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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

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?