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Religious Education Programmes of Study

Key Stage 3

 

Year 7

Year 8

Autumn Term 1

World Religions

  1. Introduction
  2. Abrahamic Religions
  3. Judaism 
  4. Christianity
  5. Islam
  6. Sikhism
  7. Buddhism

Ethics

  1. What is ethics?
  2. Types of ethics
  3. Sophie's Choice
  4. Refugee Crisis
  5. James Bulger
  6. Sanctity of Life
  7. Cloning
  8. Genetic Engineering
  9. Euthanasia
  10. Eating meat
  11. Islam & the environment
  12. The Environment Game 

Autumn Term 2

Religion/Non-Religious Celebrations

  1. Introduction to Religious & non-Religious Celebrations
  2. Valentines Day
  3. Hanukkah
  4. Halloween
  5. Easter
  6. Diwali
  7. Christmas

Spring Term 1

SMSC

  1. Mutual Respect
  2. Democracy
  3. Individual Liberty
  4. Rule of Law
  5. Tolerance 
  6. Importance of British Values
  7. Compare to religious values 

Peace & Conflict

  1. Reasons for War
  2. Alternative methods to War - Gandhi
  3. Alternative methods to War - UN
  4. Martin Luther King
  5. Malcolm X
  6. Crusades
  7. Battle of Badr
  8. Current Conflict
  9. Natural & Man-made Evil
  10. Religious response to evil & suffering
  11. Afterlife
  12. No afterlife
  13. Original Sin (Adam & Eve)
  14. Sin & Salvation

Spring Term 2

My World

  1. Britain & Racism 
  2. Living in Luton
  3. Political Parties in Britain
  4. Human Rights
  5. Refugees in Britain
  6. Child Soldiers
  7. Prisoners Rights
  8. Voting Age

Summer Term 1

Religion in the 21st Century

  1. Is religion important?
  2. Is religion changing?
  3. Is football a religion?
  4. Totems and tribal religions
  5. Myths
  6. How do leaders attract converts
  7. New religious movements & Cults
  8. Mormonism

Religious Authority

  1. God
  2. Abraham
  3. The Torah
  4. Jesus
  5. The Bible
  6. Prophet Muhammed (PBUH)
  7. Sunnah & Hadith

Summer Term 2

Media & God

  1. God in the Media
  2. Media & Religion
  3. What is a denominations/ Chrisitnaity & Denominations
  4. Muslims Denominations - Sunni / Shia
  5. Islam in the media
  6. Religion in cartoons

Bridging Lessons

  1. Introduction Lesson to Christianity i.e. 5 main Denominations in Christianity
  2. Fall & Original Sin
  3. Life of Jesus
  4. Jesus/Prophet Isa (as) in Islam
  5. Stories from the Quran
  6. Prophet Muhammed (PBUH)


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