
Head of Religious Education |
Ms C. Batten – BA (Hons) Theology |
Teacher of Religious Education |
Mr J. Taylor |
Teacher of Religious Education |
Miss S. Egan |
Per Term Topic Information
Year 8
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
What is RE?
RE and opinions
What are beliefs?
Do we all have beliefs?
Meditation and music
Who am I? What is the soul? What is free will and predestination?
What age can I do what?
Christianity (Baptism)
Believers Baptism
Islam (Tahnik, Aqiqah, and Khitan) |
What is prejudice?
What is discrimination?
Are people prejudiced in relation to religious clothing and artefacts?
Should Christians work for justice?
Case Study – Oscar Romera
Forgiveness – could you forgive someone who had killed someone you love?
Assessment
Should everyone be allowed to wear what they want? |
Core beliefs
Initiation ceremony
Who was Guru Nanak and why is he important in Sikhism?
Why is the Gurdwara important?
Are you born evil?
What do the world religions have to say about suffering in the world?
What is the difference between moral and natural evil?
What is the design argument?
What is the first cause argument?
Is science in conflict with religion?
Assessment
Is there a point to suffering? |
Year 9
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
What is religion and how religious are you?
What is commitment? – We are all committed to something
Where do we look for God and can we experience Him?
Where was God when …
Are books dead?
What is the New Testament?
‘There is no evidence of God’ assessment
Brit Milah
Bar Mitzvah |
Why marry?
In sickness and in health
Divorce – should it be allowed?
General
Christian marriage
Islam and Jewish marriage
Hindu
Compare and contrast weddings assessment
Jewish and Muslim
Christian and Islam |
What do Jewish people do on Shabbat and why?
What do Jewish people do on Pesach and why?
If you could create a festival what would it include?
Assessment
Design your own festival
What do the world religions say about wealth and poverty?
What does Judaism say?
What does Islam say?
What does Christianity say?
What do you think? |
Year 10
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Judaism
The nature of God:
- God as one
- God as Creator
- God as Law-Giver and Judge, loving and merciful
- The divine presence (Shekhinah)
- Beliefs about life after death, including judgement and resurrection
- The nature and role of the Messiah, including different views on the role and importance of the Messiah
- The promised land and the Covenant with Abraham, Genesis 12:1-3
- The Covenant at Sinai and its importance including the role of Moses and the Ten Commandments, Exodus 20:1-17
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Key moral principles including justice, healing the world, charity and kindness to others
The importance of the sanctity of human life, including the concept of ‘saving a life’ (Pikuach Nefesh)
The relationship between free will and the 613 mitzvot
Mitzvot between man and God and mitzvot between man and man, including the difference between them and their importance.
The synagogue and its importance
The design and religious features of synagogues including reading platform (bimah), ark (aron hakodesh), ever burning light (ner tamid) and associated practices; differences between Orthodox and Reform synagogues.
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Public acts of worship including:
Synagogue services in both Orthodox and Reform synagogues
the significance of prayer, including the Amidah, the standing prayer
Shabbat in the home and synagogue and its significance
Worship in the home and private prayer
The written law (Tenakh) and the oral law (Talmud), and their study, use and significance in daily life
Dietary laws and their significance, including different Jewish views about their importance
Kosher and Trefah
Separation of milk and meat
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Festivals and their importance for Jews in Great Britain today, including the origins and meaning of:
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Pesach
Islam
The six articles of faith in Sunni Islam and five roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam, including key similarities and differences
The Oneness of God (Tawhid), Qur’an Surah 112
The nature of God: omnipotence, beneficence, mercy, fairness and justice (Adalat in Shi’a Islam), including different ideas about God’s relationship with the world: immanence and transcendence
Angels, their nature and role, including Jibril and Mika’il
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Predestination and human freedom and its relationship to the Day of Judgement
Life after death (Akhirah), human responsibility and accountability, resurrection, heaven and hell
Authority
Prophethood (Risalah) including the role and importance of Adam, Ibrahim and Muhammad
The holy books:
- Qur’an: revelation and authority
- The Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel, the Scrolls of Abraham and their authority
The imamate in Shi’a Islam: its role and significance
Five Pillars of Sunni Islam and the Ten Obligatory Acts of Shi’a Islam
Students should study the Five Pillars and jihad in both Sunni and Shi’a Islam and the additional duties of Shi’a Islam |
Shahadah
Declaration of faith and its place in Muslim practice
Salah and its significance
- How and why Muslims pray including times, directions, ablution (wudu), movements (rak’ahs) and recitations
- Salah in the home and mosque and elsewhere
- Friday prayer (Jummah)
- Key differences in the practice of salah in Sunni and Shi’a Islam, and different Muslim views about the importance of prayer
Duties and festivals
Sawm:
The role and significance of fasting during the month of Ramadan including origins, duties, benefits of fasting, the exceptions and their reasons, and the Night of Power, Qur’an 96:1-5.
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Year 11
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Zakah
The role and significance of giving alms including origins, how and why it is given, benefits of receipt, Khums in Shi’a Islam.
Hajj
The role and significance of the pilgrimage to Makkah including origins, how hajj is performed, the actions pilgrims perform at sites including the Ka’aba at Makkah, Mina, Arafat, Muzdalifah and their significance. |
Jihad
Different understandings of jihad: the meaning and significance of greater and lesser jihad; origins, influence and conditions for the declaration of lesser jihad.
Festivals and commemorations and their importance for Muslims in Great Britain today
Including the origins and meanings of Id-ul-Adha, Id-ul-Fitr, Ashura |
Theme A: Relationships and families
- Contraception.
- Sexual relationships before marriage
- Homosexual relationships
- Sex, marriage and divorce
- Families and gender equality
Theme B: Religion and life
- Abortion
- Euthanasia
- Animal experimentation
- The origins and value of the universe
- The origins and value of human life
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Theme C: The existence of God and revelation
- Visions
- Miracles
- Nature as general revelation
Philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God
The nature of the divine and revelation |
Theme F: Religion, human rights and social justice
- Status of women in religion
- The uses of wealth
- Freedom of religious expression
- Human rights
- Wealth and poverty
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Curriculum Information
Year 8
No. of lessons per fortnight |
Homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
2 |
Research
Completion of assessments |
Guest speakers will depend on timetabling and availability
- Humanist speaker
- Disability awareness
- Animal Rights
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Catch up sessions for all students regardless of their ability |
www.bbc.co.uk › Learning › Secondary
https://www.truetube.co.uk/
http://request.org.uk
www.christianitytoday.com |
Year 9
No. of lessons per fortnight |
Homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
2 |
Research
Completion of assessments |
Guest speakers will depend on timetabling and availability
- Humanist speaker
- Disability awareness
- Possible ‘Message Trust’
- Animal Rights
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Catch up sessions for all students regardless of their ability |
www.bbc.co.uk › Learning › Secondary
https://www.truetube.co.uk/
http://request.org.uk
www.christianitytoday.com |
Year 10
No. of lessons per fortnight |
Homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
5 |
2-3 times dependent on the work being studied |
Guest speakers will depend on timetabling and availability
- Manchester University – why study RE?
- ‘My Hajj’ speaker
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- Catch up sessions for all students regardless of their ability
- Targeted revision classes
- General revision classes
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AQA Spec 8062
Visit to a mosque
Visit to a synagogue
www.bbc.co.uk › Learning › Secondary
https://www.truetube.co.uk/
http://request.org.uk
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/religious-studies/gcse/religious-studies-a-8062
www.christianitytoday.com |
Year 11
No. of lessons per fortnight |
Homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
5 |
2-3 times dependent on the work being studied |
Guest speakers will depend on timetabling and availability
- Visit to a synagogue
- Jewish woman perspective – Bernette Clarke
- Interfaith – Jewish and Muslim Forum
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- Catch up sessions for all students regardless of their ability
- Targeted revision classes
- General revision classes
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www.bbc.co.uk › Learning › Secondary
https://www.truetube.co.uk/
www.christianitytoday.com |