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SOW - Subject Religious Education
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HALF TERM 1HALF TERM2HALF TERM3HALF TERM 4HALF TERM 5HALF TERM 6
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Topic TitlesReligious attitudesChristianityThe Existence of God and revelationJudaism
Islam
Human Rights and Social Justice
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Objectives
(The things we want the pupils to make progress in)
consider the three ways in which criminals are treated and religious attitudes to these treatments.
To understand ethical arguments related to the death penalty.
To understand religious attitudes about forgiveness.
To understand different religious attitudes to suffering and those who commit crime.
Christian/Scientific beliefs about creation .The role of Word and Spirit
Different Christian beliefs about the afterlife and their importance
Beliefs and teachings about the crucifixion.
Beliefs and teachings about the resurrection
How Jesus is the key to Christian teaching and beliefs about sin/salvation
Worship and festivals: different forms of worship and their significance
Worship and festivals: Holy Communion
Worship and festivals: The role and importance of pilgrimage and Celebrations
The effectiveness of the Design Argument as proof for God’s existence.
The effectiveness of the Causal Argument as proof for Gods existence .
The Argument from Miracles, including two examples of miracles.
Evil and Suffering as an argument against the existence of God.
Arguments against the existence of God from science
Introduction to Judaism
Key beliefs: The nature of God.
Beliefs about life after death
Key beliefs: The nature and role of the Messiah.
The Covenant and the Mitzvot.
The synagogue and worship.
Family life and festivals.
To explore the core beliefs in Islam
To investigate the role and importance of the prophets in Islam
To understand the importance of the Qur’an in Islam
To explore the role and importance of Angels for Muslims
To explore the ideas of life after death for Muslims
Human Rights - Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings – social justice
Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings, beliefs and attitudes about wealth and poverty
Exploitation of the poor (issues relating to fair pay and people trafficking)
Charity, including issues related to giving money to the poor.

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Key Stage 4 - Year 11
Platinum
GCSE 5+		To effectively consider the three ways in which criminals are treated and religious attitudes to these treatments.
To understand ethical arguments related to the death penalty.
To understand religious attitudes about forgiveness.
To understand different religious attitudes to suffering and those who commit crime.
To be able to critically evaluate Christian and Scientiic beliefs about creation and explain how Jesus is key to Christian teachings and belioefs.To analyse and explain the merits of both the design and causal arguments, citing the argument from miracles as evidenceTo critically analyse the key beliefs about the nature of God, the role of The Messiah and the significance of family life and festivals in the Jewish faithTo explore the core beliefs in Islam
To investigate the role and importance of the prophets in Islam
To understand the importance of the Qur’an in Islam
To explore the role and importance of Angels for Muslims
To explore the ideas of life after death for Muslims
Human Rights - Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings – social justice
Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings, beliefs and attitudes about wealth and poverty
Exploitation of the poor (issues relating to fair pay and people trafficking)
Charity, including issues related to giving money to the poor.

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 Key Stage 4 - Year 10/11
GCSE 1 - 4		To have a good understanding of how to consider the three ways in which criminals are treated and religious attitudes to these treatments.
To understand ethical arguments related to the death penalty.
To understand religious attitudes about forgiveness.
To understand different religious attitudes to suffering and those who commit crime.
To evaluate Christian and Scientiic beliefs about creation and offer ideas about how Jesus is key to Christian teachings and belioefs.To analyse both the design and causal arguments as proof of the existence of God using two examples of miracles as evidenceTo comment upon and be aware of the key beliefs about the nature of God, the role of The Messiah and the significance of family life and festivals in the Jewish faithTo explore the core beliefs in Islam
To investigate the role and importance of the prophets in Islam
To understand the importance of the Qur’an in Islam
To explore the role and importance of Angels for Muslims
To explore the ideas of life after death for Muslims
Human Rights - Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings – social justice
Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings, beliefs and attitudes about wealth and poverty
Exploitation of the poor (issues relating to fair pay and people trafficking)
Charity, including issues related to giving money to the poor.

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Key Stage 3 - year 9
Silver
Entry Level		To have some understanding of how to consider the three ways in which criminals are treated and religious attitudes to these treatments.
To understand ethical arguments related to the death penalty.
To understand religious attitudes about forgiveness.
To understand different religious attitudes to suffering and those who commit crime.
To evaluate and show an awareness of both Christian and Scientic beliefs about creation and comment upon the significance of Christian celebrations.To be aware of both the design and causal arguments as evidence for the existence of God and to explain the relevance of two miracles in the arguement for the existence of GodTo know three key beliefs central to the Jewish faith and demonstrate an awareness of the significance of the Covenant and the Mitzvot To explore the core beliefs in Islam
To investigate the role and importance of the prophets in Islam
To understand the importance of the Qur’an in Islam
To explore the role and importance of Angels for Muslims
To explore the ideas of life after death for Muslims
Human Rights - Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings – social justice
Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings, beliefs and attitudes about wealth and poverty
Exploitation of the poor (issues relating to fair pay and people trafficking)
Charity, including issues related to giving money to the poor.

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Silver
Stage 3 - year 8
entry Level
To have a basic understanding of how to consider the three ways in which criminals are treated and religious attitudes to these treatments.
To understand ethical arguments related to the death penalty.
To understand religious attitudes about forgiveness.
To understand different religious attitudes to suffering and those who commit crime.
To know the role Jesus played in the Christian faith and to demonstrate knowledge of some Christian celebrations and demonstrate an awareness of both Religious and Scientific beliefs about creationTo know both arguments about trhe existence of God and the universe and why some people believe in miraclesTo know about the Jewish beliefs in the nature of God and the significance of festivals and family life to the faith To explore the core beliefs in Islam
To investigate the role and importance of the prophets in Islam
To understand the importance of the Qur’an in Islam
To explore the role and importance of Angels for Muslims
To explore the ideas of life after death for Muslims
Human Rights - Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings – social justice
Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings, beliefs and attitudes about wealth and poverty
Exploitation of the poor (issues relating to fair pay and people trafficking)
Charity, including issues related to giving money to the poor.

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Bronze
Key Stage 3 - year 7
Entry Level		To begin to have some understanding of how to consider the three ways in which criminals are treated and religious attitudes to these treatments.
To understand ethical arguments related to the death penalty.
To understand religious attitudes about forgiveness.
To understand different religious attitudes to suffering and those who commit crime.
To know the role Jesus played in the Christian faith and to demonstrate knowledge of some Christian celebrationsTo know that there are two opposing arguments about the existence of God and the universe and to explain which one they belioeve in and whyTo know how Jews worshiop God and be aware of the key differences between Judaism and ChristianityTo explore the core beliefs in Islam
To investigate the role and importance of the prophets in Islam
To understand the importance of the Qur’an in Islam
To explore the role and importance of Angels for Muslims
To explore the ideas of life after death for Muslims
Human Rights - Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings – social justice
Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief
Religious teachings, beliefs and attitudes about wealth and poverty
Exploitation of the poor (issues relating to fair pay and people trafficking)
Charity, including issues related to giving money to the poor.

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