Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education (RE): support materials and resources

Examples of Good Practice of RE sections on school websites including RE curriculum plans

Hertfordshire SACRE believes that high‑quality RE sections on school websites typically include:

• Clear RE curriculum plans for each year group, comparable in detail to those provided for foundation subjects.
• A statement outlining the aims, purpose, or intent of RE within the whole‑school ethos, including how RE supports SMSC development and British Values.
• A statement outlining the aims, purpose, or intent of RE within the whole‑school ethos, including how RE supports SMSC development and British Values.
• Confirmation of compliance with the Hertfordshire Agreed Syllabus for RE (for Community/VC schools) or, for academies, a statement identifying the syllabus the school has chosen to follow.

The following schools have kindly agreed to share their website links as examples of good practice:

• Bournehall Primary School: Bournehall Primary School - Religious Education and Bournehall Primary School - SMSC which shows how SMSC development is embedded in every aspect of school life.
• Cherry Tree Primary school: Cherry Tree Primary School - Religious Education
• Howe Dell Primary school: Howe Dell Primary School - RE and their British Values policy British Values
• The Lea Primary School and Nursery: Lea Primary School - R.E. The school follows the framework of the Agreed Syllabus and has used resources such as the Oak Academy and NATRE to create their bespoke curriculum.
• Cuffley Primary School: Cuffley Primary School RE Curriculum Map

Examples of good practice from Hertfordshire schools

Artefact boxes – please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Support materials 2025

Support materials 2023

Previous support materials

How to use the materials

The agreed syllabus provides clarity the aims, time allocation, breadth of study and expected learning outcomes for Religious Education in Hertfordshire maintained schools and as such is the basis for medium term planning, and is not the same as a scheme of work. It is the responsibility of the school, using the non-statutory support materials provided and accessed from this website, to design an appropriate curriculum for their pupils that meets the requirements of the agreed syllabus and to develop meaningful learning experiences for their pupils.

Artefact boxes

As part of the Hertfordshire locally agreed RE curriculum, Hertfordshire Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) has purchased a series of resources for Hertfordshire primary schools to borrow and use. The boxes include artefacts from the following religions:

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judaism
• Sikhism
• Holy Books and Prayer

Each box comes with a list and with a memory stick with explanatory notes and suggested lesson plans to assist teachers with the delivery. Schools are able to borrow a maximum of two boxes per academic year for half a term.

These is no charge to schools for borrowing these resources. For further information including how to book the boxes please see the catalogue: