Programmes of Study
KS3
Year 7
Term 1: Introduction to RE
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What pupils already know about RE
What a belief is and what they believe
SMSC- Creative/design task
Creation
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Christian Creation stories (7 Days of Creation and Adam and Eve and The Fall with comparison).
Scientific Creation (Big Bang and Evolution)
Big Myth task (or creation stories from around the world/other religions)
Term 2: Festivals
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Halloween
Holi
Chinese New Year
Create your own festivals Challenge
Term 3: Judaism
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Moses (His life, 10 commandments)
Passover/artefacts
Sabbath
Kosher Foods
Bar Mitzvah
Term 4: Jesus & Easter
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Who is Jesus (picturing Jesus, the Bible)
Was Jesus a Hero?
Eater (Holy Week – attitudes of the disciples, Jesus’ death and resurrection)
Was Jesus human or divine?
Term 5: Sikhism
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Guru Nanak and the beginning of Sikhism
10 Gurus
Guru Gobind Singh
The 5 Ks
Guru Granth Sahib
Gurdwara (including the langar- also naming ceremony if time)
Term 6: Charity
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Charities helping people (raising money for groups, diseases, research, children, homeless, etc. based in the
UK)
Animal Charities (worldwide – including conservation, animal testing, sanctuaries (maybe visit Turbary
Woods or Martin Mere?)
Global Charities (Aid charities, sponsoring children, Amnesty Interbational, etc.)
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Create their own charity (from one of the above groups) and present their charity to the class.
Year 8
Term1: Prejudice and discrimination
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What are prejudice and discrimination?
Stereotypes and misconceptions
Racism
Martin Luther King
Term 2: Hinduism
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Gods (Blind men and the elephant, trimurti, symbolism)
Ramayana/Divali
Dharma
Karma
Rebirth
Arjuna and Krishna
Term 3: Christianity
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Trinity
Church and church
Denominations
Old Testament stories (Noah, David and Goliath, Daniel, etc,)
Parables of Jesus
Term 4: Wealth and Poverty
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What are wealth and poverty?
North South divide
LEDCs, MEDCs
Case studies
Term 5: Mysteries
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Strange but true
The difference between fact and belief
Term 6: Buddhism
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Life of Siddhartha
4 Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
5 Precepts
Life after death (reincarnation and wheel of life)
Sangha
Year 9
Term 1: Crime
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Types of crime (hate crime, terrorism, war crimes)
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Laws (Countries and religious)
Theories of punishment (retribution, reform, protection, deterrent)
Capital Punishment
Evil – Nature v. Nurture (investigation lesson)
Term 2: Islam
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The 5 Pillars of Islam
Life of Muhammad (pbuh)
Muhammad as the ‘perfect’ Muslim
Qur’an
Shari’ah law
The Ummah
Term 3: Life after death
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What is life after death (Heaven Hell, Reincarnation, spirit world, nihilation)
Ghosts, mediums, spiritualism
Heaven and Hell
Reincarnation and rebirth
Term 4: GCSE
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Community Cohesion
Women’s rights
What it means to be British
Multi-ethnic society
Term 5: GCSE
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Multi-faith society
Religious freedom
Religious pluralism
Term 6: GCSE
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Immigration
Asylum seekers
GCSE
Year 10: Religion and Life based on a study of Christianity
Unit 1: Believing in God
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Religious experience
Evil and suffering
Religion and Science
Unit 2: Matters of Life and Death
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Life after Death
Abortion
Euthanasia
Unit 3: Marriage and Family
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Changing attitudes to family life
Marriage and divorce
Homosexuality
Year 11: Religion and Society based on a study of Christianity and Islam
Unit 1: Rights and Responsibilities
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Making moral decisions
The legal system in the UK
Genetic Engineering
Unit 2: Environment and Medical issues
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The dangers of pollution
Transplant surgery
Infertility treatments
Unit 3: Peace and Conflict
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The role of the UN
Pacifism and the Just war theory
Forgiveness
Unit 4: Crime and Punishment
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The need for laws and justice
Capital punishment
Social and health problems caused by illegal drugs and alcohol
Further information is available at
http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/GCSE_Religious_Studies_Spec_2012.pdf