure the Muslim faith. Children were then lucky enough to see and hear about these core beliefs during their visit to the Mosque.

At the end of the week, children from each year group led an assembly to celebrate and share their learning with the whole school. They articulated their understanding beautifully and everyone came away from the assembly with some new knowledge about other faiths.