
Orchard Primary
& Pre-School

Orchard Primary & Pre-School
"Small enough to care, Big enough to inspire"
RE (Religious Education) Curriculum Planning Overview
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Reception |
See separate Early Years Programme of Study for EYFS |
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Year 1 |
What do Christians believe God is like? |
Why does Christmas matter to Christians? |
Who do Christians say made the world? |
Why does Easter matter? Who is Muslim and how do they live? |
What is the ‘good news’ Christians say Jesus brings? |
Who is Muslim and how do they live? |
Year 2 |
Who is Jewish and how do they live? |
Why does Christmas matter to Christians? (comparison with another world religion) |
How should we care for others and the world and why does it matter? |
What makes some places sacred to believers? |
What does it mean to belong to a faith community? |
Who is Muslim and how do they live? (build on last year- focus on celebrations and sacred texts). |
Year 3 |
What do Christians learn from the creation story? |
For Christians, what was the impact of the Pentecost? |
What is the ‘Trinity’ and why is it important for Christians? |
Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’? |
What kind of world did Jesus want? |
How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jews? |
Year 4 |
What is it like for someone to follow God? |
What do Hindus believe that God is like? |
What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? |
How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim? |
How and why do people mark the significant events of life? |
How and why do people try to make the world a better place? |
Year 5 |
What does it mean for Christians to believe that God is holy and loving? |
Why do Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah? |
What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? |
What do Christians believe Jesus did to ‘save’ people? |
Why do Hindus try to be good? |
How does faith help people when life gets hard? |
Year 6 |
Creation and science: conflicting or complementary? |
How do Christians decide how to live? What would Jesus do? |
Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people? |
What matters most to Humanists and Christians? |
For Christians, what kind of king was Jesus? |
Why do some people believe in God and some people not? |
Autumn 1 | Year 5 | 2021-22
Autumn 1 | Year 4 | 2021-22
Autumn 1 | Year 3 | 2021-22
Autumn 1 | Year 1 | 2021-22
2020-21