RE syllabus – Year 5

Key question

Lesson content

Term 1

1^st Half

CHRISTIANS

God

What does it mean if God is holy and loving?

·        Building a God

·        What Christians believe about God

·        The differences between God being holy and God being loving

·        How do cathedrals and their layout celebrate God

·        Love and holiness represented in Christian music

·        How can an understanding of holiness and love make a positive difference in today’s world?

Creation

Creation and science: conflicting or complementary?

·        Genesis: meaning and feelings

·        Cosmology and the beginning of the Universe

·        Compare, contrast and classify the questions raised through biblical creation and science. Do they conflict or complement each other?

Term 1

2^nd Half

CHRISTIANS

People of God

How can following God bring freedom and justice?

·        Moses’s life in eight events

·        The Ten Commandments and life today

·        Exploring Christian charities

·        Apply the Ten Commandments to 10 Lessons for Living

Salvation

What did Jesus do to save human beings?

·        How Mark explains Holy Week

·        Who is responsible for Jesus’ death

·        The Last Supper and Communion – how Christians celebrate Jesus’ life

Term 2

1^st Half

HINDUS

Brahman, Atman and Samsara

Why do Hindus try to be good?

·        What is Brahman?

·        What is atman? What can be learned about atman through a Hindu story?

·        Samsara: why is atman important? What else is important?

Term 2

2^nd Half

HINDUS

Dharma and Gandhi’s life and legacy

Why do Hindus try to be good?

·        How does dharma affect the way that someone might live their life?

·        What example does Gandhi set about how to live?

·        Why do Hindus try to be good?

Term 3

1^st Half

JEWS

Jewish Community, commitment and belief

·        What can we find out about Jewish communities in the Northumberland, the North East and further afield?

·        What do Jews believe about God? How do Jews remember their beliefs about God?

·        What is a Sefer Torah? How is it used?

Term 3

2^nd Half

JEWS

Jewish law and worship

·        Are there particular laws that Jewish people need to follow?

·        What happens during worship at a synagogue?

RE syllabus – Year 6

Key question

Lesson content

Term 1

1^st Half

CHRISTIANS

Gospel

What would Jesus do?

·        Matthew: the wise and foolish builders

·        Matthew: the Sermon on the Mount

·        Luke: The Centurion’s Servant

·        Components of Christian prayer

·        How Christian Aid combats persecution and brings justice

·        How Leprosy Missions puts Jesus’s teaching into practice

·        The Forgiveness Project: turning enemies into friends

Incarnation

Was Jesus the Messiah?

·        The qualities of a saviour

·        Investigation: exploration of texts to explore if Jesus was the hoped-for Messiah

·        Christianity, Jesus and Christmas

·        Christmas for Christians and non-Christians – compare and contrast

Term 1

2^nd Half

CHRISTIANS

Salvation

What difference does the resurrection make for Christians?

·        Martyrs and what they represent

·        The meaning of sacrifice

·        School and Community Charter to improve all lives

Kingdom of God

What kind of king is Jesus?

·        Heaven and Earth

·        The Lord’s Prayer – simplify and illustrate

·        ‘The Feast’ and ‘The Tenants in the Vineyard’

Term 2

1^st Half

MUSLIMS

The journey of life and charity

·        Who are the Muslims in your region?

·        What helps Muslims through the journey of life?

·        Why is Zakah/charity important to Muslims? How is charity important to you?

Term 2

2^nd Half

MUSLIMS

Pilgrimage and what it is like to be a Muslim in Britain today

·        Why do Muslims want to go on pilgrimage?

·        Where do Muslims get guidance for living?

·        What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?

Term 3

1^st Half

HUMANISTS and CHRISTIANS

What matters most to Humanists and Christians

·        Rules: do we need them? Who breaks them?

·        Who is a Humanist? What codes for living do non-religious people use?

·        What values matter most to Christians? How does it show? How can our different values be discussed?

·        What are the main agreements and disagreements about values between Humanists and Christians?

Term 3

2^nd Half

MULTI-FAITH

Why do some people believe in God, and some do not?

·        Is God real? What do people think?

·        Why do people believe or not believe in God?

·        What do people say about science and believing in God?

·        What impact does believing in God have on how people think and live?

How does faith help people when life gets hard?

·        What is life like? Exploring the ups and downs.

·        What is Christian teaching about life after death?

·        Why do some people believe that we do not only live once? What is reincarnation?

·        How do Christians mark when someone dies?

·        What do people who don’t believe in God think happens when we die?

RE syllabus – Year 7

Key question

Lesson content

Half

Term 1

CHRISTIANS

God

Is God Trinity?

·        Biblical views of God

·        The Christian timeline

·        The meaning of Church names – explore local, e.g. Holy Trinity Church/School

·        How Christians should live according to the Trinity

Creation

Should Christians be greener than everyone else

·        Genesis Chapter 1 & 2 – what are the roles of Christians (stewardship)

·        Examples of good and bad stewardship: Eco Church awards, protecting Earth’s resources

·        Do all humans have a responsibility for the planet?

Fall

For Christians, why are people good and bad?

·        Genesis Chapter 3 – timeline of Genesis 1, 2, 3

·        Is it Eve’s fault

·        Modern day gender inequality

·        Human responsibility from a Humanist’s point of view

Half

Term 2

HINDUS

Why don’t Hindus want to be reincarnated

3.9

·        How could you describe a Hindu worldview?

·        What do Hindus mean when they talk about atman, Brahman, karma, samsara and moksha?

·        What are the goals of life for Hindus? What are your goals?

·        What are some of the significant texts in Hindu tradition, and what do Hindus learn from them?

·        What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?

Half

Term 3

Half

Term 4

BUDDHISTS

The Buddha: how and why do his experiences and teachings have meaning for people today?

3.8

·        How and why did Siddhartha Gautama become ‘The Buddha’? Key events in the life of the Buddha (2)

·        How and why do Buddhist people try to follow the Four Noble Truths? Suffering, desire and the Middle Way (2)

·        How and why do Buddhist people use the symbols of the Wheel of Life to teach the Dharma?

·        What are the causes of happiness here and now, according to the Buddha?

·        What is the Buddhist Dharma/Dhamma, the essential teaching?

·        Why is there a special place for prison chaplaincy in Buddhist practice?

·        How and why do Buddhist people use the statues of Buddha

·        Buddhist and Humanist ethics compares

Half

Term 5

MULTI FAITH

Religious festivals in different religions

·        Why do we have them? What do they have in common?

·        EID and Ramadan

·        Lent and Ash Wednesday

·       Wesak and Buddhism

·        Ganesh Chaturthi

·        Hannukah

Half

Term 6

MULTI FAITH

How different faiths think about life after death?

3.15

·        What do Christians believe about life after death, and how does it affect their lives?

·        What do Muslims believe about life after death, and how does it affect their lives?

·       What do Buddhists believe about life after death, and how does it affect their lives?

·       What do Sikhs believe about life after death, and how does it affect their lives?

·       What do Atheists and Agnostics believe about life after death, and how does it affect their lives?

RE syllabus – Year 8

Key question

Lesson content

Term 1

1^st Half

CHRISTIANS

People of God

Does the world need prophets today?

3.4

·        The role of the prophet in Hebrew scripture and The Old Testament

·        Behaviour in the Old Testament and behaviour today – do WE need prophets

·        Whose responsibility is championing Justice and Truth

Wisdom

What do Christians do when life gets hard?

3.5

·        The book of Job and the existence of suffering – 21^st century version (2)

·        How do Christians respond to the challenge of evil and suffering

·        The advice of King Solomon

Gospel

What is so radical about Jesus?

3.7

·        Street pastors and the advice in MARK 2:15–19, Jesus comes to the sick, and MATTHEW 23:1–12, Jesus and the religious leaders

·        The ‘Nazareth Manifesto’

Term 1

2^nd Half

MUSLIMS/JEWS

What is good/bad/challenging about being a Muslim or Jewish teenager in Britain today? 3.10/3.11

·        What is British Islam and what does Islam look like in our communities?

·        What is Islamophobia and why are some people islamophobic?

·        What is ijtihad and how can it help Muslim teenagers today?

·        How do young British Jews live out their religion?

·        What does the idea of Jews being G-d’s chosen or favoured people mean to Jewish teenagers in the UK today?

·        What is antisemitism and what can be done to challenge it?

Term 2

1^st Half

Term 2

2^nd Half

SIKHS

How are Sikh teachings on equality and service put into practice today? God/ the Gurus/ Values/Panth

3.12

·        How and why do Sikhs remember God?

·        What impact do Guru Nanak’s teachings on equality and service have on Sikhs?

·        What can we find out about Sikh duties from the Guru Granth Sahib?

·        How does a Sikh’s pathway through life show commitment to equality and service?

·        What does it mean to be ‘amritdhari’?

·        What does it mean to be a Sikh in Britain today?

·        How does the language of Sikhism connect with ideas of equality?

Term 3

1^st Half

MULTI FAITH

Why is there suffering?

Are there any good solutions?

3.16

·        What types of suffering are in the world? Is suffering a natural human state?

·        What do Christians learn from the Bible about why suffering happens?

·        Does suffering prove that God does not exist?

·        What did the Buddha teach about suffering?

·        How does belief in life beyond this life make a difference to people’s responses to suffering?

Term 3

2^nd Half

MULTI FAITH

How can people express the spiritual through the Arts?

3.18

·        Spiritual: What’s that? Examining different views about spirituality

·        Sikh art, music and architecture: what is inspiring? Examples from Amritsar and the UK

·        Muslim calligraphy, painting and architecture: what is inspiring?

·        How does Christian worship express ideas and feelings to God and about God? Preaching, music and Psalm

·        How do Christians express beliefs and devotion through visual art?

·        What is the point of a Sand Mandala, a Buddhist art form?

·        What is Jewish klezmer music? Can music connect people to the Almighty? Is music an expression of spirituality?