EXAMPLE LONG TERM WHOLE SCHOOL RE PLAN FOCUSING ON

EXAMPLE LONG TERM WHOLE SCHOOL RE PLAN

Focusing on Christianity & Judaism at KS1 & on Christianity, Judaism & Buddhism at KS2

Schools may select to cover one RE Unit over one term rather than one per half term

YEAR

AUTUMN

SPRING

SUMMER

EYFS

WHAT FEELINGS CAN WE TALK ABOUT?

WHY DO WE HAVE HARVEST FESTIVALS?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

WHERE DO I BELONG?

WHY DO CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF JESUS?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

HOW DID JESUS AFFECT SOME OF THE PEOPLE HE MET?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE unit

HOW CAN WE USE OUR HANDS?

WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT NEW LIFE AT EASTER

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

WHO HELPS US? WHO CAN WE HELP?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

HOW DO WE FEEL ON A JOURNEY?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

YR 1

HOW DID MOSES INSPIRE THE EXODUS?

Use RE Online

WHAT ARE SOME SPECIAL TIMES & WHAT IS A CELEBRATION?

Use School selected/designed

WHO IS JESUS?

WHY IS HE INSPIRING FOR SOME PEOPLE?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

HOW & WHY DO CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE EASTER?

Use School Selected/Designed

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELONG?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

WHAT DO PEOPLE BELIEVE ABOUT GOD?

Use School selected/designed

YR 2

WHAT QUALITIES DO SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE HAVE?

Use School selected/designed

HARVEST

WHAT ARE SOME FESTIVALS OF LIGHT?

Include Hanukah Christingle, & Christmas

Use school selected/designed

WHY DO PEOPLE GIVE GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS?

Focus on Giving & Receiving.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GIVE?

(TZEDAKAH)-

Use RE Online

HOW DOES A CHURCH CELEBRATE EASTER?

Use school selected/designed

WHY ARE SOME BOOKS & STORIES SPECIAL?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

WHY ARE SOME BOOKS AND STORIES SPECIAL?

Continued

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

YR 3

WHY MIGHT WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE WORLD?

What are some Creation Stories?

Use school selected/designed

HARVEST

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM VISITING SACRED PLACES?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

CHRISTMAS

Focus on

Advent

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS?

Include Buddha, role of priest & guru

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

WHY DO SOME PEOPLE THINK JESUS IS INSPIRATIONAL?

EASTER

Focus on Joy & Sadness.

Use school selected/designed

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A BUDDHIST?

Use School Selected/Designed

HOW DO PEOPLE’S BELIEFS INFLUENCE THEIR ACTIONS?

Include Christian & Buddhist. What is commitment?

Use School selected/designed

YR 4

WHAT IS FOREGIVENESS?

HOW HARD IS IT TO FORGIVE?

Use RE Online

HOW & WHY ARE RITES OF PASSAGE CELEBRATED?

include Christian, Jewish & Buddhist

CHRISTMAS

Focus on Light.

Use school selected/designed

WHY IS MOSES IMPORTANT TO JEWS, CHRISTIANS & MUSLIMS?

Include receiving 10 commandments & why Jews celebrate Passover.

Use school selected/designed

WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP & TRUST?

What does ‘love your neighbour’ mean?

Focus on Loyalty & Betrayal –

Use school selected/designed

WHY IS EASTER IMPORTANT TO CHRISTIANS?

WHAT IS THE TORAH & WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO JEWISH PEOPLE?

Use school selected/designed

HOW & WHY DO YOU SHOW YOU ARE THANKFUL?

Use school selected/designed

YR 5

WHY DO PEOPLE MAKE PILGRIMAGES?

e.g. to Lourdes, Rome, Jerusalem, Bodhgaya

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

HARVEST

CAN CHRISTIAN AID AND ISLAMIC RELIEF CHANGE THE WORLD?

Use unit on www.christian-aid.org.uk

CHRISTMAS

Focus on Epiphany.

HOW MIGHT STORIES & PRAYERS HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES & THEIR RELATIONSHIPS?

Use RE Online

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF JESUS?

Use school selected/designed

EASTER

Focus on Victory.

WHAT ANSWERS MIGHT BE GIVEN TO QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE & SUFFERING?

Use RE Online

WHAT RELIGIONS ARE FOUND IN OUR COMMUNITIES?

What is the role of the synagogue, temple, & church?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

YR 6

CAN WE IMAGINE LIVE AFTER DEATH?

Use RE Online

ARE SACRED TEXTS IMPORTANT? WHY?

Use school selected/designed

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH ABOUT THE FIRST CHRISTMAS?

Comparing accounts

HOW DO JEWS EXPRESS THEIR BELIEFS IN PRACTICE?

Use school selected/designed

WHAT IS FAITH & HOW MAY IT BE EXPRESSED THROUGH THE ARTS?

Use school selected/designed

EASTER

Focus on Who was Jesus?

WHAT IS FAITH & HOW MAY IT BE EXPRESSED THROUGH THE ARTS?

Use school selected/designed

HOW CAN BELIEFS AND VALUES SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR DECISION MAKING?

What can we learn from British values?

Use school selected/designed

EXAMPLE LONG TERM WHOLE SCHOOL RE PLAN

Focusing on Christianity & Islam at KS1 & Christianity, Islam & Hinduism at KS2

Schools may select to cover one RE Unit over one term rather than one per half term

YEAR

AUTUMN

SPRING

SUMMER

Rec

WHERE DO I BELONG?

WHY DO WE HAVE HARVEST FESTIVALS?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

WHAT FEELINGS CAN WE TALK ABOUT?

WHY DO CHRISTINS CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF JESUS?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

HOW DID JESUS AFFECT SOME OF THE PEOPLE HE MET?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE unit

HOW CAN WE USE OUR HANDS?

WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT NEW LIFE AT EASTER?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE units

WHO HELPS US?

WHO DO WE HELP?

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE unit

WHAT ARE SPECIAL CLOTHES?

Include Muslim families.

Use Cumbria

EYFS RE unit

Include Muslim families.

Y 1

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELONG TO CHRISTIANITY?

Use some of Cumbria

SACRE unit

PRAYER: WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHY?

Use RE Online

CHRISTMAS: Giving & Receiving.

Use school selected/designed

WHO IS JESUS?

WHY IS HE INSPIRING FOR SOME PEOPLE?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

SIGNS & SYMBOLS: WHAT DO THEY MEAN TO A BELIEVER?

Use RE Online

WHY DO CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE EASTER?

Use school selected/designed

WHAT ARE SOME SPECIAL PLACES & WHY ARE SOME HOLY FOR SOME PEOPLE?

Use school designed/selected

WHY IS THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD AN INSPIRATION TO MUSLIMS?

Use RE Online

Y 2

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELONG TO ISLAM?

Use some of Cumbria

SACRE unit

WHAT ARE SOME FESTIVALS OF LIGHT?

Include Diwali Christingle & Christmas.

Use school selected/designed

HOW DID MOSES INSPIRE THE EXODUS?

Use RE Online

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM VISITING A CHURCH AT EASTER?

Focus on Church Celebrations.

Use school selected/designed

WHY DO SOME MUSLIMS STOP & PRAY?

Use RE Online

WHY ARE SOME BOOKS AND STORIES SPECIAL?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

Y 3

WHY SHOULD WE CARE FOR THE WORLD?

What are some Creation Stories?

Use school selected/designed

Is Our World Sacred?

HARVEST

HOW & WHY ARE RITES OF PASSAGE CELEBRATED?

-include Christian, Hindu & Muslim

Use school selected/designed

CHRISTMAS: Advent.

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM VISITING SACRED PLACES?

Include Christianity, Islam & Hinduism

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

WHY DO SOME PEOPLE THINK JESUS IS INSPIRATIONAL?

Use school selected/designed

EASTER: Joy & Sadness.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HINDU?

Use RE Online on What do Hindus think?

HOW HARD IS IT TO FORGIVE? WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE FORGIVEN?

Use RE Online

Y 4

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS?

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

WHAT DO DIFFERENT PEOPLE BELIEVE ABOUT GOD?

Include Christian, Hindu & Muslim

Use school selected/designed

CHRISTMAS: Journeys.

WHAT DO PLACES OF WORSHIP TEACH US ABOUT RELIGIONS?

Use RE Online or school selected/designed

WHY IS EASTER IMPORTANT TO CHRISTIANS?

Focus on Loyalty & Betrayal

Use school selected/designed

CAN WE IMAGINE LIVE AFTER DEATH?

Use RE Online

CAN CHRISTIAN AID AND ISLAMIC RELIEF CHANGE THE WORLD?

Use RE unit on www.christian-aid.org.uk

Y 5

WHY DO PEOPLE MAKE PILGRIMAGES?

IS LIFE LIKE A JOURNEY?

Include Makkah, Jerusalem, Ganges.

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

HOW & WHY DO PEOPLE CELEBRATE RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS?

Include Divali.

Use school selected/designed

CHRISTMAS: Epiphany.

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE LIFE AND TEACHING OF JESUS?

Use school selected/designed

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HOW & WHY DO PEOPLE PRAY?

Use RE Online

EASTER: Victory.

WHAT RELIGIONS ARE FOUND IN OUR COMMUNITIES?

Include RC, Quaker, Cathedral, mosque, mandir.

Use Cumbria

SACRE unit

WHY CAN HOLDING BELIEFS BE DIFFICULT?

Use RE Online

Y 6

WHY ARE SACRED TEXTS IMPORTANT?

Use school selected/designed

HARVEST

WHY DOES THE BIBLE MATTER TO CHRISTIANS & HOW IS IT USED?

Use school selected/designed

CHRISTMAS: Compare accounts.

WHAT IS FAITH & HOW MAY IT BE EXPRESSED THROUGH THE ARTS?

Use school selected/designed

WHAT IS FAITH & HOW MAY IT BE EXPRESSED THROUGH THE ARTS?

Continued

EASTER: WHO WAS JESUS?

Use school selected/designed

WHAT DO HUMANISTS CELEBRATE & WHY?

Use www.understandinghumanism.org.uk

HOW CAN BELIEFS AND VALUES SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR MORAL DECISION MAKING?

What can we learn from British Values?

Use school selected/designed