Key Stage 3 Curriculum Overview for Religious Education Start Date: September 2014 Year 7 Religion HT1 Time Unit(s)/Topics(s) Key Learning Objectives Links to the Bishops Directory Beginnings What is religion? - 7 dimensions - meaning & purpose Who am I? What is community? - Roles & responsibilities - School Mission What does it mean to belong to a Christian community? - Denominations - Places of worship Engagement with own & others belief & values. / Engagement with questions of meaning & purpose. Learning about celebration of celebration & ritual : - Different ways religious people show their beliefs / Understanding of importance of different forms of worship Knowledge: Mission/ denominations/ places of worship/ types of worship 1 KNOWING AND LOVING GOD: 1-3 1 THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON: 5 1 LITURGY: 1-2 No. of lessons +Welcome Day exploring belonging with communication games etc + Visits to places of worship Assessme nt Method Base-line HT2 Story What is the Bible? - Historicity/ reliability - Revelation of nature of God Intro to Liturgical year answer to questions of meaning 2 THE SCRIPTURES: 1-5 1 KNOWING AND LOVING GOD: 1 Recollection for Advent Bible References & Extended Writing Advent/ Christmas: focus on the differences in the biblical accounts Knowledge: Bible /Liturgical year /Advent / Christmas / Mary 2 SACRAMENTS: 4 HT3 Revelation How do we know God? - Word/ people/prayer/ religious experience Introduction to Sacraments What is Baptism? Signs & symbols Lent: focus on the Temptations How does religion shape life?/ What inspires religious belief? How do beliefs affect the way people behave? Knowledge: Epiphany / prayer / miracles/ Sacraments /Baptism/Turning over a new leaf 1 KNOWING AND LOVING GOD: 1-2 6 PRAYER: 1:1 2 SACRAMENTS: 1,3,5 Design of Baptismal Card & Evaluation Question
EUCHARIST: 1,2 HT4 Values What is Reconciliation? Conscience / friendship What is Eucharist? Last Supper / meal Easter: focus on Last Supper/ friendship / denial Knowledge: Reconciliation/ conscience freewill/ Last Supper /Events of Holy Week / Resurrection EUCHARIST: 3-5 5 JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD: 5-6 / 4 RECONCILIATION AND THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Reconciliation -Fairtrade Fortnight Peer HT5 Mission What is Mass? Overview Class celebration How do we live it out? Biblical exploration Retell Bible stories/ make links between stories & belief/ how bible answers questions of meaning. SACROSANCTUM CELEBRATION - CONCILIUM EUCHARIST: 4 4 RECONCILIATION AND THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: 2 +class Mass Teacher Group work Knowledge: What happens at Mass/ /Sheep & Goats /Golden Rule/ Good Samaritan/ HT6 Faith Golden Rule Charity Project eg. Cafod Faith Other religions Interfaith conference Vocations How do religious beliefs and teachings inspire and guide choices, values and actions. Explain what influences me and others Knowledge: Work of Catholic Charity/ introduction to other faiths / Christians approaches to other faiths 6 LOVE OF NEIGHBOUR: 5-7 +Interfaith Conference / speed faithing / workshops Summative Year s Work
Year 8 Religion HT1 Time Unit Title Key Learning Objectives Links to the Bishops Directory Beginnings Who am I? Why are we here? Creation stewardship The Fall sin /free will What is faith? Covenant: Moses/ Abraham / Isaac Engagement with own & others belief & values. / Engagement with questions of meaning & purpose. answer to questions of meaning 3 CREATION: 1/2 4 LIFE IN CHRIST: DIGNITY OF THE No. of lessons Assessme nt Method Creative Stewardship Knowledge: Story of Creation/What is a good steward?/story of Adam and Eve/Covenant/Story of Abraham/Isaac/Moses/Links to the Fall. HT2 Story What is freedom? Exodus / Passover What is responsibility? Ten Commandments How is Judaism lived today? Sabbath / Family / Prayer answer to questions of meaning 5 LOVE OF GOD: 1/2 4 LIFE IN CHRIST: DIGNITY OF THE 5 JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD: 4 Extended writing on Leadership & Freedom Advent/ Christmas focus on Mary How is Mary a role model? Knowledge: The commandments/the story of Exodus/Passover/Jewish Passover meal/jewish Practices/ Story of Annunciation/Visitation/Decalogue HT3 Revelation What are the implications of the Incarnation? God as one of us What is the Trinity? God as Father /Son /Holy Spirit Mission & Life of Jesus answer to questions of meaning : 4 TRINITY: 1/2 5 JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD: 1,2,3 Teacher Creative Task
What do the miracles tell us? Do miracles still happen? Lent focus on 3-fold nature of lent: fasting, prayer, giving to charity Knowledge: Incarnation/Trinity/Calming of the storm/paralysed Man/Samaritan Women/ Lepers HT4 Values Jesus as Messiah What are Jesus values? Beatitudes What is happiness? / Wealth? Outcasts What is the new Covenant? Last Supper / Passover Easter focus on beliefs about Holy Week & Resurrection: Press conference answer to questions of meaning Knowledge: Beatitudes/Golden Rule/Working on the Sabbath Day/ Rich Young Man/Sheep and the Goats/Zacchaeus/Last Supper/The death and Resurrection of Jesus 5 JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD: 2/5 1 DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON: 2 6 LOVE OF NEIGHBOUR: 3/5/7 Reconciliation Detailed Evaluation Question: Two opinions & evidence personal conclusion HT5 Mission What is the Holy Spirit? God with us / Pentecost / Confirmation What is discipleship? Costs & rewards discipleship today answer to questions of meaning 6 THE HOLY SPIRIT: 1-2 MISSION: 1/2 CELEBRATION -CONCILIUM EUCHARIST: 3 Levelled Newspaper front page resulting from Press Conference. Knowledge: Pentecost/Gifts of the Spirit/ Lives of the Saints and how they use the Gifts/ How have Saints being disciples/call of the Disciples. HT6 Faith What is Vocation? Serving God through Marriage and family life. Serving God through Holy Orders Learning about celebration of celebration & ritual : Different ways religious people show their beliefs How does religion shape life?/ What inspires MISSION: 1/2 CELEBRATION -CONCILIUM 5 HOLY ORDERS AND MATRIMONY: 2/3 + Vocations Day Summative Year s Work
What is the Church? hierarchy What is Pilgrimage? religious belief? How do beliefs affect the way people behave? Knowledge: Holy orders/roles of a Priest/Deacon/Bishop/Pope/ Structure of the Church i.e. Diocese, Parish/Pilgrimages and Lourdes. Year 9 Religion HT1 Time Unit Title Key Learning Objectives Links to the Bishops Directory Beginnings What are the Big Questions / questions of meaning and purpose? What is the relationship between science & religion What does religion teach us about Creation? How am I made in God s image? answer to questions of meaning Knowledge: Different interpretations of creation/sanctity of Life and mage in the image of God. 3 CREATION: 1/2 1 THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON: 1 No. of lessons Assessme nt Method Extended writing referring extensively to sources HT2 Story Prejudice & Discrimination Stairs of tolerance Why is there evil and suffering? The Fall Freewill & Conscience Sacraments of Healing Freedom & responsibility Golden Rule Explain Bible stories/ make links between stories & belief/ how bible answers questions of meaning. Respond to questions of life with religious teaching. Explain and evaluate opinions about the answers to questions of meaning and purpose (AT1/AT2) 1 THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON: 1 2 FREEDON, RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSCIENCE: 1-3 CELEBRATION -CONCILIUM 4 RECONCILIATION AND THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: 2-3 Teacher Creative Task Advent/ Christmas focus on Jesus foretold (prophets) Knowledge: Good Samaritan/Golden Rule/The story of the Fall/Christian and non- 6 LOVE OF NEIGHBOUR
Christian views of suffering/story of Job/Church teaching of conscience HT3 Revelation How do we know God? Historicity & reliability of the Bible Historical Jesus How do we know Jesus? Jesus as rebel / transformer / Saviour / Redeemer Man of prayer & reflection Lent focus on Prayer answer to questions of meaning Knowledge: Sources for the existence of Jesus/texts for the Gospel writers/turning of the Temple Tables/Jesus teaching 5 JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD: 1-5 2 THE SCRIPTURES: 1-5 Detailed Evaluation Question: Two opinions & evidence personal conclusion HT4 Values How do we picture Jesus? Jesus ministry / life & death in art answer to questions of meaning 5 JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD: 1-5 Reconciliation Spirited Art Project Easter focus on Atonement & Redemption Knowledge; The accounts of Easter; last supper/good Friday/Resurrection accounts/interpretations of the Resurrection/evaluation of the Resurrection accounts. HT5 Mission What is hope? Life after death/ what gives life meaning? What is Evangelisation? Christians putting faith into action (gap year) Should Christians evangelise? answer to questions of meaning Explain and evaluate Christian teaching about questions concerned with the meaning and purpose of life. MISSION: 3 4 LIFE IN CHRIST: THE DIGNITY OF THE Evidenced Group Task on Faith in Action Knowledge: Passages regarding different
religions/sheep and the Goats/Golden Rule/The Commissioning of the Disciples. Catholic teaching on religion and evangelisation. HT6 Faith What is Islam? Five Pillars Common ground How do people of faith engage in meaningful dialogue? How do people pray in other religions? Learning about celebration of celebration & ritual : Different ways religious people show their beliefs How does religion shape life?/ What inspires religious belief? How do beliefs affect the way people behave? Compare and contrast practices and styles of worship 4 LIFE IN CHRIST: THE DIGNITY OF THE MISSION: 3 + Vocations Day Summative Year s Work Knowledge: 5 pillars/inside a Mosque/The origins of Islam/Beliefs and practices of Muslims/Islamic prayer rituals/wudu/sanctity of Life/Creation in Islam.