The Mallard Academy recognises the effect that an inclusive teaching style can have on a pupils’ progress, both inside and outside of the school environment.
Doncaster is a vibrant and unique community in a region of wide diversity of religion and belief. The population of Yorkshire and Humberside includes large communities of Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Jewish people, Buddhists and Sikhs. Many children come from families that hold non-religious life stances such as Humanism. RE teaching and learning at The Mallard Academy enables all learners to share their experiences and to learn from one another and the religions and beliefs in our community.
At our school, we provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which encompasses spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, in accordance with the locally-agreed syllabus of the Doncaster Local Authority.
The RE curriculum at The Mallard Academy contributes to children and young people’s education by engaging children in systematic enquiry and provoking challenging questions about meaning and purpose in life, beliefs about God, ultimate reality, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human. To improve understanding of the key questions, knowledge and concepts, several methods of teaching and learning are deployed including storytelling, debating, dramatic performance, discussion and enquiry. At The Mallard Academy, we aim to support children to develop positive attitudes of respect towards people from all religions and worldviews.
Opportunities to visit places of worship are built into our curriculum to further deepen children’s understandings of religion and belief within their own community. Our curriculum aims to provide children with rich opportunities to gain and deploy the skills needed to understand, interpret and evaluate texts, sources of wisdom and authority and other evidence, so that they can learn to articulate clearly and coherently their personal beliefs, ideas, values and experiences while respecting the right of others to differ. The RE curriculum at The Mallard Academy prepares our children and young people for active citizenship in a diverse and rapidly changing world, exploring aspects of British Values in relation to religions and worldviews.