For every person in our community, from pupils to staff and beyond, spirituality starts within us. It transcends faith and religion and goes to the heart of who we are inside. Helping your child to think about their place in this big world, and how our thoughts and deeds connect us to other people, big ideas and challenging questions, is a role that we feel privileged to play. 

Within our federation, Breamore and Hyde are church schools, whilst Hale is a community school.

Our Values

All of our schools have selected the shared values of Grace, Respect and Courage. These values underpin, and are developed through, all aspects of school life in each of our schools. Our ethos aims to ensure that every child feels valued, as unique and precious. We foster caring relationships between all members of the school community, with a mutual concern for each other’s well-being.

At Breamore and Hyde, our school’s Christian ethos is at the heart of all we do. Our distinctive Christian character is developed through every aspect of school life. Collective Worship is fundamental to the Christian foundation of a Church of England school. In worship, the school community shares a quality experience, central to the life of the school and to its religious character. Worship has the potential to contribute to the nurture of personal faith and to develop the spiritual and religious awareness of all present. Although the Christian context of our schools is explicit, we recognise that children and staff within our schools will subscribe to a range of beliefs and non-religious world views. Children are invited to respond to the worship as individuals, developing their own beliefs and points of view. 

At Hale, our school values are explored through our weekly assemblies, looking at a range of situations from history or current affairs where the values are exemplified. Children are encouraged to think about how their actions can impact their community to support their development into well-rounded members of society. 

You can find our Collective Worship policy in the 'Policies' section of this website. 

RE

RE is taught in all schools across our federation. 

At the Forest Edge Learning Federation, we aim to give our pupils opportunities to enquire, contextualize and to compare major world beliefs, values and traditions. We want our children to develop positive and respectful attitudes towards others, whilst looking at what it means to lead a religious or non-religious way of life individually and collectively. Through our RE curriculum, we aim to develop children's understanding of the richly diverse society in which they live and to become considerate participants in it. 

In Religious Education, we study the diversity of the world and different religious beliefs and practices.  We follow the Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight  agreed syllabus, ‘Living Difference III’ which encapsulates the key religions represented in the UK. To support us in our teaching of Christianity, we use the 'Understanding Christianity Big Picture Concepts' which ensures progression from Year R through to Year 6.

Nobody Stands Nowhere

Why is RE important? Watch this short animation exploring the concept of 'Worldview'.

RE Curriculums

Withdrawal from RE

Parents have the right to withdraw their children from parts or all of the RE curriculum.  We hope, however, that in the first instance, school would be able to discuss with  parents their  particular concerns.

We believe that RE plays an important part in young people’s social, moral, spiritual and cultural development.

Church Schools

At Breamore and Hyde, reflection areas, displays and artefacts are a constant reminder of our Church of England school status. We have a school prayer written by the children, and children are invited to lead a prayer at different points in the day, should they wish to. 

We have close links with St Mary's church in Breamore and the Church of the Holy Ascension in Hyde, and often take the children there for services. We are also visited by local clergy who lead collective worship.

You can find out more about our local churches, and their upcoming services, here. 

Hyde were judged by SIAMS to be a 'Good' church school in 2017. Breamore were judged by SIAMS to be an 'Excellent' church school in 2019. You can read the full reports below.