Religious Education Curriculum Directory (3-19) - The Catholic ...

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales — Department of Catholic Education and FormationAttainment LevelsThe Bishops’ Conference publication Levels of Attainment in Religious Education in Catholic Schoolsand Colleges enables religious educators to provide increasingly challenging Religious Educationto match each pupil’s stage of development and ability. It furthermore assists in chartingeach pupil’s rate of progress in Religious Education over time, so that provision and teaching maybe adjusted to facilitate the blossoming of higher order skills and deeper levels of knowledge andunderstanding.In the descriptions of the levels of attainment under both Attainment Targets (Learning about Religionand Learning from Religion), the verbs used (‘driver words’) gradually chart a greater measureof engagement and active learning as the pupil progresses to higher levels of attainment. This helpsteacher and pupil to talk constructively about what is needed to aid progress and secure an attainmentlevel appropriate to the latter’s growing ability. The use of Levels of Attainment enables theprogress and achievement of each and every pupil to be recognised and celebrated.Levels of Attainment also help writers of new resources to assess the appropriateness of their materials.In addition, the levels assist inspectors of Religious Education in their judgments about thequality of provision and attainment in Catholic schools.P ScalesThe P scales are differentiated performance criteria that provide a chart of progression in ReligiousEducation for pupils with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities whose attainmentlevel is below Level One. Based on the National P scales they have been customisedfor use in Catholic schools.When planning Religious Education lessons and activities, attention should be given to providing:• a range of motivating and enjoyable experiences to engage all children;• scope and provision to enable children to move through and demonstrate success at the differentP scales;• strategies, approaches and resources to enable children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions toparticipate.9