Religious Education
Welcome to the RE section of the Lancashire Grid for Learning. Through this website you will find many sources of inspiration to support your classroom teaching of RE. Lancashire's SACRE is committed to supporting all colleagues who are making Religious Education the best it can be for the children and young people of our County.
At the heart of Lancashire's syllabus is the quest to understand what it is to be human. By learning about and from religion we can become more open minded, respectful and achieve greater self-awareness. The skills and attitudes developed though RE can thus make a significant contribution to promoting British Values and developing community cohesion in Lancashire.
Useful Link: The RE Hubs project is dedicated to supporting Religious Education (RE), Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE), and Religion & Worldviews (R&W) teachers and practitioners in the UK. their mission is to connect those who can provide resources with those who need them. They aim to create a neutral platform that brings all stakeholders together, filling the knowledge gap and equipping everyone within the RE/RVE/R&W ecosystem.
Syllabus 2026: - The Lancashire Agreed Syllabus for RE must be reviewed every 5 years. The next review will take place ready for launch in 2026. There will be a move towards incorporating a religion and worldviews approach whilst retaining a coherent curriculum structure that builds knowledge cumulatively. This is a massive job of work to do!
The RE Council's National Content Standard was released in September 2023. This provides a non- statutory benchmark for future syllabi. To have a read click here. National Content Standard for RE for England – 1st Edition – 2023 – REC (religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk)
Katie Freeman from Bickleigh Down School explains how her school are moving towards a religion and worldview approach Bickleigh Down School (vimeo.com)
Contact Us
If you experience any technical problems using this site or logging on please refer to the help section in the first instance, full guidance on how to create and manage school accounts have been put on the schools portal for the heads, or contact LPDS@lancashire.gov.uk.
If you wish to purchase the Lancashire Agreed Syllabus or have a query about the content of the RE Website, please contact the Advisory Support Team on 01257 516166 or email advisory.support@lancashire.gov.uk
For queries relating to teaching, learning and assessment in RE please contact the LA Officer to the SACRE: Alison Lloyd - alison.lloyd@lancashire.gov.uk for advice and support.
Please also see our courses that are advertised via Learning Excellence Courses - Lancashire Professional Development Service or on our X (formally Twitter) feed.