St George's Catholic Primary School
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To Know You More Clearly
Religious Education – 'To Know You More Clearly'
Religious Education is at the core of our curriculum at St. George’s. In line with the requirements of the Bishops of England and Wales, we follow the new Religious Education Directory ‘To know you more clearly’. The new curriculum seeks to present the teaching of R.E. in a sequential way which progresses through each year and is in line with key events in the liturgical calendar. The focus of the new curriculum is the Word of God. As the children hear the word, they then interpret it and apply to their own lives.
The framework has four structural elements:
· Knowledge lenses which indicate what children should know by the end of each age phase. They are split into the following elements; hear, believe, celebrate and live.
· The ‘ways of knowing’ are the skills the children will acquire as they progress through the curriculum. They are categorised as understand, discern and respond.
· Expected outcomes are set for each age phase and encapsulate what the children are expected to know, remember and be able to do.
To Know You More Clearly is divided into six curriculum branches; one per half-term. The branches are the same for each year group and are as follows:
· Autumn 1 – Covenant and creation. Encounter the God who created the world we live in and calls all people to focus on the accounts of creation.
· Autumn 2 – Prophecy and promise. Here the children explore the theme of waiting for the promised Messiah through the season of Advent.
· Spring 1 – Galilee to Jerusalem. This is where the children experience the ministry of Jesus and really listen to the Word of God. This is taught through parable, miracles and teachings.
· Spring 2 – Desert to Garden. The children explore the season of Lent and the events through Holy week.
· Summer 1 – To the ends of the earth. This is where children experience the ‘in between’ phase of Jesus’ life after His resurrection up until Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit.
· Summer 2 – Dialogue and encounter. This is where the children learn how Christians work with people of other faiths to gain an understanding of working towards the common good of our world and people.
At St. George’s Catholic Primary School, we use the ‘Day-by-Day’ supporting resources for our lessons, which enable us to explore the creative aspect of R.E. as well as the written.
Autumn Term
| Theme and Topic | EYFS | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Church Family |
Myself God knows and loves each one. Why am I so precious? |
Families God's love and care for every family. Why do we have a family, and who is my family? |
Beginnings God at every beginning. Who made the world and everything in it? |
Homes God's dream for every family. What makes a house a home? |
People The family of God in Scripture. Where do I come from? |
Ourselves Created in the image and likeness of God. Who am I? |
Loving God Who never stops loving? Do you have to earn love? |
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Baptism / Confirmation Belonging |
Welcome Baptism: a welcome to God's family. Why is welcome important? |
Belonging Baptism is an invitation to belong to God's family. What does it mean to belong? |
Signs and Symbols Signs and Symbols in Baptism. Are signs and symbols important? |
Promises Promises made at Baptism Why make promises? |
Called Confirmation: a call to witness. What does it mean to be called and choosing? |
Life Choices Marriage commitment and Service. Is commitment important? |
Vocation and commitment The vocation of priesthood and religious life. What is commitment in life? |
| Judaism | Hanukkah | Abraham & Moses | Shabbat | The synagogue | The Torah | Pesach | Yom Kippur |
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Advent / Christmas Loving |
Birthday Looking forward to Jesus' Birthday Why do we celebrate birthdays? |
Waiting Advent is a time to look forward to Christmas. Is waiting difficult? |
Preparations Advent preparing to celebrate Christmas. Do we need to prepare? |
Visitors Advent: waiting for the coming of Jesus. Are visitors always welcome? |
Gift God's gift of love and friendship in Jesus. What's so special about gifts? |
Hope Advent: waiting in joyful hope for Jesus, the promised one. What does it mean to live in hope? |
Expectations Jesus was born to show God to the world. Should we have expectations in life? |
Spring Term
| Theme and Topic | EYFS | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Local Church Community |
Celebrating People celebrating in church What and why do people celebrate? |
Special People People in the parish family. What makes a person special? |
Books The books used in church Why do we need books? |
Journeys Christian family's journey with Jesus. Is life a journey? |
Community Life in the local community: ministries in the parish What makes 'community'? |
Mission Continuing Jesus' mission in the diocese [ecumenism] Do we all have a mission in life? |
Sources The Bible, the special book of the church Are books enriching? |
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Eucharist Relating |
Gathering The parish family gather to celebrate the Eucharist. Why do people gather together? |
Meals Mass; Jesus' special meal What makes some meals special? |
Thanksgiving Mass is a special time for saying thank you to God for everything, especially Jesus. Why should we be grateful people? |
Listening and Sharing Jesus gives himself to us in a special way. What's so important about listening and sharing |
Giving and Receiving Living in communion What's more important – giving or receiving? |
Memorial Sacrifice The Eucharist, the living memorial of Jesus' sacrifice Why do we need memories?
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Unity The Eucharist enables people to live in communion. Why are we happiest when we are united? |
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Lent / Easter Giving |
Growing Looking forward to Easter. How and why do things grow? |
Change Lent a time for change. How and why do things change? |
Opportunities Lent; an opportunity to start anew in order to celebrate Jesus' new life How does each day offer opportunities for good? |
Giving all Lent a time to remember Jesus' total giving What makes some people give everything to other people? |
Self-Discipline Celebrating growth to new life. Is self-discipline important in life? |
Sacrifice Lent is a time for aligning with the sacrifice already made by Jesus. Why do we need to make sacrifices? |
Death & New Life Celebrating Jesus' Death and Resurrection Can any good come out of loss and death? |
Summer Term
| Theme and Topic | EYFS | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pentecost Serving |
Good News Passing on the good news of Jesus What is good news? |
Holidays & Holydays Pentecost; the feast of the Holy Spirit Do we need holidays and holydays? |
Spread The Word Pentecost a time to spread the good news Why should we spread good news? |
Energy Gifts of the Holy Spirit What's the use of energy?! |
New Life To hear and live the Easter message What's so important about new life? |
Transformation Celebration of the spirits transforming power How can energy transform? |
Witnesses The Holy Spirit enables people to become witnesses. What do I want to witness in my life? |
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Islam |
Prayer mats | Muhammad | Prayer at home | The mosque | The Qur'an | Ramadan & Pilgrimage | Guidance for Muslims |
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Reconciliation Inter-relating |
Friends Friends of Jesus Is it good to have friends? |
Being Sorry God helps us to choose the Sacrament of reconciliation. Why should we be sorry? |
Rules Reasons for rules in Christian families Do we need rules? |
Choices The importance of examination of conscience What helps me choose well? |
Building Bridges Admitting wrong, being reconciled with God and each other Sacrament of reconciliation Why are bridge-builders important? |
Freedom & responsibility Commandments enable Christians to be free and responsible How do rules bring freedom? |
Healing Sacrament of the sick Who needs healing? |
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Universal Church World |
Our World God's wonderful world What makes our world so wonderful? |
Neighbours Neighbours share God's World Who is my neighbour? |
Treasures God's treasure in the world Is the world a treasure? |
Special Places Holy places for Jesus & the Christian What makes a place special? |
God's People Different saints show people what God is like Why do some people do extraordinary things? |
Stewardship The church is called to the stewardship of creation. Can I be a steward of creation? |
Common Good Work of the common worldwide family How can we work together to build a just and fair world? |