Subject Overview 5 Year Curriculum pathway Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Scheme of work Scheme of work Scheme of work Scheme of work Scheme of work Believing in God Believing in God Believing in God Matters of life and death Matters of Life & Death Matters of Life & Death Christianity: Beliefs and teaching Christianity: Practices Christianity: Practices Islam: Beliefs and teachings Islam: Practices Islam: Practices Environmental & Medical Issues Peace & Conflict Crime & Punishment Revision Revision How learning of skills and knowledge will occur 5 year progression
Year 8 RS What do Hindus believe in? How do they worship? How does worship affect their life? (AO1) (AO2) Autumn 1 Know the lives/stories of key figures (AO1) Understand key teachings about God (AO1) Understand key teachings on life after death (AO1) Understand key teachings on nature of humanity (AO1) 1. How did start? 2. Why do Hindu s worship one God in many forms? 3. Explain why different deities are important in Hindu worship? 4. Compare Diwali to another festival you know about, considering how and why religious people have festivals. Identify key ceremonies and the beliefs they express (AO1) Autumn 2 How do Hindu beliefs affect the way they live their lives?
Understand the principles which underpin lifestyles, eg ahimsa, vegetarianism, sewa, generosity, renunciation etc (AO2) Demonstrate empathy for individual differences (AO2) 1. Describe what happens during Puja. 2. Explain why Puja is important and explain the significance of the different elements of it. 3. Explain the Hindu beliefs about life after death and compare these beliefs to other religious beliefs you know about. 4. Compare Hindu wedding ceremonies those from other religious/non-religious groups. 5. Evaluate how effective you think a Hindu wedding is and explain your reasons why. Be able to articulate how far they agree with key beliefs and values studied (AO2) Spring 1 What do Sikh s believe? Know the lives/stories of key figures Understand key teachings about God
1. What was so special about Guru Nanak? 2. Explain the importance of the Khalsa and the role of the 5k s? 3. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of seeing the Guru Granth Sahib as a living teacher. Know the origin of each religion within the Indian sub-continent Know the key developments in each religion Identify key ceremonies and the beliefs they express How do Sikh s live their lives? Spring 2 Understand the principles which underpin lifestyles, eg ahimsa, vegetarianism, sewa, generosity, renunciation etc (AO2) Demonstrate empathy for individual differences (AO2) 1. Describe some of the things that happen at a Sikh wedding. 2. Explain the significance of the Gurdwara and Guru Granth Sahib in the ceremony. 3. Compare the wedding to another religious wedding ceremony and explain why they are both similar/different. Evaluate which wedding is more effective at highlighting the love between a couple and including religion in the day. Be able to articulate how far they agree with key beliefs and values studied (AO2)
4. Describe the role of the golden temple and pilgrimage in. 5. Explain the significance of visiting the golden temple for Sikhs. 6. Compare pilgrimage to the golden temple to another form of religious pilgrimage (maybe hajj). Evaluate which is seen to be the most important for religious people and why. What do Buddhists believe about God? Summer 1 Know the lives/stories of key figures Understand key teachings about God Know the origin of each religion within the Indian sub-continent Know the key developments in each religion 1. Describe the origins of and the importance of the role of Buddha. 2. Explain how started and how important / relevant is still is today. Use your own opinion to explain the role of Buddha. 3. Compare the origins of with that of another religion (e.g. or ). 4. Begin to evaluate the benefits of the role of Buddha. Identify key ceremonies and the beliefs they express
Understand the principles which underpin lifestyles, eg ahimsa, vegetarianism, sewa, generosity, renunciation etc (AO2) Demonstrate empathy for individual differences (AO2) How do Buddhist beliefs affect their life? 1. Explain why the Buddha is important within. Use specific examples and key words. You will need to talk about his early life, suffering, the four noble truths and the eightfold path. I expect that you will write about a page if not more in answer to this as it covers everything we have looked at in this unit so far. 2. You need to explain how compares to another religion. You need to compare the role of God, the role of the key person (Buddha in this case), the key teachings (four noble truths and eightfold path). 3. Challenge extension: You need to research the Buddhist views on life after death and compare these views to Christianity. Be able to articulate how far they agree with key beliefs and values studied (AO2)