Our Mission Statement of ‘Let trust, respect and Love live here’ is fundamental in all we do. Every opportunity is taken to ensure the message of the Gospel is in all the work of our school.
Religious Education is a central part of our learning and our Catholic life at St Monica’s. We devote 10% of our teaching time to Religious Education. This is in addition to times of prayer such as class prayer and liturgy sessions, stay and pray session with families, prayer and praise sessions, Key Stage and Whole school assemblies.
The new Religious Education Directory (RED) ‘To know you more clearly’ was produced in June 2023 and is being phased in across the Diocese of Northampton. At St. Monica’s EYFS, Year 1 and Year 6 are already accessing this new curriculum. The resources named ‘Day by Day’, published by St Mary’s University, Twickenham, encourage the children to experience God through scripture, to deepen their personal relationship with Jesus and to learn about and from people of other religions with our community. In the next academic year Year 2 and Year 5 will begin using this new curriculum and then in 2026 Year 3 and 4 will follow. Whilst this transition is happening some year groups will still be using the ‘Come and See’ Religious Education (RE) program as recommended by the Bishops of England and Wales. This curriculum was launched in September 2012.
As a Catholic school we understand the importance of celebrating days of religious significance throughout the liturgical year and enjoy celebrating services and Masses throughout the year. We are blessed to be part of the Parish of St Augustine’s, Heelands, where our children attend Mass and services throughout the year. We enjoy strong links with the parish and Fr. Emmanuel visits school top support the children in their religious education.
Please find below a link to the new RED and an overview of the Come and See topics by year group. https://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/resources/to-know-you-more-clearly-the-
religious-education-directory
Please contact us on stmonicas@st-monicas.co.uk if you have any queries about your child’s learning in school.
Matthew 19:14 14 but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do
not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
Our school teaches phonics (the sounds and other basic skills children use from when they start to read) using the scheme Read Write Inc (RWI). For more information on RWI please see:
