Bishop Barrington School encourages students to accept other people through developing an understanding of different belief systems and cultures.

The RE department:

• Offers pupils the chance to develop their knowledge of world religions, systems of belief and different cultures.
• Challenges pupils to evaluate their world views and their perspective of their own environment.
• Promotes the knowledge, understanding and evaluation of world religion and belief.

Topics covered in each year group: 

Teachers:

Mrs. Chapman - Head of Religious Education 

Mrs. Bond

Internet sites:

BBC Education

http://db.bbc.co.uk/education

This site assists Secondary Religious Education Teachers and pupils. It allows you to explore areas of religion by searching for particular items.

Education Support and Inspection Service

http://schoolsite.edex.net.uk/125/RE5.htm

This site offers the opportunity to read up-to-date religious newspapers – including The Evangelical Times, The Jewish Chronicle and The Tablet – RC.

Kingwood College Library – Religions of the World

http://www.nhmccd.cc.tx.us/contracts/lrc/kc/religion-subject.html

This guide is intended to help the user find information on the religions of the world in the library and on the World Wide Web.

The Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/

Culture is the customs, beliefs, arts and institutions of a group of people. This site enables you to explore other cultures across the world, including Africa, Antarctica, The Middle East, and Australia, amongst various others.