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school. The curriculum requires us to teach about World Faiths. We support work
in the classroom by visits to local churches and other religious institutions. We
focus on a range of world religions including Christianity.

Our assemblies bring us together with a sense of community. Acts of worship are
required by law to be of a broadly Christian basis, but we use themes that are
common to other faiths, such as caring and helping one another, as well as sharing
stories from particular faiths.

Parents have the right to withdraw their children from all or part of the religious
education and collective worship provided by the school. We invite parents with a
concern in this area to discuss the matter with the Headteacher. It is our aim that
all of the children in our care will take part in the religious education and worship
we provide.

Design Technology
Design Technology is becoming increasingly important in today’s society. We aim
to develop a critical awareness of our environment, fostering curiosity, ingenuity
and imagination through personal involvement with ideas and
materials. The children design and plan build and evaluate the success of different
objects, using a wide range of resources. At all times we encourage the children
to make use of what they already know of the technological world.

Modern Foreign Languages
In key stage 2 children are taught French, this progresses from learning
vocabulary, phrases and full sentences to writing short amounts. The subject is
taught by class teachers, with support from a Specialist Language Teacher from a
local secondary school.

RELATIONSHIPS AND SEX EDUCATION

From September 2021, the Department for Education requires all maintained
Primary schools to deliver the new Relationships and Sex Education curriculum.
Both Health Education and Relationships Education are compulsory, as is the sex
education programme delivered through the Science curriculum. Our curriculum at
Blanford Mere reflects the school’s ethos and encourages pupils to have:
• Respect for themselves
• Respect for others
• Responsibility for their own actions
• Responsibility for their family, friends and wider community

The policy will be available on the school website. Work will be developmental
taking account of the children’s ages. We will continue to work with the school
nurse and other providers to complement school staff in the delivery of the
curriculum.

Parents do not have the right to ask for their child to be withdrawn from either the
Health or Relationship curriculum or from the National Curriculum Science
requirement.

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