KS3 Religious Education
Please see below Religious Education Curriculum Overview and 'I Can' Statements.
Curriculum Overview
Year 7 |
Year 8 | Year 9 | |
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Autumn Term |
Beliefs and Values
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Social and Moral Practices (Ethics)
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Philosophy of Religion
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Spring Term |
Worship and Celebration
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Beliefs into Action
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Community Cohesion
End of KS3 assessment |
Summer Term |
Key teachings and sources of faith
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Pilgrimage and places of religious significance
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Introduction to GCSE RE
1) Sikhism 2) Christianity 3) Ethics and Philosophy
(Refer to GCSE SoL) |
Key Stage 3 'I can' Statements
Skills | I can (Foundation)… |
I can (Developing)... |
I can (Secure)... | I can (Excellent)... |
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Values and commitments |
Show what is important to me and to others, with respect for the feelings of others |
Link things that are important to me and other people with the way I think and behave | Ask questions about what is important to me and to others, making suggestions on what might happen when it comes to difficult decisions. | Give a personal response on the value of religion and the views of others with a well-supported conclusion, drawing on evidence and examples |
Meaning, purpose and truth | Question some religious beliefs, teachings and sources | Ask important questions about life and compare some of these ideas with those of other people | Ask questions about the meaning and purpose of life suggesting answers which relate to a search for the truth | Come to my own conclusion on questions about truth and the meaning and purpose of life using evidence and arguments. |
Identity and belonging | Discuss the experiences of others showing respect for them | Compare some of the things that influence me with those that influence other people | Give my own and others views about who we are and where we belong | Consider the challenges of belonging to a religion today with reference to my own and other people’s views on human nature and society |
Forms of expression | Use religious words to describe what religious symbols stand for | Use religious words to describe some of the different ways in which people show their beliefs | Use a range of religious vocabulary suggesting reasons similarities and differences in forms of spiritual and moral expression | Explain the significance of different forms of religious, spiritual and moral expression for religious believers |
Practices and ways of life | Talk about the some of the things that are the same for different religious people | Use the correct religious words to describe and compare some practices that are the same ad different for religious people | Describe and explain how and why religions can make a difference to the lives of individuals and communities | Explain different practices and ways of life, demonstrating how beliefs have had different effects on individuals and communities |
Beliefs, teachings and sources | Retell the story, showing some of things that people believe | Describe what a believer might learn from a religious story | Begin to explain how religious sources provide answers to important questions about life and morality | Explain religious teachings about some of the big questions of life, using examples and evidence |