Religious Education.
Year 1
Term 1
Theme: Creation Story
Concept: God/Creation
Key Question: Does God want Christians to look after the world?
Term 2
Theme: Christmas
Concept: Incarnation
Key Question: What gifts might Christians in my town have given Jesus if he had been born here rather than in Bethlehem?
Term 3
Theme: Jesus as a friend
Concept: Incarnation
Key Question: Was it always easy for Jesus to show friendship?
Term 4
Theme: Easter - Palm Sunday
Concept: Salvation
Key Question: Why was Jesus welcomed like a king or celebrity by the crowds on Palm Sunday?
Term 5
Theme: Shabbat
Key Question: Is Shabbat meaningful to Jewish children?
Term 6
Theme: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Key Question: Are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur important to Jewish children?
Year 2
Term 1
Theme: What did Jesus teach?
Concept: Gospel Key Question: Is it possible to be kind to everyone all of the time?
Term 2
Theme: Christmas - Jesus as a gift from God
Concept: Incarnation
Key Question: Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?
Term 3
Theme: Passover
Key Question: How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do?
Term 4
Theme: Easter - Resurrection
Concept: Salvation
Key Question: How important is it to Christians that Jesus came back to life after his
Crucifixion?
Term 5
Theme: The Covenant
Key Question: How special is the relationship Jews have with God?
Term 6
Theme: Rites of Passage and Good Works
Key Question: What is the best way for a Jew to show commitment to God?
Year 3
Term 1
Theme: Divali
Key Question: Would celebrating Divali at home and in the community bring a feeling of belonging
to a Hindu child?
Term 2
Theme: Christmas
Concept: Incarnation
Key Question:Has Christmas lost its true meaning?
Term 3
Theme: Jesus’ Miracles
Concept: Incarnation
Key Question: Could Jesus heal people? Were these miracles or is there some other explanation?
Term 4
Theme: Easter - Forgiveness
Concept: Salvation
Key Question: What is ‘good’ about Good Friday?
Term 5
Theme: Hindu Beliefs
Key Question: How can Brahman be everywhere and in everything?
Term 6
Theme: Pilgrimage to the River Ganges
Key Question: Would visiting the River Ganges feel special to a non-Hindu?
Year 4
Term 1
Theme: Beliefs and Practices
Key Question: How special is the relationship Jews have with God?
Term 2
Theme: Christmas Concept: Incarnation
Key Question: What is the most significant part of the nativity story for Christians today?
Term 3
Theme: Passover
Key Question: How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do?
Term 4
Theme: Easter
Concept: Salvation
Key Question: Is forgiveness always possible for Christians?
Term 5
Theme: Rites of Passage and Good Works
Key Question: What is the best way for a Jew to show commitment to God?
Term 6
Theme: Prayer and Worship
Key Question: Do people need to go to church to show they are Christians?
Year 5
Term 1
Theme: Belief into action
Key Question: How far would a Sikh go for his/her religion?
Term 2
Theme: Christmas
Concept: Incarnation
Key Question: Is the Christmas story true?
Term 3
Theme: Beliefs and moral values
Key Question: Are Sikh stories important today?
Term 4
Theme: Easter
Concept: Salvation
Key Question: How significant is it for Christians to believe God intended Jesus to die?
Term 5
Theme: Prayer and Worship
Key Question: What is the best way for a Sikh to show commitment to God?
Term 6
Theme: Beliefs and Practices Concept:?
Key Question: What is the best way for a Christian to show commitment to God?
Religion: Christianity
Year 6
Term 1
Theme: Beliefs and Practices
Key Question: What is the best way for a Muslim to show commitment to God?
Term 2
Theme: Christmas
Concept: Incarnation
Key Question: How significant is it that Mary was Jesus’ mother?
Term 3
Theme: Beliefs and Meaning
Concept: Salvation
Key Question: Is anything ever eternal?
Term 4
Theme: Easter
Concept: Gospel
Key Question: Is Christianity still a strong religion 2000 years after Jesus was on Earth?
Term 5
Theme: Beliefs and moral values
Key Question: Does belief in Akhirah (life after death) help Muslims lead good lives?
Term 6
Theme: Beliefs and moral values
Key Question: Does belief in Akhirah (life after death) help Muslims lead good lives?