Year Group 

Autumn Term 

Spring Term 

Summer Term 

EYFS - the starting point for RE 

Children should encounter Christianity and other religious and non-religious worldviews as part of their growing sense of self, their own community and their place within it.  

Show sensitivity to their own and other’s needs.  

Talk about people around them and their roles in society.  

Understand the past through events and the setting.  

Ask questions in a safe environment.  

Read about different cultures and know that there are similarities and differences between religions and cultures in this country.  

Children should be exposed to books which teach them about different traditions and faiths.  

Develop a positive attitude about others and respect their perspective. 

Understand that some places are special to members of the community.  

Be involved in whole school events and experience cooperating with pupils and adults from other year groups.  

What makes every person special, unique and important?   

 What good news did the Angels bring?  INCARNATION 

Christians believe God came to Earth in human form as Jesus. Christians believe Jesus came to show that all people are precious and special to God. – Make connections to multi-faiths and non-religious.  

What do Christians and other people (including non-religious) think about the world and how we should treat it?  

GOD 

The word God is a name. Christians believe God is the creator of the universe. Christians believe God made our wonderful world and so we should look after it. 

Why is Easter special to Christians? SALVATION 

Christians remember Jesus’ last week at Easter. Jesus’ name means ‘He saves’. Christians believe Jesus came to show God’s love. Christians try to show love to others.  

Where do you feel happy and safe?  

 Where do others feel happy? Natural world is special too/not just a building – Multi-faith and non-religions.  

What is your favourite story?  

Multi-faith and non-religious. Look at sacred texts (Bible, Torah, Qur’an) What do the stories teach us about life and how we should behave?  

Year One 

GOD 

What do Christians believe God is like? 

INCARNATION 

The Christmas Story – main focus.  

What are festivals and why do we have them? (Multi-faith and non-religious)  

Why are some stories special? (multi-faith and non-religious) 

SALVATION 

F3 Why do Christians put a cross in the Easter garden? 

How should we care for the world and for others, and why does it matter? (multi-faith and non-religious)  

What is special and sacred to different people?  (multi-faith and non-religious)  

Year Two 

CREATION 

1.2 Who made the world (creation)? 

(multi-faith and non-religious- use other creation stories for comparison such as Aboriginal as well as Scientific belief. What is their view?  

INCARNATION 

1.3 Why does Christmas matter to Christians? 

Who is a Muslim and how do they live? 

(multi-faith)  

SALVATION 

1.5 Why does Easter matter to Christians (core learning)? 

GOSPEL 

What is the good news Jesus brought? 

How do Christians talk to God? 

What does it mean to belong in a worldview community? 

(multi-faith and non-religious)  

Year Three 

INCARNATION/GOD 

2a.3 What is the Trinity and why is it important for Christians?  (core learning – Baptism and the Grace) 

What are festivals of light? (multi-faith) 

What can we learn from places of worship? (Church, Mosque, Mandir) 

SALVATION 

How do Christians remember Jesus’ last supper? 

How and why do people try to make the world a better place? Christians, Muslims and Non-religious.  

PEOPLE OF GOD 

2a.2 What is it like to follow God? 

Year Four 

CREATION/FALL 

2a.1 What do Christians learn from the creation story?  

How and why do people mark the significant events of life? Christians, Hindus, Muslims and non-religious.  

How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim?  

SALVATION Why do Christians call the day Jesus died 'Good Friday’? 

PEOPLE OF GOD 

2a.6. When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost? 

Is life like a journey? (multi-faith and non-religious)  

Year Five 

GOD 

2b.1 What does it mean if God is Holy and loving? 

How do people express their faith through the arts? (Multi Faith) 

What does it mean to live as a person of Hindu faith in Britain today? 

SALVATION 

What did Jesus do to save human beings? 

GOSPEL 

How do Christians decide how to live? - What would Jesus do? 

How does faith help when life gets hard? (multi-faith and non-religious)  

Year Six 

CREATION/FALL 

2b.2 Creation and Science: conflicting or complimentary? 

INCARNATION 

2b.4 Was Jesus the Messiah? 

Why do Hindu’s want to be good? 

SALVATION 

2b.7 What difference does the resurrection make for Christians? 

KINGDOM OF GOD 

How can following God bring freedom and justice? 

What makes a good leader? (Christian, historical)