RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (RE)
Our big ideas in RE are:
Click here for details on the Big Ideas.
See below for the RE Learning Journey from Year 7 to Year 11 and the overviews for each Learning Cycle. They explain our planned curriculum of what students are expected to learn.
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You can find our RE KS3 knowledge organisers and support with KS3 home learning here.
The key contact for this subject is Mr M Gray - Central Leader for Humanities (matthew.gray@pcsa.theplt.org.uk)
For more information about KS4 revision and study support visit our pages on revision and Prep for Success / Easter School.
Preparing for KS4 study (GCSE and vocational qualifications in years 10 and 11)? Click here for information about the Year 9 Options Process.
To find out more about our careers provision, visit the careers webpage.
Year 7 Learning Cycles
Judaism
Abraham and the covenant / Food laws / The synagogue / Jewish moral principles
Christianity
Jesus teachings / Miracles / Jesus crucifixion and resurrection / Incarnation
Islam
Muhammad / 5 Pillars / The Hajj - Pilgrimage / Prayer
Hinduism
Nature of God (Brahman) / Belief about life after death / The Caste system / Hindu worship
Year 8 Learning Cycles
Buddhism
The life of Siddhartha / The Noble Eightfold Path / The Five Precepts / Sangha
Sikh
Guru Nanak / Guru Granth Sahib / The Sikh Khalsa / The Gurdwara
Creation
Different versions of creation in Christianity and Hinduism.
The purpose of life within each religion
The atheist perspective on creation
Life after Death
The different perspectives on what happens after death.
Heaven/Hell/Reincarnation
Also we will consider the atheist perspective
Year 9 Learning Cycles
Suffering
-The different ideas around suffering.
- How we can categorise suffering. Moral and natural
- Different perspectives on why suffering exists
Existence of God
Key arguments which support or disprove the existence of God.
- The first cause and design argument
- Miracles
- Science and evolution
Ethics
Key principles on how people make decisions.
- Utilitarianism
- Situation ethics
- Kantian ethics
Peace and Conflict
- Key arguments considering whether war is right or wrong.
- Key arguments on why religious people do not support war
Year 10 Learning Cycles
Christian Beliefs
- Evangelism
- The idea of reconciliation
Christian Practices
- Different forms of worship
- The sacraments
- Key celebrations
Hinduism beliefs
-The tri-murti (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva)
-The nature of birth and death
-Free will
-The four aims of life – Kama, Artha, Moksha and Dharma
Hinduism Practices
-The importance and different forms of worship.
-Puja and Arati
-Pilgrimage
-Festival of Diwali & Holi
-Environmental practices
Year 11 Learning Cycles
Peace and Conflict
- Reasons for war
- Just war Theory
- Nuclear weapons
- Terrorism
- Forgiveness and pacifism
Crime and Punishment
-Reasons why people commit crime
-Types of crime
- Aims of punishment
- Corporal and capital punishment
- Forgiveness and justice
Family and Relationships and Religion and Life
- Purpose of family life
- Marriage and divorce
- Adultery, cohabitation and contraception