RE Curriculum

Themes studied throughout West Denton Primary School:

Faith Communities; Festivals and Celebrations; Sacred Writings; Religious Teachers; Beliefs and Practice; Talking about God; World Faiths.

Units of Work

Early Years:

• The Importance of Belonging
• Harvest Festivals
• Friends of Jesus

Key Stage 1 (Phase 1):

• Expressions of Belonging
• Christmas and Hanukkah
• Easter
• Introduction to the Bible through Characters and Stories
• Teaching through Stories
• Christian Beliefs and Practice
• Ideas about God in Christianity and Judaism
• Judaism: Torah and Shabbat
• Judaism: Beliefs and Practice

Lower Key Stage 2 (Phase 2):

• Expressions of Identity

           a)      Meanings within Christmas and Diwali
           b)      Meanings within Easter

• Contents and Significance of the Bible
• The Person of Jesus
• Religions in the Local Community
• The Meaning of Signs and Symbols in Religion
• Hinduism: God and Worship in the Home
• Hinduism: Beliefs and Practice

Upper Key Stage 2 (Phase 3):

• Places of Worship
• The Importance of Worship
• Origins and Composition of the Bible
• People’s Perspectives and Impressions of Jesus
• The Influence of Faith on Believers
• God as Spirit
• Islam: Muhammad
• Islam: The Qur’an
• Islam: The Five Pillars
• Islam: The Role of the Mosque