RE Intent Statement
At The Abbey Primary School, we have designed our R.E. curriculum to enable our children to become Religiously literate learners. Our R.E. curriculum allows children to discover and gain an insight into religions within the world that we live. We use Understanding Christianity to explore the Christian faith and work with Discovery RE and The Emmanuel project to explore other world faiths.
Our curriculum is progressive in that all year groups cover the Creation, (taught at the beginning of each school year), Incarnation, (taught in the build-up to Christmas), and Salvation, (taught in the half term before Easter) units at the same time each year building on past knowledge. We are equally committed to making sure other world faiths such as Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam are also built on and are revisited throughout the childrens RE learning.
We see the teaching of R.E. as vital for children to understand others’ beliefs and make connections between their own lives and values. It is also vital the children are aware of the diversity of RE across the faiths we teach. Finding connections and seeing differences where they occur. We do this by ensuring pupils are inquisitive by asking questions about the world around them and by allowing pupils to gain high-quality experiences, through high-quality Religious Education lessons weekly.
KS1 & 2 Understanding Christianity and The Emmanuel Project Units
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Year 1 |
Creation Understanding Christianity Who made the world?
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Incarnation Understanding Christianity Why does Christmas matter to Christians? |
God Understanding Christianity What do Christians believe God is like? |
Salvation Understanding Christianity Why does Easter matter to Christians?
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Judaism The Emmanuel Project Why is the Torah such a joy for the Jewish community?
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Judaism The Emmanuel Project Why do Jewish families say so many prayers and blessings? |
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Year 2 |
Creation Understanding Christianity Who made the world? Digging deeper |
Incarnation Understanding Christianity Why does Christmas matter to Christians? Digging deeper |
Gospel Understanding Christianity What is the good news that Jesus brings? |
Salvation Understanding Christianity Why does Easter matter to Christians? Digging deeper |
Judaism The Emmanuel Project Why is learning to do good deeds so important? |
Islam The Emmanuel Project How do some Muslins show Allah is compassionate and merciful? |
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Year 3 |
Creation/Fall Understanding Christianity What do Christians learn from the creation story? Comparative study of creation stories |
Incarnation Understanding Christianity What is the trinity?
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Gospel Understanding Christianity What kind of world did Jesus want? |
Salvation Understanding Christianity Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday>? |
Islam The Emmanuel Project How does a Muslim show their submission and obedience to Allah? |
Hinduism The Emmanuel Project Why does a Hindu want to collect good Karma? |
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Year 4 |
Creation/Fall Understanding Christianity What do Christians learn from the creation story? Digging deeper |
Incarnation Understanding Christianity What is the trinity? Digging deeper |
Kingdom of God Understanding Christianity When Jesus left what was the role of Pentecost? |
Salvation Understanding Christianity Why do Christians call the day Jesus dies ‘good Friday? Digging deeper |
Hinduism The Emmanuel Project How does the story of Rama and Sita inspire Hindus to follow their Dhama?
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Judaism The Emmanuel Project What symbols and stories help Jewish people remember their covenant with God? |
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Year 5 |
Christianity Creation/Fall Understanding Christianity Creation and science conflicting or complementary? |
Incarnation Understanding Christianity Was Jesus the Messiah? |
Gospel Understanding Christianity
What did Jesus do? |
Salvation Understanding Christianity What did Jesus do to save humans? |
Islam The Emmanuel Project What does the QU’ran reveal about Allah? |
Hinduism The Emmanuel Project What spiritual pathways to Moksha are written about Hindu scriptures? |
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Year 6 |
Christianity Creation/Fall Understanding Christianity Creation and science conflicting or complementary? Digging deeper |
Incarnation Understanding Christianity Was Jesus the Messiah? Digging Deeper |
People Of God Understanding Christianity How can following God bring freedom and justice? |
Salvation Understanding Christianity What difference does the resurrection make to Christians? Digging deeper |
Humanism The Emmanuel Project Why do Humanists say happiness is the goal of life? |
Judaism The Emmanuel Project What is Holiness for Jewish people?
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