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RE Curriculum Long-Term Overview
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ReceptionEQ - Why is the word God so important to Christians? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human and Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core Concept: Creation/GodTo know how God created the worldEQ -Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas? (Christianity) LINKS TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens). Core Concept: IncarnationTo know the bible story of how Jesus was bornEQ - Being special: Where do we belong? (Christianity, Hindu Dharma, Islam) LINKS TO EAS - Human/Social Sciences (supported by Theological and Philosophical lens) Core Concepts: Thematic - Belonging, God's love, KindnessWhat makes us feel special? What makes many Christians feel that they are special to God?EQ - Why is Easter special to Christians? (Christianity) LINKS TO EAS - Theology and Human/Social Sciences Core Concept: Salvation To know the meaning of 'Hosanna'EQ - Which places are special and why? (Islam/Christianity) LINKS TO EAS - Theology (suported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core Concepts: Thematic - Sacred Places, Belonging and Belief Where is a special place to me?EQ - Which stories are special and why? (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Philosophical lens) Core Concept: Thematic - Teaching and BeliefWhat is special to you and why?
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To know why Harvest is special to ChristianityTo know the key events of NativityWhy do many Christians believe that children are special to God?To know why the Palm cross is important in ChristianityWhere is a special place for a Christian
to go?		Which stories do you know that are
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To know how Christians care for the worldTo know how to sequence the Christian Christmas storyWhere do you belong? Which groups do some religious people belong to?To know what the symbol of the cross represents in ChristianityWhat makes a church so special to
Christians?		How might a story from the Bible show a
Christian how to treat other people?
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To know how to explain why God's name is so importantWhy is Jesus called the light of the world?How do we show people they are welcome? How are babies welcomed into the Christian family?To know what the egg represents during Easter in ChristianityWhere is a holy place for Muslims to
go?		Which stories are special to Christian and
Jewish people?
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To know how to reflect on the precious things on our lives Why did the Magi bring gifts for the baby Jesus?How are some babies welcomed in the Muslim tradition?To know the importance of Jesus' death and resurrection What makes a Mosque holy for Muslims?What is the holy book for Muslims?
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How can God be the most important thing in someone's life?To know how to define incarnation in the Christmas Story How do Hindu brothers and sisters show their love for each other at a festival?To know the meaning of the Easter Garden in ChristianityWhat is important in a Church and a
Mosque? How are buildings similar and
different?		Which stories are special to Muslims?
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Year OneEQ - Who do Christians say made the world? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core Concept: Creation Who do Christians say made the world?EQ - Why does Christmas matter to Christians? (Christianity) LINKS TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science lens). Core Concept: IncarnationWho was Jesus?EQ - Who is Jewish and how do they live? (Judaism) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human and Social Science). Core Concepts: God, Torah, God's People., Belief and Teachings, RitualsWhat is precious to Jewish people? What does a mezuzah remind Jewish people about?EQ - What do Christians believe God is like? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Philosophy Core Concepts: God, Sin, Reconciliation and Forgiveness, Faith in ActionWhat is a parable? EQ - What does it mean to belong to a faith community? (Christianity/Judaism) LINK TO EAS - Human/Social Science and Philosophy Core Concepts: Thematic - Belonging, Value of People, Faith in ActionWhat does it mean to belong to a community?EQ - How should we care for the world and for others, why does it matter? (Christianity/Judaism) LINK TO EAS - Theology Core Concepts: Thematic - Belief and Teachings, Stewardship, BelongingWhat do Christian, Jewish and non-religious people believe about caring for people?
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What happens in Genesis?What happened in the story of the birth of Jesus?What is precious to Jewish people? What does a mezuzah remind Jewish people about? What does it mean to ask for forgiveness?How do Christians and Muslims show that they belong?What do Christians, Jewish and non-religious people believe about caring for people?
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Why do Christians look after the world?Was Jesus born where people would have expected?How and why do Jewish people celebrate Shabbat? What does it feel like to be forgiven? How do Christians, Muslims and Jewish peole show that they belong?What do Jewish people believe about caring for people?
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What happens at Harvest and why?		Why is waiting and preparing for Christmas important for many Christians?What stories do Jewish people tell from the Torah? Why do Christians listen to God?What do worldviews say about how valuable people are?What do Jewish people believe about caring for people?
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How do artists show the Creation?What do some people like to say thank you for at Christmas?What might the story of Chanukah make Jewish people think about? Why do Christians prayer and worship?How do Muslims and Christians welcome a new baby?What do Christians and Jewish people believe about the beginning of the world and how do they think people should treat the world?
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Who do Christians say made the world?How do people use the story of the nativity to guide their beliefs at Christmas?ConsolidationHow do parables help people decide what is right and wrong?How do people show that they belong to each other?What do Christians and Jewish people believe about the beginning of the world and how do they think people should treat the world?
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Year TwoEQ - What is the good news Christians believe Jesus brings? Part 1 (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science lens) Core Concepts: Gospel What did Jesus’ good news mean for Matthew in the Bible story?EQ - What is the good news Christians believe Jesus brings? Part 2 (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science lens) Core Concept: GospelWhat can we say about peace as part of the good news Christians
believe Jesus brings?		EQ - Who is a Muslim and how do they live? Part 1 (Islam) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core Concepts: God, Tawhid, Ibadah What do people think about God?
What do Muslims think about God?		EQ - Why does Easter matter to Christians? (Christianity) LINKS TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core Concept:: Salvation What are the main events of the Bible story of Holy Week and Easter? EQ - Who is a Muslim and how do they life? Part 2 (Islam) LINKS TO EAS - Human/Social Science (supported by Theological lens). Core Concepts: God, Tawhid, IbadahWho was the Prophet Muhammad and why is he important to
Muslims?		EQ - What makes some places special to believers? (Christianity Islam Judaism) LINKS TO EAS - Theology and Human Social Sciences (supported by Philosophical lens) Core Concepts: Thematic - Community and Belonging, Practices and ways of life, Beliefs and Teachings, Big QuestionsWhich places are special to me? Where is a sacred place for a
believer to go?
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What might a Chirstian say was the good news that Jesus brought
to Matthew?		How can we show the good news that Christians believe Jesus
brings?		What do Muslims think about God? What do some of the Muslim 99 Beautiful Names for God mean?What are the six biggest moments in the story of Easter?What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims?Which place of worship is sacred for Christians?
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What do many Christians believe is the good news that Jesus
brings about forgiveness?		What do Christians believe Jesus showed them about how to
pray?		What do Muslims think about God?
What does the Shahadah say about Muslim beliefs?		How do Christians feel about the main events of the Bible stories
of Holy Week and Easter?		What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims?Which place of worship is sacred for Jewish people?
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What do many Christians believe is the good news that Jesus
brings about peace?		What are the important parts of prayer for many Christians?Who was the Prophet Muhammad and why is he important to
Muslims? 		Why do Christians say ‘Good Friday’ for the day Jesus died?What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims?Why is worship sacred?
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What might Christians do to follow the life of Jesus and bring
‘good news’ to people?		What is the good news that Christians believe Jesus brings?Why is the Prophet Muhammad so important to Muslims?What impact does the Easter story have on many Christians?What difference does worshipping God make to Muslims?Which place of worship is sacred for Muslims?
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How might Christian prayer link to saying sorry and forgiveness?What do we know about the good news that Christians believe Jesus brings?What do Muslims do because they love to treat the Quran with
respect?		We will think again about the big idea that Christians remember
at Easter - ‘Jesus as Saviour’		ConsolidationHow are places of worship similar and different?
Why are places of worship important to our community?
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Year ThreeEQ - What is it like for someone to follow God? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core Concept: People of GodWhich information about Bible stories can we get from different
types of text?		EQ - What is the Trinity and why is it important for Christians? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core concept: Incarnation/God What is the Trinity? What happens in the biblical story of the
baptism of Jesus?		EQ - How do festivals and worship show what matters to Muslims? (Islam) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Sciences lens) Core Concept: IbadahHow do festivals and family life show what matters to a Muslim?EQ - How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people? (Judaism) LINK TO EAS - Human Social Science (supported by Theological lens) Core Concept: God, Torah, God's PeopleWhat do many Jewish people do to mark Shabbat?EQ - What do Christians learn from the Creation story? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science and Philosophical lens) Core Concepts: Creation/FallWhere does Creation belong in the ‘Big Story’ of the Bible?EQ - How and why do people try to make the world a better place? (Christianity Judaism Islam non-religious world views) LINK TO EAS - Philosophy and Human/Social Sciencel Core Concepts: Thematic - Ethics/Moral ResponsibilityHow and why do people try to make the world a better place? What is wrong with the world?
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What can we about Noah form reading the Biblical story?How is the Trinity shown in the Biblical story of the baptism of
Jesus?		What does the opening chapter of the Qur’an teach Muslims about God?What does Shabbat look like in the UK today?What kind of world do Christians believe in? What do we mean by good?How can the ‘Golden Rule’ help people to work out how to make the world a better place?
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What is the link between the story of Noah and the idea of
covenant? What are the links between the story of Noah and how many
Christian people live?		Why is the biblical story of the baptism of Jesus important for
many Christians?		Why does prayer matter to Muslims?What do different Jewish people celebrate at Rosh Hashanah?How have Christians interpreted looking after the world?Tikkun Olam, repairing the world: how do Jewish people try to make the world a better place?
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What is the link between a Christian wedding ceremony and the
idea of covenant		What are the similarities and differences between infant baptism
and believer’s baptism?		Why is the mosque a special place for Muslims?What happens at Yom Kippur?How do different Christians think about and look after the
environment?		Who is inspired by Jesus’ example of sacrifice?
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Did Abram show he trusted God? What might affect a Christian’s decisions about baptism?Why do Muslims celebrate at the end of Ramadan?What is the story of Passover?What do Christians mean by ‘The Fall’?’How do Muslims try to make the world a better place?
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Is it always easy for Christians to try to follow God?What is the Trinity and why is it important for Christians?Consolidation and AssessmentWhy do many Jews celebrate Passover every year?What do many Christians learn from the stories of Creation and the Fall? How do non-religious people try to make the world a better place?
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Year FourEQ - What kind of world did Jesus want? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Philosophy (supported by Human/Social Science lens). Core Concept: Gospel What kind of world did Jesus want?EQ - When Jesus left; what was the impact of Pentecost? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Human/Social Science Core Concept: Kingdom of GodWhat do you already know about Pentecost?EQ - What do Hindus believe God is like? (Hinduism) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Philosophical lens). Core Concepts: Hindu Dharma Atman Brahman How do many Hindus describe ultimate reality?EQ - Why do Christians call the day that Jesus died 'Good Friday'? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science lens). Core Concept: SalvationWhat can you remember about Holy Week?EQ - What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain
today? (Hindu Dharma) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Human Social Sciences Core Concept: Hindu Dharma		What is Hindu Dharma?EQ - How and why do people mark the significant
events in life? (Christianity Judaism Islam Non-religious world views) LINK TO EAS - Human/Social Science (supported by Theological lens). Core Concepts: Thematic - Life events, Rites of Passage 		How and why do people mark the significant events in life?
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How does ‘fishers of men’ apply to Christians today?What does the Bible say about Pentecost?How might the idea of Brahman being in everything affect how you
live?		How did people feel on Good Friday?How and why do many Hindus perform Puja?What is the significance of baptism for Christians? What happens
and what does it mean?
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What is an evangelist?How have artists depicted the events of Pentecost?What can we find out about some Hindu deities?Why did Jesus have to die and rise again?What is dharma? What can we learn from the story of King
Yudhishtira?		How do many Jewish people mark becoming an adult?
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How did and does Jesus want people to act?For Christians what is the impact of the gift of the Holy Spirit?How do many Hindus understand deities?Why is the Easter story important?What does the Ramayana tell Hindus about dharma?What ceremonies do many Hindus mark in the journey of life?
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What does the Good Samaritan teach Christians?For Christians, what was the impact of the Holy Spirit?What can we learn about deities from Ganesh?For Christians, why is Good Friday so important?How and why do many Hindus celebrate Diwali?Why do people choose to get married? What do wedding ceremonies
show us about commitment, love, promises?
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What kind of world did Jesus want?What can you tell me about the Trinity?Consolidation and AssessmentWhy do Christians call the day Jesus dies ‘Good Friday’?Can I plan a Diwali celebration for my local community?Why do people choose to get married? What do wedding ceremonies
show us about commitment, love, promises?
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Year FiveEQ - What does it mean if Christians believe God is loving and Holy? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Human/Social Science. Core Concept: God.What words do pupils connect to the idea of ‘God’? What words do
Christians connect to their idea of God?		EQ - What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? (Islam) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Human Social Sciences (supported by Philosophical lens). .Core Concepts: Ibadah/TawhidHow many Muslims and how many mosques are there in Britain?EQ - Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people? (Judaism) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Human Social Sciences Core Concepts: Torah/GodWhat do Jewish people look like, and where do we find Jewish people in
the UK?		EQ - Creation and Science; Conflicting or Complementary? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Science and Philosophical lens). Core Concepts: Creation/Fall.What can we find out about the creation story in Genesis 1?EQ - How can following
God bring
freedom and
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(Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Philosophy (supported by Theological lens). Core Concept: People of God		What can we learn about the story of the Exodus in the Bible?EQ - What matters
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Humanists and
Christians?
(Christianity Humanism) LINK TO EAS - Human/Social Science and Philosophy (supported by Theological lens). Core Concept: Thematic - Values & Ethics		What matters most to Humanists and to Christians?
Rules: do we need them? Who breaks them?
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What does the Bible say God is like?How might the five pillars affect the lives of Muslims in Britain today?What is the Torah? What is a Sefer Torah?What might many Christians see as important in Genesis 1?Where do we think the Exodus story shows Moses’ trust in God?Who is a Humanist? What codes for living do non-religious people use?
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How can ideas of God be expressed in art?Why is Zakah/charity important to Muslims? How is charity important to
you?		Why are there different types of synagogue in the UK?What relationships do scientists have with religious worldviews?How might the Exodus story help Christians when life gets tough?Who is a Humanist? What codes for living do non-religious people use?
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How do some Christians respond to a holy and loving God?Why do Muslims go on pilgrimage?How does the Torah influence what Jewish people might eat?How and why do some Christians see both science and religion as
important?		What do we think about the importance of the Ten Commandments?What values matter most to Christians? How does it show? How can our
different values be discussed?
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How do churches and cathedrals reflect Christian ideas about God?Why do Muslims go on pilgrimage?How are Jewish people adapting festivals in the UK?What are some different Christian views about the relationship between
science and religion?		How do many Christians try to bring freedom and justice (themes from
the Exodus story) into today’s world?		How do Humanists and Christians know how to act? What do they base
their decisions on?
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What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving?What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?Why is the Torah important to Jewish people?Science and religion: conflicting or complementary?What can we say about the Exodus story, its themes and its importance
for Christians today?		What matters most to Humanists and to Christians?
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Year SixEQ - Christians and how to live: what would Jesus do? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Strongly integrates Theology, Philosophy and Human/Social Science lens. Core Concept: Gospel. Where do Christians find out about what Jesus did?EQ - Why do Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology Core Concept: Incarnation .What was going on that meant the People of God needed a saviour?EQ - Why do Hindus want to be good? (Hindu Dharma) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Philosophy Core Concepts: Hindu Dharma Atman Karma Moksha Who or what is Brahman?EQ - What difference does the resurrection make to Christians? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology and Philosophy (supported by Human/Social Science and philosophical lens). Core Concepts: SalvationWhy do Christians believe Jesus was resurrected?EQ - For Christians, what kind of king is Jesus? (Christianity) LINK TO EAS - Theology (supported by Human/Social Science lens) Core Concept: Kingdom of God In Jesus’ parables, who is invited into God’s kingdom?EQ - Why do some people believe in God and some not? How does faith help people when life gets hard? (Non-religious world views) LINK TO EAS - Philosophy (supported by Theology, Human/Social Science lens). Core Concept: Thematic - Belief and MeaningBelief in God: what patterns can we see in our local area, our country and our world?
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Why do Christians think it is wise to follow Jesus’ teachings?What kind of rescuer/Messiah were people expecting?What is atman? What can be learned about atman through a Hindu story?How do many churches mark Good Friday and Easter Sunday?According to Jesus’ teachings, how important is forgiveness in God’s kingdom?What do we mean by agnostic, atheist or theist? Introducing the lens of philosophy
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What was Jesus’ sermon on the mount about?Why do Christians believe Jesus fulfils the expectations of the Messiah?What is samsara? Why is atman important? What else is important?What is the change in emotions felt for many Christians from Good
Friday to Easter Sunday? Why is this felt?		How does Christian Aid try to make the world more like God’s
kingdom?		How can psychology help us understand what people mean when they think about the idea of God?
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How do some Christians follow Jesus’ example in caring for those in need? (part 1)Why do most Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah?How might dharma affect the way someone lives their life?When and why might a Christian have to stand up for their beliefs?How do Christians see God’s kingdom as being now and in the future?What can we learn from theology about the idea of God?
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How do some Christians follow Jesus’ example in caring for those in need? (part 2)How does Christmas fit in with Christian beliefs about Jesus?What is ahimsa and how does it affect the lives of Hindu people?Why do Christians have hope even when someone dies?For Christians, what are the features of God’s kingdom and Jesus’ kingship?Why do some people believe that God does not exist?
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How far do Jesus’ teachings and actions inspire others?Why do Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah?Why do Hindus want to be good?What difference does the resurrection make to Christians?How do Christians try to live in God’s kingdom?Why do some people believe in God and some people not? Where do I stand?
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Theology - thinkikng through believing - What do people believe?
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Philosophy - thinking through thinking - Why or how do they think this?
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Human/Social Science - thinking through living - How do people live out their beliefs?
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