Year 7 RE Curriculum:
RE works on a rotation in which all Year 7 students in addition to their 39 hours of EPC received 2 hours per week of Religious Education for 13 weeks. In this time, they will cover the following: Students will cover all 6 main world religions with a focus on the main religion of Great Britain. This curriculum will also cover humanist perspectives on issues to provide balance. Year 7 will focus a lot of content on Islam, Christianity and Buddhism. This allows them to have ‘in depth knowledge’ on the major world religions and allow for comparison. Students will then explore concepts below in their second year of study of RE and begin to draw on Sikhism, Hinduism and Judaism.
An introduction to Religion and World Views.
- What is Religious Education? Baseline and starting points assessed.
- What are worldviews?
- What influences our worldviews?
- Using lenses in religious education.
- Introduction to Christianity.
- Introduction to Sikhism.
- Introduction to Hinduism.
- Introduction to Islam
- Introduction to Judaism.
- Introduction to Buddhism.
- Assessment point 1. Progress from starting point measured.
What do Religions believe about God?
- The Nature of God- Christianity exploring the ‘omni’ characteristics.
- The Nature of God- Allah and his 99 names.
- The development of Buddhism- Siddhartha’ story.
- Assessment question- What do religions believe about God?
How do religions know right from wrong?
- Christianity- The 10 commandments.
- Christianity- Teachings in the Bible.
- Judaism- The Mitzvot.
- Judaism- The Torah and Tenakh.
- Buddhism- The Eightfold path
- Islam- The 5 pillars of Islam
- Assessment question- How do religions know right from wrong?
What are places of worship?
- Features of a Mosque.
- Features of a Church.
- Features of a synagogue.
How do religions show belief?
- The Eucharist.
- Christmas and Easter Celebrations.
- Pilgrimages- Hajj
- Assessment point- Showing belief in the 21st century.
What are key festivals?
- Eid/Ramadan
- Diwali
- Wesak
- Final assessment for RE.
Year 8 RE Curriculum:
RE works on a rotation in which all Year 8 students in addition to their 39 hours of EPC received 2 hours per week of Religious Education for 13 weeks. In this time, they will cover the following: Students will cover all 6 main world religions with a focus on the main religion of Great Britain. This curriculum will also cover humanist perspectives on issues to provide balance. Year 8 will focus a lot of content on Sikhism, Judaism and Hinduism. This allows them to have ‘in depth knowledge’ on the major world religions and allow for comparison. Students will then explore concepts below and will build on their in-depth knowledge of last years religions.
An introduction to Religion and World Views. (This will change as of 24/25)
- What is Religious Education? Baseline and starting points assessed.
- What are worldviews?
- What influences our worldviews?
- Using lenses in religious education.
- Introduction to Christianity.
- Introduction to Sikhism.
- Introduction to Hinduism.
- Introduction to Islam
- Introduction to Judaism.
- Introduction to Buddhism.
- Assessment point 1. Progress from starting point measured.
What do Religions believe about God?
- Sikhism- Guru Nanak.
- Judaism-Beliefs about G-d.
- Hinduism- The Trimurti.
- Hinduism- Gods and Goddesses in Hinduism.
- Assessment point 2- what do religions believe about God? (Recall from last year’s religions also factored into this).
How do religions know right from wrong?
- Sikhism- The 5Ks.
- Christianity- Sanctity of life.
- Judaism-Pikuach Nefesh
- Judaism- Dietary Laws.
- Hinduism- Suffering and Ahisma.
What are places of worship? (Links to wider visits and trips to places of worship to expand knowledge).
- Inside a Gurdwara.
- Inside a temple.
- Inside different Christian denominations places of worship. Comparisons of decoration etc.
How do religions show belief?
- Judaism- Sedar Plate/Passover.
- Sikhism- prayer and worship including the Akand Path.
- Sikhism- birthing and naming ceremony.
- Judaism- Bar and bat Mitzvah.
What are key festivals?
- Vaisakhi.
- Diwali.
- Rosh Hashanah.