At St Helen's we strive to ensure that the school is Christ centred, where our pupils can learn, grow and develop in faith through the Gospel values.

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We live out our mission statement: 'Growing together in Faith and Love’, encompassing strong links between the parish, home and school.

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As part of our RE curriculum, we follow the Religious Education directory: To Know You More Clearly.     

Titled To Know You More Clearly and published by the CES, the directory sets out the purpose of RE from Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 9 and features a programme of study with a model curriculum, corresponding to the six half-terms of the school year.

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Based on the constitutions of the Second Vatican Council and rooted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the objective of the curriculum is to religiously literate and engage young people, with the knowledge, understanding and skills to reflect spiritually, think ethically and theologically, and recognise the demands of religious commitment in everyday life.

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This new curriculum will transform our Religious Education lessons and support us to develop Disciples of Christ.The directory is divided into 6 branches (topics), one for each half-term.