Religious Studies Curriculum Overview
Team Vision
Religious Studies is a unique subject that allows students to explore the nature of humans and our place in this world by asking big questions about life’s purpose. We want all students to feel that their voices can be heard in navigating their own worldview. Our curriculum aims to inspire, challenge, and engage students in becoming ready for modern life in an ever-increasing multi-cultural society.
Curriculum Intent
Our curriculum intent is for students to develop a keen sense of self through opportunities to express, debate and grow their own values and attitudes on current global issues. Our students will be able to express and justify their own opinions and beliefs about religion and religious, philosophical, moral, and spiritual questions through a series of modules designed to evoke such conversations.
Throughout the RS curriculum there are 3 key concepts we believe are essential in developing students’ knowledge and understanding of RS as well as nurturing their ability to become autonomous thinkers. These key concepts are theology, philosophy and ethics. We believe these three concepts not only allow students to experience the full range of what RS can offer regarding academic studies but enable exciting opportunities for students to question the world around them in preparation for life beyond Chilton Trinity.
Long Term Plan
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Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
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Year 7
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Unit: 1 Philosophy 1: |
Unit: 2 Theology 1: |
Theology 2: Christianity 1-Beliefs
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Theology 3: Christianity 1-Practices
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Unit:4 Theology 4: Islam 1- Beliefs |
Theology 5: |
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Key Learning Students need to know and remember from this unit of work |
How did religion develop?
Why do people choose to be religious?
What do religions share? |
Who is God?
What is a covenant?
Judaism in daily life
Jewish celebrations |
The trinity
Agape- loving God and others
The afterlife
Why is Jesus special?
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What is the Bible?
How do Christians worship?
Christian celebrations
The Church
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Tawhid - God
Risalah- Prophets
Akhirah- afterlife
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What is the Sunni and Shi’a split?
What is the Qur’an
The 5 Pillars of Islam
Celebrations in Islam- Eid-ul-fitr |
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Check for Understanding How we will check for understanding in this unit of work |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessment on Judaism |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- longer assessment on Christianity |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Futura assessment point – paper recapping learning throughout year
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Year 8
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Unit: 1 Ethics 1: What is ethics? |
Unit: 2 Theology 5: Sikhism-Beliefs and Practices |
Theology 6:
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Theology 7: Christianity 2- The life of Jesus |
Unit:5 |
Ethics 2:
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Key Learning Students need to know and remember from this unit of work |
How do we make ethical decisions- utilitarianism and deontological ethics
Ethical principles in Christianity and Islam |
Who is Waheguru?
Who are the Gurus?
What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
Who are the Khalsa?
The Gurdwara |
Who is the Buddha
What are the 3 marks of existence?
What are the 4 noble truths?
What is the Eightfold path?
The Sangha |
What is a messiah?
Who was Jesus?
Why was Jesus’ death and resurrection significant? |
Identity in Islam-who are Sunni, Shi’a and Sufis?
Mosques around the world
The Muslim moral code
Islam and charity |
What is prejudice and discrimination?
Pacifism and peaceful protests
War and weapons of mass destruction |
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Check for Understanding How we will check for understanding in this unit of work |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- longer assessment on Sikhism |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- longer assessment on Jesus |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Futura assessment point – paper recapping learning throughout year
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Year 9
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Unit: 1 Theology 9: Rituals and Celebrations |
Unit: 2 Ethics 3: |
Ethics 4: |
Philosophy 3: |
Unit: 5 Theology 10: Christianity 3- Christianity in the Modern World |
Theology 11: |
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Key Learning Students need to know and remember from this unit of work |
Celebrating significant life events through the lens of religion- birth, adulthood and death. |
What is medical ethics?
Issues within medical ethics - Abortion - Euthanasia - Genetic Engineering |
What are human rights?
What is social justice?
Issues of human rights - Poverty - Refugees |
What is philosophy of religion?
Arguments for the existence of God - Design argument - Cosmological argument - Argument from morality - The problem of evil |
What is the ecumenical movement?
Christianity around the world
Public and Private worship
Expressions of faith (art and music)
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The development of Islam as a worldwide religion
Islam in the UK
Islamophobia
Expressions of faith (art and music)
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Check for Understanding How we will check for understanding in this unit of work |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- longer assessment on Ethics |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Futura assessment point – paper recapping learning throughout year
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Assessment Checkpoint:
In class- short assessed piece of writing
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Year 10 (Optional at GCSE)
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Unit: 1 Issues of Relationships |
Unit: 2 Issues of Life and Death
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Christianity: Practices
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Unit:4 Islam: Beliefs |
Islam: Practices
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Key Learning Students need to know and remember from this unit of work |
Types of Family Purpose of a family Marriage and Divorce Sex and Contraception Gender Equality |
Creation Stewardship Abortion Euthanasia Life after Death Funerals |
God Trinity Jesus Salvation Atonement |
Worship Sacraments Eucharist Baptism Pilgrimage The Ecumenical Movement The Church Celebrations |
The 5 roots of religion in Shi’a Islam The 6 articles of faith in Sunni Islam Tawhid Risalah-Prophets Malaikah-Angels Predestination Afterlife
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The 5 pillars of Islam Celebrations The 10 Obligatory Acts of Shi’a Islam Jihad |
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Check for Understanding How we will check for understanding in this unit of work |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 1A of Paper 1 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 1B of Paper 1 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 2A of Paper 2 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 2B of Paper 2 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 3A of Paper 3
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Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 3B of Paper 3 |
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Year 11 (Optional at GSCE)
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Unit: 5 Islam and Christianity Recap |
Unit: 6 Issues of Good and Evil |
Issues of Human Rights
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Revision |
Unit: X |
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Key Learning Students need to know and remember from this unit of work |
To revisit core concepts from both Christianity and Islam |
Morality Crime Punishment Prison reform Death penalty forgiveness |
Human rights Social justice Censorship Extremism Wealth and poverty Evil and suffering
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To revisit core concepts from all aspects of the course |
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Check for Understanding How we will check for understanding in this unit of work |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Mixture of Paper 2 and Paper 3 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 1C of Paper 1 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Section 1D of Paper 1 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
Mixture of Paper 1, 2 and 3 |
Assessment Checkpoint:
GSCE Exams |
Assessment Checkpoint:
GCSE Exams |