Religious Education
Key Stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Year 7 – Theme: Covenant and Faithfulness
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Term 1 1. What important lessons can we learn from the Old Testament? |
Term 1 2. What important lessons can we learn from the Old Testament? |
Term 2 2. What does it mean to be Jewish? |
Term 2 2. What does it mean to be Jewish? |
Term 3 3. Who was Jesus, the Messiah? The New Testament |
Term 3 3. Who was Jesus, the Messiah? The New Testament |
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1a. What is The Old Testament?
1b. How to use The Old Testament?
1c. What does the story of Adam and Eve teach us: Obedience, free will and consequences of sin 1d. What does the story of Cain and Able teach us: selfishness and jealousy can lead to destructive choices |
1e. What does the story of Noah’s Ark teach us: God’s judgment and mercy 1f. What does the story of Moses teach us: Redemption and covenant 1g. What does the story of Joseph teach us: mercy and jealousy as destructive
*Similarities to Prophets in Islam will be explored too
*All Saints Art Project |
2a. The nature of God: His characteristics, including God’s promise to Moses 2b. The Torah: How is it constructed and used
2c. The Synagogue: the importance of the specific features of a Synagogue |
2d. Jewish Practices today: The importance of the day of Shabbat 2e. Coming of Age and the importance celebrations in Judaism: Bat / Bar Mitzvah |
3a. The importance of Jesus’ miraculous birth 3b. Jesus’ early life as Jew 3c. The importance of the miracles Jesus performed |
3d. Exploring Jesus’ multifaceted mission 3e. The importance of Jesus’ baptism for Christians |
Year 8 – Theme: Spiritual Liberation
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Term 1 4. What does it mean to Sikh? |
Term 1 4. What does it mean to be Sikh? |
Term 2 5. What does it mean to be Hindu? |
Term 2 5. What does it mean to be Hindu? |
Term 3 6. What does it mean to be Buddhist? |
Term 3 6. What does it mean to be Buddhist? |
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4a. The nature of God and importance of Guru Nanak 4b. What is the Guru Granth Sahib and how does it help Sikhs? |
4c. The importance of the Gurdwara & Langar for Sikh communities 4d. How is Sikhism practiced today: The 5Ks & Guru Gobind Singh |
5a. The nature of God & Goddesses: Who do Hindus worship and the role of other deities 5b. The Vedas: what is it and how does it guide Hindus |
5c. How do Hindus perform Puja worship and why? 5d. Why are the concepts of Samsara, reincarnation and karma important for liberation? |
6a. The life of the Buddha: why he changed from a prince
6b. What are the four noble truths and why are they important?
6c. What is the 8 fold path and why are they important? |
6e. Division with Buddhism: Explaining differences between Theravda and Mahayana Buddhism
*Spirited Arts Project |
Year 9 – Theme: Philosophy and Under-Represented Traditions
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Term 1 7. Is there a reason to believe in God? |
Term 1 8. Why are women in the Bible important? |
Term 2 9. Christianity today and under-represented groups |
Term 2 9. Trends in Christian celebrations |
Term 3 9.Christianity: hope for resurgence |
Term 3 10. How did Islam begin? The importance of Prophet Muhammad |
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7a. How does the Teleological approach explain the existence of God?
7b. How does the Cosmological approach explain the existence of God? 7c. How does the problem of evil and suffering challenge the existence of God? 7d. Humanists: beliefs and practices |
8a. Who is Sarah and why is she important?
8b. Who is Esther and why is she significant?
8c. Who is Ruth and why is she important?
8d. Virgin Mary in the Bible: One of the greatest women of all time 8e. Mary Magdalene in the Bible: why is she controversial? |
9a. How are Quakers different from mainstream Christianity?
9b. How are Evangelicals different from mainstream Christianity? 9c. End of mainstream Christianity? A close look at different types of worship and statistics |
9d. How important is the Church today? A look at its decline
9e. Has Christmas celebration become too secular? 9f. Has Easter celebration become too secular? |
9g. Fresh expressions movement as a way for church growth
9h. Why has there been persecution of Christians? How can movements such as Open Doors help? 9i. Bringing different Christian denominations together: a look at the World council of Churches and charities |
10a. Muhammad’s life before prophecy
10b. How did he become a prophet? Exploring the revelation of the Qur’an
10c. What was Muhammad’s message and why was he persecuted?
10d. His migration to Medina |
Key Stage 4 (Year 10-11)
Year 10: Islamic Theology and Philosophical Issues
- The Nature of Allah
- The Role of the Prophets
- Scripture and Holy Texts
- Malaikah
- The Five Pillars
- The Practice of Islam Worldwide
- Islam in Britain Today
- Philosophical Issues: Relationships, Life and Death
Year 11: Philosophical Issues
- Philosophical Issues – Good and Evil
- Philosophical Issues – Human Rights
- Exam Preparation – Christianity
- Exam Preparation – Islam
- Revision
Key Stage 5 (Year 12-13)
Year 12: Religious Studies for A Level. Exam Board EDUQAS
- Study of three units: Islam, Ethics and Philosophy.
Year 13: A-level Year 2
- Continue with the study of Islam, Ethics and Philosophy.
Independent Learning Resources
Key Stage 3
- https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zb48q6f
- For most homework and project based homework, we always recommend students refer to this area as their first port of call.
Key Stage 4
Eduqas
- Revision books have been given to students by their teachers. These are created by teachers.
- The BBC Bitesize area also has a good area specifically for the WJEC/EDUQAS RE course which the students use. https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zb48q6f
