g. Enrichment Weeks
Every year, we hold a wholeschool RE Enrichment Week — a treasured opportunity for deep spiritual reflection, creativity, and community engagement.
2025 – Journeys of Hope (Easter/Theology Focus)
A powerful week exploring Holy Week and the message of hope.
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EYFS: Easter Gardens and sensory story journeys
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KS1: Holy Week story maps and moving emptytomb crafts
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LKS2: Road to Emmaus drama, freezeframes, hope lanterns
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UKS2: Symbolism, theology, reflective writing & collaborative art
All work was celebrated in our wholeschool gallery: “Journeys of Hope: Our Easter Story”
2024 – Courageous Advocacy (Justice & Action)
Theme inspired by Proverbs 31:89.
Children learned what it means to stand up for justice:
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Hedgehog: Energy efficiency campaign
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Squirrel: Supporting SharingLife Foodbank
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Fox: National Road Safety campaign
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Owl: Global peace and justice work through The Olive Tree Project, including involvement from our local MP
A week of deep thinking, compassion and action.
2023 – Exploring Prayer
Classes explored prayer creatively through:
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Fizzy prayers
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Lego prayers
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Prayer plates
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Prayer cups
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Contemplative spaces and outdoor prayer garden
The week connected to RE units such as “Does God Communicate with Man?” and “Does Prayer Change Things?”
2022 – Holy Week (WholeSchool Study)
Each class explored a part of Holy Week:
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Hedgehog: Palm Sunday
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Squirrel: Good Friday
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Fox: Maundy Thursday
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Owl: Easter Sunday
Activities included breadmaking, footwashing, crossmaking and recreating the empty tomb.
RE at Aston Rowant: A Place to Flourish
Religious Education at our school enables children to:
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Understand Christianity deeply
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Respect and appreciate diverse worldviews
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Reflect on the big questions of life
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Develop moral courage and compassion
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Grow spiritually, emotionally and academically
RE matters - and our children thrive because of it.