Harrow Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education.
Children will:
Who are the Sikhs?
 Use religious words and phrases to identify some features of religion and its importance for some people, e.g. Sikhism, Sikhs, gurdwara, langar, khanda, Guru Granth
Sahib, the 5 Ks
 Begin to show awareness of similarities in religions, e.g. in worshipping God and giving to
charity
 Retell religious stories, suggesting meanings for words and actions in them, e.g. Holy
Cakes or The Rose
 Identify how religion is expressed in different ways, e.g. through the 5 Ks
 Recognise their own values and those of others in matters of right and wrong, e.g. how
they could recognize wrong and try to put it right
 Show respect for faith commitments and awareness of their importance to believers,
e.g. Sikh customs and dress
Signs and Symbols in Religion
 Use religious words and phrases to identify some features of religion and its importance for some people, e.g. symbol, coat of arms, apostle, deity, OM, rangoli,
Nameste, hannukiah, halo, spire, tower, minaret, hijab
 Begin to show awareness of similarities in religions, e.g. all have symbols of some sort
 Identify how religion is expressed in different ways, e.g. through different symbols
 Ask and respond sensitively to questions of their own and others’ experiences and feelings, e.g. of symbols which mean a lot to them
 Show respect for faith commitments and awareness of their importance to believers,
e.g. respect for religious symbols
Creation Stories
 Use religious words and phrases to identify some features of religion and its importance for some people, e.g. creation, world, earth, void, Genesis, Brama, Vishnu, Allah
 Begin to show awareness of similarities in religions, e.g. the story of Manu and the Fish
and Noah
 Retell religious stories, suggesting meanings for words and actions in them, e.g. the
Genesis story of creation, Manu and Matsya the Fish, The Nut and the Watermelon
 Ask and respond sensitively to questions of their own and others’ experiences and feelings, e.g. to the mystery of the world’s creation

 Recognise that some questions cause people to wonder and are difficult to answer, e.g.
how was the world created
 Show respect for faith commitments and awareness of their importance to believers,
e.g. the religious theories of how the world was created
God’s Rules
 Use religious words and phrases to identify some features of religion and its importance for some people, see vocabulary and words related to the topic
 Begin to show awareness of similarities in religions, e.g. “treat others as you wish to be
treated yourself”, appearing in all religions
 Retell religious stories, suggested meanings for words and actions in them, e.g. stories
with a moral
 Ask, and respond sensitively to, questions about their own and others’ experiences and feelings, e.g. about the results of lying and stealing
 Recognize their own values and those of others in matters of right and wrong, e.g. the
consequences of lying, theft and disrespect for living things
Focus on Christianity
The Life of Jesus
 Use religious words and phrases to identify some features of religion and its importance for some people, e.g. Jesus Christ, parable, forgiveness, crucifixion,
resurrection
 Begin to show awareness of similarities in religions, e.g. Jesus was a key figure in the
Christian religion
 Retell religious stories, suggesting meanings for words and actions in them, e.g. Jesus’
healing of the blind man, Zacchaeus,
Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection
 Identify how religion is expressed in different ways, e.g. listening to a visitor’s
perception of Jesus
 Ask and respond sensitively to questions of their own and others’ experiences and feelings, e.g. to the perceptions of Christians about Jesus
 Recognise that some questions cause people to wonder and are difficult to answer, e.g.
Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection
 Show respect for faith commitments and awareness of their importance to believers,
e.g. the role that Jesus plays in the life of Christians.