Orchard Primary
& Pre-School
Orchard Primary & Pre-School
"Small enough to care, Big enough to inspire"
RE (Religious Education) Curriculum Planning Overview
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Reception | See separate Early Years Programme of Study for EYFS | |||||
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?
| 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