The RE Syllabus at BS
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What do we study at Key Stage Three?
The grid below outlines the study units covered by Years Seven, Eight and Nine:

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

 

 

YEAR 7

(72 Lessons)

 

 

Introduction to Religion

 

Why Study Religion?

Ways of Seeing

Signs & Symbols

God and gods

Belief & Commitment

Prayer

Holy Books

Places of Worship

The Six Major World Faiths

 

Questions, Myths and Mysteries

Genesis

Hindu Creation

Modern creation

Ragnorok

Revelation

 

 

Ancient Religion

 

    Greece

    Rome

    Egypt

    Celtic

    Norse

The Old Testament

 

What is the Old Testament?

The Creation & Fall

The Flood

Abraham

Joseph

Moses

Joshua

Saul

David

Solomon

Ultimate Questions

 

Asking Questions

What is Real?

Does God Exist?

Looking for God

How did we get here?

The Problem of Suffering

Right and Wrong

 

Hinduism

 

What is Hinduism?

Beliefs: Gods

Samsara

Worship

Rites of Passage

Festivals

 

 

 

YEAR 8

(38 Lessons)

 

 

Science & Religion

Puzzles

Asking Questions and Finding Answers

Questions and Answers about the World Around Us

Patterns

Models

Christianity

Christian Denominations

The Bible

Jesus

Worship

Ministers

Rites of Passage

Festivals

Symbols

 

Islam

 

The Life of Muhammad

The Five Pillars

The Qur’an

The Mosque

Special Occasions

Taking Responsibility

 

Personal Responsibility

Children

The Elderly

The Disabled

The Third World

The Environment

 

Sikhism

 

The 5 K’s

The Gurdwara

Guru Granth S.

Sikh Gurus

The Khalsa

 

 

 

YEAR 9

(38 Lessons)

 

 

Judaism

 

Founders

The Torah

The Synagogue

Festivals

Kosher Food

Traditions

 

The Holocaust

History of Anti-Semitism

Nazi Germany

Oskar Schindler

Rights & Wrongs

 

 

Contemporary Moral Issues

 

Abortion

Euthanasia

Medical Ethics

Racism

War

 

The Life of Christ

 

The Person of Christ

Birth

Baptism & Temptation

Apostles & Disciples

Parables

Miracles

Trial & Crucifixion

Resurrection

 

Buddhism

 

The Life of the Buddha

The Four Noble Truths

The Eightfold Path

Scripture

Reincarnation