Religious Education

Vision

At Walton-le-Dale we nurture a culture in which everyone is valued. Our Religious Education explores ultimate questions about life, to find out what people believe and what difference this makes to how they live, so that pupils can make sense of religion, reflecting on their own ideas and ways of living.

Respect

Our children are taught about a range of religions and learn to respect and ask questions about different religions, traditions and cultures around the world.

By learning about and from religion we can become more open minded, respectful and achieve greater self-awareness.

Personal Growth

Our RE curriculum contributes to pupils’ personal development and well-being and children's place in our community by promoting mutual respect and tolerance in a diverse society.

It offers opportunities for personal reflection and spiritual development, deepening the understanding of the significance of religion in the lives of others –individually, communally and cross-culturally. 

Design

Lancs curric + enhancements + progression of knowledge within each religion.

Concepts

Our religious concepts are regularly revisited and built upon through year groups and across key stages to allow our children to continue to develop and strengthen their understanding.

Next

By the time children leave Year 6 they will be able to:

Beliefs and Values
Analyse beliefs, teachings and values and how they are linked.
Explain how the beliefs and values of a religious tradition might guide a believer through the journey of life.
Explain the impact of beliefs, values and practices – including differences between and within religious traditions.
Living Religious traditions
Use developing religious vocabulary to describe and show understanding of religious traditions, including practises, rituals and experiences.
Explain differing ideas about religious expression.
Shared human experience
Consider what makes us human in terms of our beliefs and values, relationships with others and sense of identity and belonging.
Discuss how people change during the journey of life.
Search for personal meaning
Discuss and debate questions about identity, belonging, meaning, purpose, truth, values and commitments.
Develop own views and ideas in response to learning.
Demonstrate increasing self-awareness in their own personal development.

RE @ wldps

Year 1

Year 6

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

God
Why do Christians say that God is a 'Father'?

Jesus
Why is Jesus special to Christians?

Islam
How might beliefs about
creation affect the way people treat the world?

Judaism
Why might some people put their trust in God?

Hindu Dharma
What do Hindus believe about God?

Church
How might some people show that they 'belong' to God?

God
Does how we treat the world matter?

Jesus
Why do Christians say that Jesus is the 'Light of the World'?

Hindu Dharma
How might people express their devotion?

Islam
Why do Muslims believe it is important to obey God?

Church
What unites the Christian community?

Judaism
What aspects of life really matter?

God
How (and why) have some people served God?

Islam
Why is the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) an example for Muslims?

Jesus
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?

Church
What do Christians mean by the 'Holy Spirit'?

Sikhism
Why are the Gurus important to Sikhs?

Hindu Dharma
Why is family an important part of Hindu life?

Hindu Dharma
What might a Hindu learn through celebrating Diwali?

God
How and why might Christians use the Bible?

Sikhism
How do Sikhs express their beliefs and values?

Jesus
Is sacrifice an important part of religious life?

Islam
Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan?

Church
What does 'love your neighbour' really mean?

God
Why is it sometimes difficult to do the right thing?

Islam
Why is the Qur'an so important to Muslims?

Hindu Dharma
What might Hindus learn from stories about Krishna?

Jesus
What do we mean by a miracle?

Church
How do people decide what to believe?

Judaism
Do people need laws to guide them?

Church
How do Christians mark the 'turning points' on the journey of life?

Hindu Dharma
Is there one journey or many?

Islam
What is Hajj and why is it important to Muslims?

Jesus
Why do Christians believe Good Friday is 'good'?

Buddhism
What do we mean by a 'good life'?

God
If life is like a journey, what's the destination?

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