Term
Autumn
1
Year 7
What is RE?
To understand the Importance of RE in the modern
world
-Intro to RE-What is RE?
-Why do we learn about religion?
-What can we learn from religion?
-What are life’s big questions?
-What are moral values?
-Who am I? (Identity)
Autumn
2
Understanding Christianity
Year 8
Year 9 GCSE
Year 10 GCSE
Faith in Action: Can an individual make a
difference?
Theme A: Relationships & Families
Buddhism: Beliefs & Teachings
To explore the faith of significant figures in history
and the impact of the actions.
-Sexuality
- MLK & Rosa Parks
-Gandhi
-Florence Nightingale
-Elizabeth Fry
-Oscar Romero
-Malala
-Divorce
-Marriage
-Contraception
-Nature of families
-Gender equality
Theme E: Religion, Crime & Punishment
-Crime
-How did Christianity begin?
-Constantine and the Council of Nicea
-Denominations
-What is the Bible?
-Creation
-The Fall
-Where do Christians worship?
Is Britain a Christian country?
Ethical Questions
To explore key ethical questions and explore
differing religious and non-religious attitudes to
them.
-Human Rights
-Abortion
-Euthanasia
-War and Conflict,
-Treatment of Animals (hunting, eating meat etc.)
-How did Judaism begin?
-The Temple
-The Messiah
- What are the Jewish Holy texts?
-What are the mitzvoth?
-What is a synangogue?
-Why do Jews pray?
Theme B: Religion & Life
-Death penalty
Christianity: Beliefs & Teachings
-Origins of the universe (Creation and Big
Bang/Evolution)
To explore and understand the core beliefs and
teachings of Christianity and their importance and
meaning to Christians:
-Value of and treatment of the world
-Nature and qualities of God
-The Trinity and Incarnations of Jesus
-Use and abuse of environment
-Use and abuse of animals
-Abortion
-Euthanasia
-Creation
-Crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus
-Resurrection and beliefs about life after death
-Salvation and Christ’s role in it.
Understanding Judaism
9 Lessons
-What is Judaism?
-Arhat and Bodhisattva
To explore and understand Christian attitudes to:
-Death and the Afterlife
Buddhism: Practices
To explore and understand the core practices of
Buddhism and Buddhists and their impact on
believers, and Faith in Action in their lives:
-Worship: how and where
-Meditation, Samatha, Vipassana, visualisation
To understand the history of Judaism, core beliefs
and teachings.
Summer
1
-Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
-Forgiveness
-Afterlife and judgement, Heaven and hell
Spring 2
-Four Noble Truths
-Aims of punishment
-What is Christianity?
-What was life like for the Early Church?
-Dependent Arising
-Pure Land Buddhism
-Punishment
-What can the Bible teach us?
-The Dhamma
-3 Marks of Existence: dukkha, anicca, anatta
-Criminals and treatment of
-Who is Jesus?
To explore and understand the core beliefs and
teachings of Buddhism and their importance and
meaning to Buddhists:
-Life of Buddha, Four Sights, Ascetic life and
enlightenment
To explore and understand Christian attitudes to:
To understand the history of Christianity, core beliefs
and teachings. (New unit and old combined)
Spring 1
To explore and understand Christian attitudes to:
-Death and mourning ceremonies
The Life and Teachings of Jesus
Who was Jesus?: To understand the key events in the
life of Jesus through exploring core teachings and
scripture.
Christianity: Practices
To explore and understand the core practices of
Christianity and Christians and their impact on
believers, and Faith in Action in their lives:
-Worship and prayer
Has Jesus made a difference to the world?: To
evaluate the importance of Jesus to modern
Christianity and the impact of the Christian faith
through core teachings and scripture.
-Sacraments: baptism and Holy Communion
-Festivals: Wesak and Parinirvana Day
-Kamma and rebirth
-Compassion (karuna) & Loving kindness (metta)
- The five moral precepts
-The six perfections
-Pilgrimage
-Festivals: Easter and Christmas
-Role of Church in local community: food banks and
street pastors
-Mission, evangelism and Church Growth
Revision & Exam Preparation
Understanding Islam
9 Lessons
Summer
2
To understand the history of Islam, core beliefs and
teachings.
-What is Islam?
-How did Islam begin and rise to influence?
-What is the Qur’an?
-What do Muslims believe about God?
-The Five Pillars
-Prayer and the Mosque
-What do Muslims believe happens when we die?
-Islam in Britain
-Worldwide Church
-Persecution and poverty