Module 1: Religious understanding –

 The creation Story

Children will learn:

• We are created individually by God as part of His creation plan
• We are all God’s children and are special
• Our bodies were created by God and are good
• We can give thanks to God!

Me, My body, my health

Children will learn:

• We are each unique, with individual gifts, talents and skills. Whilst we all have similarities because we are made in God’s

image, difference is part of God’s plan!

• That their bodies are good and made by God
• The names of the parts of the body (not genitalia)
• That our bodies are good and we need to look after the
• What constitutes a healthy lifestyle, including exercise, diet, sleep and personal hygiene

Life cycles

Children will learn:

• That there are natural life stages from birth to death, and what these are. 

Module 2: Personal relationships

Children will learn:

• To identify ‘special people’ (their parents, carers, friends, parish priest) and what makes them special
• The importance of nuclear and wider famil
• The importance of being close to and trusting special people and telling them if something is troubling them 

Keeping safe – Safe inside & out Children will learn:

• About safe and unsafe situations indoors and outdoors, including online
• That they can ask for help from their special people. 

Keeping safe - My body, my rules

Children will learn:

• To know they are entitled to bodily privacy
• That they can and should be open with ‘special people’ they trust if anything troubles them
• That there are different people we can trust for help, especially those closest to us who care for us, including our teachers and our parish priest 

Keeping safe: - Feeling poorly and People who help us

Children will learn:

• Medicines should only be taken when a parent or doctor gives them to us
• Medicines are not sweets
• We should always try to look after our bodies because God created them and gifted them to us
• There are lots of jobs designed to help us
• Paramedics help us in a medical emergency
• First Aid can be used in non-emergency situations, as well as whilst waiting for an ambulance 

Module 3: Religious Understanding

Children will learn:

• That God is love: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
• That being made in His image means being called to be loved and to love others
• What a community is, and that God calls us to live in community with one another
• Some Scripture illustrating the importance of living in a community
• No matter how small our offerings, they are valuable to God and He can use them for His glory 

Living in the wider world.

Children will learn:

• That they belong to various communities such as home, school, parish, the wider local community, nation and global community
• That they should help at home with practical tasks such as keeping their room tidy, helping in the kitchen etc
• That we have a duty of care for others and for the world we live in (charity work, recycling etc.)
• About what harms and what improves the world in which we live