Collective Worship
Collective worship is at the very heart of everything we do at Cop Lane.
Why?
Because…
It openly places God at the centre of daily life in our Church of England School. Worship is a time when the whole school comes together as a family to focus on God and collectively feel, listen to, experience, celebrate and share.
It provides an opportunity for the school community to develop their own personal relationship with God.
Our weekly worship pattern is below:
| Monday | Whole school worship by either the Headteacher/ Vicar |
| Tuesday | Key stage worship (all teachers on a rotation basis) |
| Wednesday | Whole school worship/ worship praise led by the Headteacher |
| Thursday | Class based worship |
| Friday | Celebration worship led by the Deputy Headteacher |
Our key stage 2 classes visit St Mary’s Church on a termly basis for a ‘Ministry of the Word’ service led by either church wardens or a vicar.
Religious Education
RE Overviews
As a Church of England primary school, we follow the Blackburn Diocese syllabus for Religious Education called Questful RE. Here are the RE overviews for the whole school:
Intent
As a Church of England School, our vision and values are at the heart of everything we do. The vision and values were agreed following a series of consultations involving stakeholders from the school, including pupils, parents, staff, governors, Church and Diocese representatives.
At Cop Lane C.E. Primary School, Religious Education plays an important role, along with all other curriculum areas, particularly PSHE and the teaching of British Values, in promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our children. Therefore, we endeavour to ensure that Religious Education consists of well-planned lessons providing varied and high-quality, engaging activities to inspire children and enable them to explore religious key questions, reflect critically upon their learning and to develop skills to analyse, interpret and apply Biblical text.
As a result of an excellent RE curriculum, we want our children to leave school as well-rounded individuals with respect and appreciation for religion, beliefs and morals – both their own and that of others, creating a deeper understanding of the world and their place within it.
We want children to understand Christianity as a global, multi-cultural faith and to understand God’s Salvation Plan (the Big Story), including the big ideas (or concepts) in Christianity.
Our children will be encouraged to become courageous advocates and champion causes which are special and meaningful to them, be it global issues or matters far more personal and closer to home.
Through strengthening children’s understanding of our Christian Values, we aim to empower children to make positive choices and develop themselves as unique, confident and compassionate individuals.
Implementation
The implementation of our intent is carefully planned by staff, using the Questful RE curriculum provided by the Blackburn Diocese of Education. In accordance with The Church of England’s RE Statement of Entitlement (Education Office 2016), a minimum of 5% of class teaching time over the course of a year will be dedicated to the teaching of RE (equal to 36 hours in KS1 and 45 hours in KS2). At least two-thirds of this time will focus on Christianity, with the remaining time focussing on the teaching of non-Christian faiths and world views, predominantly Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.
We recognise children need to hear first-hand experiences from a wide range of people talking about their faith, so as well as working closely with St Mary’s and ensuring children are given the opportunity to visit the church, both for services and as part of their RE lessons, we also welcome visitors from all faiths and aim for pupils to visit at least one non-Christian place of worship during their time at Cop Lane. Indeed, there are no presumptions made as to the religious backgrounds, beliefs and values of children or staff and we strive to create an atmosphere of respect and understanding so that all individuals are able to share their own experiences freely.
Questful RE takes children on a journey of exploration as within each unit, they investigate a series of key questions in response to different religious ideas. As they work alongside their classmates using a variety of teaching and learning activities, children reflect upon, evaluate and reach their own decisions in response to these key questions.
Whilst responding to the key questions during a unit focussing on Christianity, much use will be made of the images displayed in each classroom called ‘The Big Frieze’. A secondary reason for the use of these images is to support children in building a better understanding of the Biblical timeline.
During RE lessons, pupils may record work in individual RE books and / or whole class ‘scrapbooks’ to facilitate the intent that children will learn through a variety of activities and teaching methods.
Each class has its own reflection / RE area which provides children with an age-appropriate area in which to further respond to the current unit of work outside of RE lessons.
Much emphasis at Cop Lane is based on vocabulary development and this continues in RE lessons. Key vocabulary is displayed in each classroom and children regularly re-visit new words that have been introduced during a unit to support their understanding and retention.
Teachers will carry out regular assessments of achievement in able to further challenge and support pupils’ learning, ensuring pupils are able to access RE at a suitable level, whilst at the same time, providing appropriate challenge.
Impact
As a result of RE teaching at Cop Lane we aim to enable pupils to:
- talk with passion about their RE learning, showing that they enjoy and are inspired by their RE lessons.
- demonstrate an understanding of the school’s Christian Values, to know what these look like in practice and to apply this understanding to help make everyday choices.
- know about and understand Christianity as a living, global faith that influences (and has influenced) the lives of people worldwide.
- feel able to talk openly about their beliefs and values in lessons and to grow in their faith.
- talk with understanding about God’s Salvation Plan and develop a sense of chronology when talking about the Bible.
- develop a respect and understanding for the other major world religions and world views, allowing them to celebrate the diversity of our multicultural world.
- develop religious vocabulary enabling them to express their thoughts and beliefs as well as exploring the beliefs of others with respect.
- develop their understanding of the idea of advocacy, to know how they can challenge injustice and how they can help to make the world a better place.
- reflect upon their own learning, identifying successes and aspects they would like to find out more about.
- progress appropriately in their knowledge and understanding of Christianity. In most cases this would be children working at or above the expected level for their age.
- mature spiritually, academically, emotionally and morally to enable them to become well-rounded successful citizens in future life and have a positive impact on their friends, family, local and wider community.
Statement of Entitlement
A copy of the Statement of Entitlement can be found below:
Statement of Entitlement January 2026 for implementation in September 2026.
Christianity and other faith/ non-religious world views curriculum time allocation:
Within the curriculum time for RE, Christianity should occupy 70% of the time. Therefore, 30% of RE curriculum time should be devoted to the study of the World Faiths and non-religious world views. The planning guidance given in the Questful RE syllabus leads to a 70/30 split.
