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At Marden Lodge, we intend that every child has the opportunity to contribute dynamically to deepening their understanding of other cultures, religions and ways of life by provoking challenging questions about meaning and purpose in life, beliefs, ultimate reality, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human.

We endeavour to give pupils valuable insights into the diverse beliefs and opinions held by people today, including Humanism. Our aim is to help with their own personal development & support an understanding of the spiritual, moral, social & cultural questions that may surface throughout their lives. We endeavour to offer opportunities to experience other religions and ways of life by involving all our stakeholders and inviting guests to bring their religion and philosophies to life.

At Marden Lodge we implement ‘The Surrey Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education’. “The syllabus helps pupils to understand their own and others’ world views, religious and non-religious, and appreciate the influences of these on everyday life. The units of work outline substantive knowledge, ways of knowing (viewed through the multi-disciplinary ‘lenses’ of theology, sociology and philosophy) and personal knowledge, as well as key questions that might be asked to help shape the learning in different ways.”

We promote a safe environment for children to express their opinions and to question and challenge the world around them. We endeavour to provide the oracy skills and tools including vocabulary and debate to enable this and encourage our children to embrace similarities and differences to become well rounded individuals.British values are taught through this curriculum area especially mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs.