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  • Religious Education (RE)

    Religious Education has an important role along with all other curriculum areas, particularly PSHE and British Values, in promoting the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our pupils.  We aim to deliver an RE curriculum that develops children's knowledge and understanding of different beliefs and world views, enabling them to understand and value all beliefs, both in their local community and in the wider world. Our RE curriculum follows the guidelines of the Worcestershire Agreed Syllabus for RE 2020-2025.

    "The principal aim of religious education is to explore what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can gain the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to handle questions raised by religion and belief, reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living."

    Worcestershire Agreed Syllabus for RE 2020-2025

    This Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education (RE) has been created for Worcestershire SACRE and approved by Worcestershire County Council. It provides a syllabus for Religious Education for Worcestershire schools.

    Since 1944, all schools have been required to teach RE to all pupils on roll (with the exception that parents have the right to withdraw their children from the subject). Religious Education remains part of the basic curriculum for all pupils.

    For more detailed information on what each year group will be studying, please refer to the Class Pages or see the overview below.

     


    RE Curriculum Planning Overview

     

    Autumn 1

    Autumn 2

    Spring 1

    Spring 2

    Summer 1

    Summer 2

    Reception Why is the word God so important to Christians? (Creation) Why do Christians perform Nativity plays at Christmas/ why is Christmas special for Christians? (Incarnation) Being special: where do we belong? (thematic) Why do Christians put a cross on their Easter garden? Why is Easter special to Christians? (salvation) Which places are special and why? (thematic) Which stories are special and why? (thematic)

    Year 1

    Who do Christians say made the world?

    Why does Christmas matter to Christians?

    Who is Jewish and how do they live? What do Christians believe that God is like? What does it mean to belong to a faith community? How should we care for the world, and for others and why does it matter?

    Year 2

    What is the good news Christians believe that Jesus brings?

    What is the good news Christians believe that Jesus brings?

    Who is a Muslim and how do they live? (Islam part 1)

    Why does Easter matter to Christians? Who is a Muslim and how do they live? (Islam part 2) What makes some places special to believers? (thematic)

    Year 3

    What is it like for someone to follow God? (people of God) What is the trinity and why is it important for Christians? (incarnation/God)

    How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim? (Islam)

    How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people? (Judaism) What do Christians learn from the creation story? (creation/fall) How and why do people try to make the world a better place? (thematic)

    Year 4

    What kind of world did Jesus want? (gospel)

    For Christians, when Jesus left, what was the Impact of Pentecost? (Kingdom of God) What do Hindus believe God is like? (Hindus) Why do Christians call the day Jesus died, Good Friday? (salvation) What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? (Hindus) How and why do people mark the significant events of life? (thematic)

    Year 5

    What does it mean if Christians believe God is Holy and loving? (God) What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? (Islam) Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people? (Judaism) Creation and science, conflicting or complimentary? (creation/fall) How can following God bring freedom and justice? (people of God) What matters most to Humanists and Christians? (thematic)

    Year 6

    Christians and how to live: what would Jesus do? (gospel) Why do Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah? (incarnation) Why do Hindus want to be good? (Hindus) What difference does the ressurection make to Christians? (salvation) For Christians - what kind of king is Jesus? (Kingdom of God) Why do some people believe in God and some not? How does faith hep people when life gets hard? (thematic)