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ReligiousEducation
StAnthony’sisanoutstandingCatholicSchoolsetintheparishofStMaximilianKolbeParishin Beston.ThepracticeoftheCatholicfaithisfundamentaltothewholeschool.REisacore subjectasissenassuchthroughoutourwholeschoolcuriculum.Religiouseducationiscaried outinacordancewiththedoctrinesandpracticesoftheCatholicChurch.Religiousritesand ceremoniesareofthatChurch.
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rREschemeisbasedontheDiocesanapproved“TheWay,Thetruthandthelife”, programmesofstudy.ItaimstoleadchildrentoacloserrelationshipwiththeFather,through studyingthremainelements:-Life/Creation/Redemption.Throughtheseelementsthechild’s knowledgeisbuiltupfrom theirimmediatefamily,totheextendedfamilyintheworld,taking intoacounttheChurch’steaching,includingtheOldandNewTestament,Churchtraditionsand Liturgies,andtheirinfluencesonhis/herlife.
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ehavestronglinkswithourparish,joiningforsacramentalcatechesis,weklymasesandkey celebrationsinthechurchyear.Ourfamiliesarealwayswelcometojoinus.Sacramental preparationtakesplacewithinourparish,throughfamilycatechesis.
WeshowoursenseofbelongingtothefamilyofGodbybeingawareofproblemsafectingthose lesfortunatethanourselves.WesupportcharitiessuchasCAFOD,theGoodShepherdFund,St. Gemma’sHospiceandseveralothercharities.Wehaveanactiveteam ofMini-Vinnieswho supportusinleadingfaith,serviceandprayer.
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OurfaithisourbackboneandourguideatStAnthony'saswecherisheachofourpupilsintheir ownfaithsandlivesastheyjourneytogetherontheirjourneywithJesus.
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aim togivethechildrenopportunitiestoexpresthemselvesclearlyandthoughtfulyina varietyofsituations,sothattheywildeveloptheconfidencetocommunicatefrelywith childrenandadults.Inordertodevelopthechildren’slisteningskilsweaimtoprovideavaried programmeofsuitablematerialwhichwil lstimulatetheirinterestandleadthem torealisethe importanceof,andvalueinlistening.Weusearangeofhighqualitydramaandspeakingand listeningopportunitiesinalyeargroups.
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hasastrongfocusinourschool,withastronglegacyofhighachievement.Wefolowthe LetersandSoundsProgresion.PhonicsistaughtdailyinReception,Years1and2.Weuse resourcesfromRuthMiskintosupportourteaching. Theschoolibrarieshaveakeyroletoplayinthedevelopmentofreading,asdoouronlinereading materialsandourfrelibraryatourschoolentrance. Claselectroniclibrariesarefiledwithappropriatefictionandnon-fictionbooks,whichwe encouragethechildrentotakehomeandreadtoextendtheirlearning.
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W ritingisofahighstandardatStAnthony’s,beingrankedinthetop1% progres sscoresof childrennationalyinKS2.Childrenshouldbeabletoexpresthemselvesinwritingassoonasit ispracticalyposible.Weaimtostimulatethechildrenintoproducingvariousformsofwriten work,insistingonhighstandardsofhandwriting,grammarandpresentation.Weawardawekly writingtrophyinourgoodworkasemblies.