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Religious Education

Reception
Year 1
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Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
Year 13

Reception - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Which people are special and why? 

Harvest: Thinking of others and being thankful 

Divali: Story of Rama and Sita 

Christmas: Birthday of Jesus
Spring 1 Spring 2
What stories are special and why? 

What is special about our world? 

Easter: three interesting artefacts

What can we learn from the creation stories? (1.4) 

  

Divali: stories and meanings (Appendix pg. 16) 

Summer 1 Summer 2
Which places are special and why?  Being special: where do we belong? 

All Reception Subjects Next Reception subject - Physical Education

Year 1 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

What can we learn from the creation stories?

Divali: stories and meanings

What festivals do different religions celebrate?

Christmas: gift bringers

Spring 1 Spring 2
Who is a Christian and what do they believe?

How do religions celebrate the birth of a baby?

Easter: bread, wine, buns and gardens 

Summer 1 Summer 2

In what ways are a church/ mosque/ mandir/ synagogue etc. important to believers?

Who is a Christian and what do they believe?

All Year 1 subjects Next Year 1 subject - Physical Education

Year 2 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Who is a Muslim and what do they believe?

Divali: Generous Lakshmi

How do the stories of Jesus inspire Christians today?

Christmas: Bringing good news

Spring 1 Spring 2

In what ways are a church/ mosque/ mandir/ synagogue etc. important to believers?

What do Christians do at Easter and why is it important to them?

Easter: feelings from the story

Summer 1 Summer 2
Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? Who influences our lives?

All Year 2 subjects Next Year 2 subject - Physical Education

Year 3 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

What do religions teach about the natural world and why we should care about it

Divali: making sense of the stories

What does it mean to be a Hindu?

Christmas: light

Spring 1 Spring 2
Why is Jesus important to Christians?

Why do religious people celebrate?

Easter: six emotions of mine

Summer 1 Summer 2
What does it mean to be a Hindu? How do people express their faith through the arts?

All Year 3 subjects Next Year 3 subject - Physical Education

Year 4 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

What does it mean to be Jewish?

Divali: what matters most at Divali?

Where, how and why do people worship?

Christmas: journeys – Mary’s milestones

Spring 1 Spring 2
Who should inspire us?

What does it mean to be Jewish?

Easter: text, art and music

Summer 1 Summer 2
How and why do religious believers show their commitments during the journey of life? What matters most to Humanists of Christians?

All Year 4 subjects Next Year 4 subject - Physical Education

Year 5 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

What do different people believe about God?

Divali: different expressions

What does it mean to be a Muslim?

Christmas: peace at Christmas

Spring 1 Spring 2
Why is prayer important for religious believers?

What does it mean to be a Christian?

Easter: what matters at Easter today

Summer 1 Summer 2
Justice and poverty: can religions help to build a fair world? Why are sources of wisdom important to people?

All Year 5 subjects  Next Year 5 subject - Physical Education

Year 6 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

What does it mean to be a Sikh?

Divali: explaining questions, expressing informed views

What does it mean to be a Sikh?

Christmas: incarnation – God becoming human

Spring 1 Spring 2
What do religions say to us when life gets hard?

Why do people make vows and commitments to one another?

Easter: Eucharist – remembering Jesus worldwide

Summer 1 Summer 2
What will make our city/ town/ borough a more respectful place? Moving on – transition unit

All Year 6 subjects  Next Year 6 subject - Physical Education

Year 7 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Judaism: Key beliefs, worship and festivals 

What does it mean to be Jewish in the 21st century?

Assessment – which is the most important aspect of festivals for different Jewish groups? 

Judaism: Key beliefs, worship and festivals 

What does it mean to be Jewish in the 21st century? 

Assessment – which is the most important aspect of festivals for different Jewish groups? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Buddhism: Key beliefs and teachings 

What does it mean to be a Buddhist in the UK? 

Assessment - Which teachings or beliefs are the most important for living as a Buddhist and reaching Nirvana? 

Buddhism: Key beliefs and teachings 

What does it mean to be a Buddhist in the UK? 

Assessment - Which teachings or beliefs are the most important for living as a Buddhist and reaching Nirvana? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Christianity – Biblical literacy 

What does the Bible teach Christians about the nature of God, his prophets and his people? 

Assessment – Which teachings are the most important in Christianity? 

Christianity – Biblical literacy 

What does the Bible teach Christians about the nature of God, his prophets and his people? 

Assessment – Which teachings are the most important in Christianity? 

All Year 7 subjects  Next Year 7 subject - Physical Education

Year 8 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Hinduism: Attitudes towards life and death 

Is the focus on death, the main purpose of life for Hindus?  

Assessment – What are Hindu attitudes towards life and death? Why is Moksha difficult to achieve? 

Hinduism and Sikhism 

Hinduism: Attitudes towards life and death 

Is the focus on death, the main purpose of life for Hindus?  

Assessment – What are Hindu attitudes towards life and death? Why is Moksha difficult to achieve? 

Sikhism: Worship and acts of devotion 

What is the most important act of devotion for Sikhs? 

Assessment - How important is the Khalsa? Is Sewa the most important act of worship? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Sikhism: Worship and acts of devotion 

What is the most important act of devotion for Sikhs? 

Assessment-How important is the Khalsa? Is Sewa the most important act of worship? 

Conflict- Judaism – Jewish attitudes towards peace and conflict 

What do the religious books and teachings say about peace and conflict? 

Assessment: Does religion promote violence or not? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Conflict- Christianity Christian attitudes towards peace and conflict 

What do the religious books and teachings say about peace and conflict? 

Assessment: Does religion promote violence or not? 

Conflict – Islam – Muslim attitudes towards peace and conflict 

What do the religious books and teachings say about peace and conflict? 

Assessment: Does religion promote violence or not? 

All Year 8 subjects  Next Year 8 subject - Physical Education

Year 9 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Medical Ethics - Christianity and Islam 

When it comes to medicine and science, are humans ‘playing God’? 

  • Abortion 
  • Euthanasia 
  • Genetic engineering 

Assessment- Does God accept human intervention in medicine and science?  

Medical Ethics - Christianity and Islam 

When it comes to medicine and science, are humans ‘playing God’? 

  • Abortion 
  • Euthanasia 
  • Genetic engineering 

Assessment- Does God accept human intervention in medicine and science? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Philosophy and religion - Christianity 

Does religion explain the purpose and nature of life? 

  • Ontological argument 
  • Cosmological Argument 
  • Teleological argument 

Assessment – Which theory best explains the purpose and nature of life? 

Women and religion - Christianity and Islam 

Is religion patriarchal in nature?

Assessment – Explain the Christian and Muslim attitudes towards Gender equality and representation within their religions 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Art History – Christianity and Islam 

How does art, architecture, and  history shape the religion? 

  • Assessment – Does evidence in Art History support the teachings of the religion or undermine it?  

Art History – Christianity and Islam 

How does art, architecture, and  history shape the religion? 

Assessment – Does evidence in Art History support the teachings of the religion or undermine it? 

All Year 9 subjects  Next Year 9 subject - Physical Education

Year 10 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Christian beliefs 

  • What is the Trinity? 
  • What are the theories on creation and Life and death? 
  • How does worship link to Jesus, salvation and atonement? 
  • What does the holy book say about suffering and science? 

Muslim beliefs 

  • What are the Sunni and Shi’a beliefs? 
  • What is the nature of God, prophets and the holy books? 
  • What is the importance of Al Qadr? 
Spring 1 Spring 2

Marriage and the family 

  • What are the different types of family? 
  • What is the purpose of marriage? 
  • What problems does divorce, re-marriage and contraception raise for Christians? 

Crime and punishment 

  • What is crime? 
  • What are the aims of punishment? 
  • Why is forgiveness important? 
  • What is capital punishment? 
Summer 1 Summer 2

Living the Christian life 

  • Why is prayer, worship and sacraments important in Christian life? 
  • What role does pilgrimage have in worship? 
  • What is the future of the church and how do leaders fight for equality within the church? 

Living the Christian life 

  • Why is prayer, worship and sacraments important in Christian life? 
  • What role does pilgrimage have in worship? 
  • What is the future of the church and how do leaders fight for equality within the church? 

All Year 10 subjects  Next Year 10 subject - Physical Education

Year 11 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Living the Muslim life 

  • Why is worship, prayer and pilgrimage important in Islam? 
  • What are the 5 pillars and the 10 obligatory acts? 
  • What is the difference between greater and lesser jihad? 
  • Why are commemorations and celebrations important? 

Living the Muslim life 

  • Why is worship, prayer and pilgrimage important in Islam? 
  • What are the 5 pillars and the 10 obligatory acts? 
  • What is the difference between greater and lesser jihad? 
  • Why are commemorations and celebrations important? 
Spring 1 Spring 2

Matters of life and death 

  • What role does science have in faith? 
  • Why is life considered sacred? 
  • What are Christian attitudes towards abortion, euthanasia, end of life and stewardship? 

Peace and conflict 

  • What is peace and conflict? 
  • What is pacifism? 
  • What is the difference between lesser Jihad and Greater Jihad? 
  • Are weapons of mass destruction compatible with Islam? 
  • Is a holy war ever justified? 
Summer 1 Summer 2
Revision Revision and GCSE exam

All Year 11 subjects  Next Year 11 subject - Physical Education

Year 12 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Christianity: 1ABC – Jesus – What is his birth and resurrection portrayed in the Bible? 

Philosophy: 1ABC – What are the arguments for God, cosmological, teleological, inductive? 

Ethics: 1ABC – What is divine command theory, virtue theory and egoism? 

Christianity: 4ABC What do Baptism, Eucharist and diversity in festivals tell us about worship? 

Philosophy: 1ABC – What are the arguments for God, cosmological, teleological, inductive? 

Ethics: 2ABC – What is Natural law? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Christianity: 2ABC – What is the Nature of God, the trinity and atonement? 

Philosophy: 2ABC – What is the problem of evil and theodicy? 

Ethics: 3ABC – What is situation ethics? 

Christianity: 2DEF – What is religious life, faith and works, the community and key moral principles? 

Philosophy: 1DEF – What is the ontological argument? 

Ethics: 3DEF – What is Utilitarianism? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Christianity: Revision 

Philosophy: 3ABC – What is religious and mystical experience? 

Ethics: Revision 

Christianity: 3ABC – What are social attitudes to wealth, migration, and feminism? 

Philosophy: 3DEF – What is religious experience and miracles 

Ethics: 1DEF – What is meta-ethics? 

All Year 12 Subjects Next Year 12 Subject - Music

Year 13 - Religious Education

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Christianity: 3DEF – What is secularisation, science and pluralism? 

Philosophy: 2DEF – What is religious belief as a product of the human mind and Athiesm? 

Ethics: 2DEF – What are the foundations of Deontological ethics – proportionalism? 

Christianity: 1DEF – What do attitudes towards the Bible, the church and views of Jesus differ? 

Philosophy: 4ABC – What is religious language? 

Ethics:4ABC –What is free will and determinism? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Christianity: 4DEF – What are teachings on unification, religious experience, poverty and justice? 

Philosophy: 4DEF - How is religious language examined? 

Ethics: 4DEF – Libertarianism and free will – what are the arguments in favour and against? 

Revision 

Summer 1 Summer 2
Revision and A-level exams  Revision and A-level exams 

 

All Year 13 Subjects Next Year 13 Subject - Music

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