Throckley Primary School RE Overview Early Years What does it mean to belong?
Year 1 Where do we belong? Revisit from EYFS, Autumn.
Autumn
How is belonging expressed and demonstrated? Built from EYFS, Autumn.
What is precious?
Year 2
Year 3
Religious Books Revisit from Year 1, Spring 2 and Summer 1.
Signs and symbols in Christianity and Sikhism. Revisit from Year 2, Autumn.
How do religious people express their sense of community? Build on Year 1, Autumn 1.
How and why do we use signs and symbols in everyday life? Build on Year 2, Autumn.
What does it mean to be a Sikh?
Religions in the Local Community.
Year 4 How do religious people express their sense of identity with their faith through community? Build on Year 3, Autumn.
Why do people make religious journeys? Expressions of faith in the community. Revisit from Year 3, Autumn and Spring.
How do people give thanks?
What are we thankful for?
What can we learn from stories about God? Build on Year 1, Spring 2.
Spring
What is Easter? Build on Easter Story in EYFS. Teach in Spring 1 or 2 depending on when Easter falls. What is the Bible and why is it important to Christians?
Summer
Why is Moses so important to the Jewish faith?
Hannukah Revisit from Year 1, Summer 1. What is special to Jewish people? Build on Year 1, Summer 1.
How do Christians use the Bible? Build on Year 2, Spring 1.
Builds on Year 2, Spring. Teach in Spring 1 or 2 depending on when Easter falls. Belonging and Community Revisit from Year 1, Autumn. How do the events of Easter make me feel? Build on Year 1, Spring. Teach in Spring 1 or 2 depending on when Easter falls.
What is friendship?
What is the significance of the events of Palm Sunday and Holy Week?
Sikhism Revisit from Year 2, Autumn 2. What is worship and why is it so important to religious people? Build on Year 2, Autumn. What does God being active in our lives mean to Christians and Jewish people?
Religions in the Local Community. Revisit from Year 3, Autumn. What are the key elements of Hindu worship and what do they mean?
Who is Jesus?
Important people in religions covered this year. Revisit from Year 3. Hindu key elements. Revisit from Year 3, Spring.
Year 5 Why is worship so important to believers? Build on Year 4, Autumn 2 and Summer 1.
Expression of faith in the community. Revisit from Year 3 Autumn 1 and Spring 2. What are the similarities and differences in beliefs between different faith traditions? Religious holy books. Revisit from Year 4, Spring 1. How did the Bible develop and why is it important? Builds on Year 4, Spring 1.
Year 6 What is my image and understanding of Jesus’ character, personality and purpose? Build on Year 3, Autumn 1. Islam Revisit from year 5, Spring 2 and Summer. What do I think about the nature and existence of God? Build on Year 6, Autumn.
How do religious people make moral and ethical choices? Build on Year 4, Autumn 2 and Summer 1.
Easter Revisit on Year 2, Spring 1.
What does the Qur’an teach about God?
My understanding of Jesus and Muhammad. Revisit from Year 6, Autumn 1.
How has the crucifixion affected the Christian faith? Builds on Year 3, Spring. Teach in Spring 1 or 2 depending on when Easter falls. Religious journeys and pilgrimage Revisit from Year 4, Autumn 2.
What do the events in Muhammad’s life influence the lives of Muslim’s today?
How does belief influence life choices? Build in Year 4 Autumn and Summer.
How do Hindus show their devotion to God? Build on Year 3, Spring 2. What are the key elements of Hindu worship and what do they mean? Build on Year 3, Spring 2 and Year 4, Summer 1.
What does it mean to belong to a Muslim community? Builds on Year 5, Summer 1.
What is Humanism?
Muhammad’s influence on Muslims.
My moral and ethical choices. Revisit from Year 6, Spring 1.