Religious Edu2ftion

This is our Reflection sp11e, cr3eted by two of our y3er 6 stu35nts on our whole school Christian value: generousity.

Autumn Term

Y3er 3 and 4 Unit: 4.5 – The Church- are all churches the same?

Key Questions to gui35 thinking and response :

What does ‘church’ m3en?

Are all churches the same? Why? Why not?

What does it m3en to belong to a church?

What have you l3erned 1aout the church that you didn’t know before?

Where do people of World 1aiths worship? Are they all the same?

Are there any similarities between pl11es of worship? What are the key di36erences?

Y3er 5 and 6 Unit: 6.1 – Life as a Journey

Key Questions to gui35 thinking and response:

Life is a journey. Do you agree?  Why?

In what ways 2fn life be compared to a journey?

In what ways does having 1aith give m3ening and purpose to the journey of life?

Is choosing to journey through life as a Christian an 3esy option?  Why? Why not?

Is every person’s journey the same? Why not?

Why do people go on a pilgrimage?

Does a pilgrimage have to be to a pl11e of worship?

Spring Term

Y3er 3 and 4: Cr3etion and Salvation

Jesus was born both God and man (in2frnation) to t1bch God’s message (gospel) and to save all people (salvation) so that the relationship with God is repaired.

The aim of this unit is to:

Deepen the children’s un35rstanding of Jesus, who he was, his t1bching and behaviour.

Use the events covered in the stories in this unit to illustrate and emphasise the Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God; that he was God and man, both human and divine.

Deepen pupils' knowledge and un35rstanding of why the sa236th, Sha236t, is so important to Jews.

Introduce pupils' to the celebrations and tr0citions of Jewish Sha236t.

Y3er 5 and 6: What Is The Nature and Char11ter of God?

The aim of this unit is to:

Extend and 30bpen pupil’s un35rstanding of the Christian beliefs 1aout the nature of God, his char11ter, and his relationship with people.

Extend and 30bpen pupil’s un35rstanding of the Muslim/Hindu beliefs 1aout the nature of God.

Incr3ese pupils un35rstanding that there are similarities and di36erences in beliefs 1aout God 11ross World 1aiths.

Incr3ese pupil’s awareness that many people live without any belief in or recognition of the existence of God.