RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

At North Tawton, it is our intent for the Religious Education element of our school curriculum to engage, inspire, challenge and encourage pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to answer challenging questions. This allows the exploration of different religious beliefs, values and traditions and develop a more rigorous understanding of the numerous religious traditions, beliefs and practices that are followed in our multi-cultural society. We want them to know how religious education enables pupils to combat prejudice, preparing them for adult life, employment and life-long learning. 
Aims 
The national curriculum for Religious Education aims to ensure that all pupils: 

• develop knowledge and understanding of Christianity and other principal religious traditions represented in Great Britain; 
  

• develop understanding of the ways in which beliefs influence people in their behaviour, practices and in their communities; 
  
• reflect on, deepen and clarify their own experiences, values and beliefs and those of others; 
  
• develop awareness of fundamental questions about life arising from human experience and how religious beliefs and practices can relate to them; 
  
• recognise the right of people to hold diverse beliefs and values and to develop positive attitudes of respect towards other people; 
  
• benefit from opportunities to enhance their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. ​
  

OUR CURRICULUM

• ​Our Curriculum
• Our Approach
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Art and Design
• Computing
• Design and Technology
• Geography
• History
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Music
• PSHE
• Physical Education
• Religious Education
• Relationships and Sex Education
• Collective Worship
• Special Educational Needs
• Assessment and Reporting

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	AUTUMN 2020	SPRING 2021	SUMMER 2021
YEAR 1	1.10 What does it mean to belong to a faith community?	1.7 Who is Jewish and how do they live?	1.9 How should we care for the world and for others, and why does it matter?
	1.1 What do Christians believe God is like?	1.1 What do Christians believe God is like?	1.2 Who do Christians say made the world?
YEAR 2	1.6 Who is a Muslim and how do they live?	1.6 Who is a Muslim and how do they live? Part 2	1.4 What is the ‘good news’ Christians believe Jesus brings?
	1.3 Why does Christmas matter to Christians?	1.5 Why does Easter matter to Christians?	1.8 What makes some places sacred to believers?
YEAR 3	L2.1 What do Christians learn from the Creation story?	L2.9 How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim?	L2.4 What kind of world did Jesus want?
	L2.2 What is it like for someone to follow God?	L2.10 How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people?	L2.12 How and why do people try to make the world a better place?
YEAR 4	L2.3 What is the ‘Trinity’ and why is it important for Christians?	L2.8 What does it mean to be Hindu in Britain today?	L2.6 For Christians, when Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost?
	L2.7 What do Hindus believe God is like?	L2.5 Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’?	L2.11 How and why do people mark the significant events of life?
YEAR 5	U2.1 What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving?	U2.3 Why do Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah?	U2.4 Christians and how to live: ‘What would Jesus do?
	U2.8 What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?	U2.9 Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people?	U2.10 What matters most to Humanists and Christians?
YEAR 6	U2.2 Creation and science: conflicting or complementary?	U2.7 Why do Hindus want to be good?	U2.6 For Christians, what kind of king is Jesus?
	U2.11 Why do some people believe in God and some people not?	U2.5 What do Christians believe Jesus did to ‘save’ people?	U2.12 How does faith help people when life gets hard?