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.
THE ABBEY PRIMARY RE CURRICULUM MAP
Abbey School ~ R.E. curriculum map September 2025
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Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
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Summer 1 |
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Year R |
F1 God /Creation Why is the word ‘God’ important to Christians? |
F2 Incarnation Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas? |
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F3 Salvation Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter Garden? |
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Year 1 |
1.2 Creation Who made the world?
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1.3Incarnation Why does Christmas matter to Christians? |
Judaism – Why is the Torah such a joy for the Jewish community?
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1.5 Salvation Why does Easter matter to Christians?
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What do Christians believe God is like? |
Islam How does a Muslim show their submission and obedience to Allah?
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Year 2 |
1.2 Creation Who made the world? Digging deeper |
1.3 Incarnation Why does Christmas matter to Christians? Digging deeper |
Judaism Why do Jewish families talk about repentance at New Year? |
1.5 Salvation Why does Easter matter to Christians? Digging deeper |
What is the good news Jesus brings? |
Islam How do some Muslins show Allah is compassionate and merciful?
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Year 3 |
2a.1 Creation/Fall What do Christians learn from the creation story? Comparative study of creation stories |
2a.3 Incarnation What is the trinity?
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Judaism Why do Jewish families say so many prayers and blessings
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2a.5 Salvation Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday>? |
What kind of world did Jesus want? |
Hinduism Why does a Hindu want to collect good Karma? |
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Year 4 |
2a.1 Creation/Fall What do Christians learn from the creation story? Digging deeper |
2a.3 Incarnation What is the trinity? Digging deeper |
Judaism Why is learning to do good deeds so important to Jewish?
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2a.5 Salvation Why do Christians call the day Jesus dies ‘good Friday? Digging deeper |
When Jesus left what was the role of Pentecost?
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Hinduism How does the story of Rama and Sita inspire Hindus to follow their Dhamma?
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Year 5 |
2.b2Christianity Creation/Fall Creation and science conflicting or complementary? |
2b.4 Incarnation Was Jesus the Messiah? |
Judaism What symbols and stories help Jewish people remember their covenant with God?
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2b.6 Salvation What did Jesus do to save humans? |
What did Jesus do? |
Hinduism What spiritual pathways to Moksha are written about Hindu scriptures? |
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Year 6 |
2b.2Christianity Creation/Fall Creation and science conflicting or complementary? Digging deeper |
2b.4 Incarnation Was Jesus the Messiah? Digging Deeper |
Judaism What is Holiness for Jewish people? |
2b.7 Salvation What difference does the resurrection make to Christians? Digging deeper |
Humanism Why do Humanists say happiness is the goal of life?
Why do Humanists say happiness is the goal of life? |
Islam What does the QU 'ran reveal about Allah?
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