Religious Studies
Curriculum
The Junior School Curriculum gives general preparation for the demands of the Common Entrance Syllabus. Pupils look at key Bible stories and also at three world religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
The Common Entrance Syllabus starts in C Form (Year 6). The syllabus is split into three sections - Old Testament stories and Contemporary Issues, New Testament stories and Contemporary Issues and World Religions. Throughout C to A Form, pupils will study set stories and examine their context and meaning for today, thus linking each story to a moral issue. Pupils will also study in depth, the religions of Judaism, Sikhism and Islam.
The curriculum for Alpha and Beta is loosely based on the CE texts but is a more generic study of Biblical themes and figures, contemporary issues and the religion of Islam.
| Autumn Term | Lent Term | Summer Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F Form | Creation Stories Noah Remembrance Day Christmas |
Patron Saints Easter |
Ruth Elijah Elisha Jeremiah Jonah |
| E Form | Abraham Jacob Joseph Judaism |
Moses Judaism |
David Daniel Christianity |
| D Form | Christmas Jesus as a boy Jesus' Baptism 12 Disciples Miracles |
Holy Week Stephen Paul Christianity |
Islam |
C Form (CE Syllabus) |
Creation Stories Cain & Abel Abraham & Isaac 10 Commandments |
Judaism |
Elijah Amos Mini-Project |
B Form (CE Syllabus) |
David & Jonathan David & Bathsheba Solomon The Temptations Jesus & the Outcasts |
Sikhism |
Following Jesus Healing Miracles Martin Luther King |
| Beta | David Jesus as a Messiah Miracles |
Parables Death & Resurrection Capital Punishment Life after Death |
Project: Significant People Islam |
A Form (CE Syllabus) |
Parables Jesus' Teaching The Crucifixion The Resurrection |
Islam |
Revision CE EXAMS |
| Alpha | Paul Creation The Existence of God |
Euthanasia War EXAMS |
EXAMS Mini-Project |