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Religious Education at The Deanery aims to ensure that all students become religiously literate and will give them the tools so that they may ‘live life in its fullness’ (John 10:10).
RE at The Deanery will comprise of three academic disciplines: Theology, Philosophy and Social Science. We aim for all of our students to become religiously literate and empower them with the education and skills needed to become good citizens of our world. RE will contribute to the character development of all our students and will encourage them to develop spiritually and to work with each other to build a community of shared values. At Key stage 3 all students will follow a tailor made Religious Education curriculum for our students and our school, which includes content from our Swindon locally agreed syllabus and the NATRE Understanding Christianity resource. This follows the Church of England requirements for the study of Christianity, but also enables students to have a rich and diverse understanding of many different worldviews, belief systems and cultures. RE in years 7 to 9 provides a solid foundation for GCSE study and beyond. At GCSE (years 10 and 11) students will study the AQA GCSE Religious Studies A qualification.
Curriculm map - Year 7
RE curriculum vision
Every student will know about and understand Christianity as a diverse global living faith through the exploration of core beliefs using an approach that critically engages with biblical text.
Every student will gain knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and worldviews appreciating diversity, continuity and change within the worldviews and religions studied.
Every student will engage with challenging questions of meaning and purpose raised by human existence and experience.
Every student will recognise the concept of religion and its continuing influence on Britain’s cultural heritage and in the lives of individual and societies in different times, cultures and places.
All students will be able to explore their own religious, spiritual and philosophical ways of living, believing and thinking.
RE curriculum intent
To provide students to with opportunities to reflect upon their own beliefs and ideas about themselves, their place in our world and with others.
To engage students in high-quality academic study which will enable them to become religiously literate and hold well-balanced conversations and religion and worldviews.
To enable students to interact with other worldviews and faiths, and allow them to explore how these beliefs impact the lives of others in our communities and the wider world.
To ensure that all pupils have a solid foundation for GCSE study and beyond.
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
Year 7 Foundations ‘Before’ | God’s chosen people - What does it mean to be Jewish? IDENTITY & COVENANT Judaism | The ‘Big story’ – Where did Christianity come from? CONTEXT/CONCEPTS Christianity | History of Christianity –How did Christianity survive? PERSECUTION & RESILIENCE Christianity & Judaism | God - If God is Trinity, what does this mean for Christians? MONOTHEISM Christianity | The life of Muhammad - Where did Islam come from? COURAGE & RESILIENCE Islam | Justice - What is so special about being a Sikh? SERVICE Sikhism |
Year 8 Living ‘Now’ | People of God – Does the world need prophets today? COMMUNICATION Christianity | Living in 21st century Britain - What is good/challenging about being a teenage Muslim in Britain today? COMMUNITY COHESION Islam | The worldwide Church – Do all Christians believe the same thing? DIVERSITY Christianity | Creation – What lessons can we learn from Hinduism about our environment? STEWARDSHIP Hinduism | Gospel - What is so radical about Jesus? COURAGEOUS ADVOCACY Christianity | Express yourself -Religious Expression through Art and Music RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION Christianity, Islam & Judaism |
Year 9 Next ‘Future’ | Fact or fiction - Do we need to prove God’s existence? PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTS FOR/AGAINST THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Various – Inc. Humanism & Buddhism | Morality - Does religion help people to be good? ATHEISM/SECULARISM Humanism | Happiness - Should happiness be the purpose of life? HAPPINESS Buddhism | The fall – Why are people good and bad? PROBLEM OF EVIL Christianity | Afterlife - Is death the end? Does it matter? ESCHATOLOGY Humanism & Christianity | Wisdom – What do we do when life gets hard? SOURCES OF WISDOM & AUTHORITY Christianity |
