--- title: "Year 1 RE- Joseph the Ruler (Forgiveness)" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-25-year-1-re-joseph-the-ruler-forgiveness" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 1 RE- Joseph the Ruler (Forgiveness) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/C209B649-7314-463A-8345-1EADAA9B0979.jpeg) 25 June 2025 Yesterday, Year 1 continued their exploration of the story of Joseph, reading Part 3: "Joseph the Ruler." They learned a powerful lesson about forgiveness as Joseph chose to forgive his brothers after seeing their genuine change. We connected this to the Christian value of forgiveness and then engaged in an activity identifying scenarios where forgiveness might be needed due to unsafe, disrespectful, or unkind actions. Examples included throwing rubbish on the floor, saying unkind words, pushing in line, running in the dinner hall, playing football indoors, and snatching items. Year 1 then discussed how asking for forgiveness should be accompanied by a commitment to change our future behaviour. ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/C209B649-7314-463A-8345-1EADAA9B0979.jpeg) [Year 1](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-1) [Religious Education](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/religious-education) [Christian Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/christian-values) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/jonah.jpg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-24-reception-jonah-and-the-whale) Previous ### [Reception: Jonah and the Whale](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-24-reception-jonah-and-the-whale) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2232_(1).jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-26-year-6-r-e) Next ### [Year 6 R.E](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-26-year-6-r-e) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)