Welcome to Sussex Road School Religious Education (RE)
Here, at Sussex Road, the big idea of Religious Education is to help children to acquire and develop knowledge and understanding of Christianity and the other principal religions represented in Great Britain; to appreciate the way that religious beliefs shape life and our behaviour, develop the ability to make reasoned and informed judgements about religious and moral issues and enhance their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
We use an Enquiry based curriculum laid down by the Kent Sacre. The curriculum is organised into three strands and these strands will be taught throughout each Enquiry and throughout the year. The strands are:
Believing
Expressing
Living
We teach Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Humanism. The focus is strongly placed upon the people who practise that religion rather than the religion as an abstract concept.
Sussex Road School RE |
| Year R (Discovering) | Year 1 (Exploring) | Year 2 (Exploring) | Year 3 (Connecting) | Year 4 (Connecting) | Year 5 (Connecting) | Year 6 (Connecting) |
Believing (Religious beliefs, teaching, sources; questions about meaning., purpose and truth) |
| Who is a Christian and what do they believe? | Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? | What do different people believe about God? |
| Why do some people believe God exists? |
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Which stories are special and why?
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| What can we learn from sacred books?
| Why is the Bible so important for Christians today?
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Which people are special and why?
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| Why is Jesus inspiring to some people?
| What would Jesus do? Can we live by the values of Jesus in the twenty-first century? |
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| What do religions say to us when life gets hard? | |
Expressing (Religious and spiritual forms of expression; questions about identity and diversity) | What places are special and why? | What makes some places sacred? |
| Why do people pray? |
| If God is everywhere, why go to a place of worship? |
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What times are special and why? | How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? | How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times? | Why are festivals important to religious communities? | Why are festivals important to religious communities?
Why do some people think that life is a journey and what significant experiences mark this? |
| Is it better to express your beliefs in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity? | |
Living (Religious practices and ways of living; questions about values and commitments) | Being special: where do we belong? | What does it mean to belong to a faith community? |
| What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today? | What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? | What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? |
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| How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter? |
| What can we learn from religions about deciding what is right and wrong? |
| What matters most to Christians and Humanists? | |
What is special about our world? |
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| What difference does it make to believe in ahimsa (harmlessness), grace and/or Ummah (community)? |