R.E. Overview
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Foundation Stage | What is special about our world? | Where do we belong? | What stories are special and why?
Introducing Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism |
Which times are special and why?
Introducing Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism |
What people are special and why?
Introducing Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism |
Which places are special and why?
Introducing Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism |
| Year 1 | Who is a Christian and what do they believe? | How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times?
Exploring Christianity and Judaism |
What does it mean to belong to a faith community?
Exploring Christianity and Judaism |
What makes some places sacred?
Exploring Christianity and Judaism |
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| Year 2 | Who is Jewish and what do they believe? | Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? | What can we learn from sacred books?
Exploring Christianity and Islam |
How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times?
Exploring Christianity and Islam |
How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter?
Exploring Christianity and Islam |
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| Year 3 | What do different people believe about God?
Comparing Christianity, Hinduism and Islam |
Why do people pray?
Comparing Christianity, Hinduism and Islam |
Why are festivals important to religious communities?
Comparing Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism |
What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today? | Why is the Bible so important for Christians today? | |
| Year 4 | Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? | What can we learn from religions about deciding what is right and wrong?
Comparing Christianity, Judaism and non-religious responses |
Why do some people think that life is like a journey and what specific experiences mark this?
Comparing Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and non-religious responses |
What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? | Why are festivals important to religious communities?
Comparing Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam |
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| Year 5 | What would Jesus do? | Can people live by the values of Jesus in the twenty-first century? | Why do some people think that God exists?
Christianity and non-religious responses |
If God is everywhere, why go to a place of Worship?
Comparing Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism |
What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? | |
| Year 6 | What do religions say to use when life gets hard?
Comparing Christianity, Hinduism and non-religious responses |
What matters most to Christians and Humanists? | Is it better to express your belief in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity? | What difference does it make to believe in Ahimsa (harmlessness), grace and Ummah (community)? | What would Jesus do? Can we live by the values of Jesus in the 21st Century?
(link to South America – favelas/ rainforests) |