Religious Education

Which people are special and why? 

Harvest: Thinking of others and being thankful 

Divali: Story of Rama and Sita 

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) 

What can we learn from the creation stories?

Divali: stories and meanings

What festivals do different religions celebrate?

Christmas: gift bringers

How do religions celebrate the birth of a baby?

Easter: bread, wine, buns and gardens 

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

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

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

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

Why do religious people celebrate?

Easter: six emotions of mine

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

What does it mean to be Jewish?

Easter: text, art and music

What do different people believe about God?

Divali: different expressions

What does it mean to be a Muslim?

Christmas: peace at Christmas

What does it mean to be a Christian?

Easter: what matters at Easter today

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

Why do people make vows and commitments to one another?

Easter: Eucharist – remembering Jesus worldwide

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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? 

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