Religious Education Programmes of Study
Key Stage 3
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Autumn Term 1
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World Religions
- Introduction
- Abrahamic Religions
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Sikhism
- Buddhism
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Ethics
- What is ethics?
- Types of ethics
- Sophie's Choice
- Refugee Crisis
- James Bulger
- Sanctity of Life
- Cloning
- Genetic Engineering
- Euthanasia
- Eating meat
- Islam & the environment
- The Environment Game
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Autumn Term 2
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Religion/Non-Religious Celebrations
- Introduction to Religious & non-Religious Celebrations
- Valentines Day
- Hanukkah
- Halloween
- Easter
- Diwali
- Christmas
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Spring Term 1
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SMSC
- Mutual Respect
- Democracy
- Individual Liberty
- Rule of Law
- Tolerance
- Importance of British Values
- Compare to religious values
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Peace & Conflict
- Reasons for War
- Alternative methods to War - Gandhi
- Alternative methods to War - UN
- Martin Luther King
- Malcolm X
- Crusades
- Battle of Badr
- Current Conflict
- Natural & Man-made Evil
- Religious response to evil & suffering
- Afterlife
- No afterlife
- Original Sin (Adam & Eve)
- Sin & Salvation
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Spring Term 2
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My World
- Britain & Racism
- Living in Luton
- Political Parties in Britain
- Human Rights
- Refugees in Britain
- Child Soldiers
- Prisoners Rights
- Voting Age
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Summer Term 1
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Religion in the 21st Century
- Is religion important?
- Is religion changing?
- Is football a religion?
- Totems and tribal religions
- Myths
- How do leaders attract converts
- New religious movements & Cults
- Mormonism
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Religious Authority
- God
- Abraham
- The Torah
- Jesus
- The Bible
- Prophet Muhammed (PBUH)
- Sunnah & Hadith
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Summer Term 2
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Media & God
- God in the Media
- Media & Religion
- What is a denominations/ Chrisitnaity & Denominations
- Muslims Denominations - Sunni / Shia
- Islam in the media
- Religion in cartoons
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Bridging Lessons
- Introduction Lesson to Christianity i.e. 5 main Denominations in Christianity
- Fall & Original Sin
- Life of Jesus
- Jesus/Prophet Isa (as) in Islam
- Stories from the Quran
- Prophet Muhammed (PBUH)
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Department for Education - Purpose of Study