Why do we learn Religious Education?
We believe that a strong Religion and Worldviews education provokes challenging questions about meaning and purpose in life, beliefs about God, ultimate reality, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human.
Our approach
The Religious Education curriculum at Conway aims to enable each pupil to understand, reflect upon and develop their own personal worldview. We aim to encourage children’s curiosity about the world and develop their critical thinking skills by using the key concept of worldviews. Worldviews are different ways of understanding the world. By exploring how worldviews are formed, change over time and are expressed at both individual and communal levels, pupils will reflect upon and refine their own worldview as well as those of others, thus enabling them to appreciate the diversity of thought while independently forming their own.
Links to the local context are forged through trips to places of religious significance and sharing experiences and perspectives from the parent and local community.
Reception
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What makes people |
What can we learn from special stories? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| What times are special to us? |
How should we look after our world? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What makes a place special? |
What things are special to us? |
Year 1
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| What do Christians believe about God? |
What can we learn from Creation stories? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| What is Islam? | Why is prayer important for many people? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What does it mean to be a member of the Jewish community? |
What role do festivals and holy days play in the life of faith? |
Year 2
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| What is Buddhism? | What is the place of the church in Christianity? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| What is Humanism and what do Humanists believe? |
How do we mark stages in the human journey? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What does it mean to be a Hindu? |
What does it mean to be a Sikh? |
Year 3
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| What is the significance of Easter within Christianity? |
How do sacred scriptures inform religious beliefs? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| Why is pilgrimage important in some religious traditions? |
What does Sikhism teach us about selfless service? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What can we learn from different symbols? |
Why are festivals, celebrations and High Holy Days so important within Judaism? |
Year 4
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| What do Muslims believe? |
What do Jewish people believe about God? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| How can significant figures inspire us? |
What does it mean to follow the Buddha? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What do sacred texts within Hinduism say about God? |
What contribution can religion make to our society? |
Year 5
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| What does Buddhism teach us about human experience? |
What is significant to Christians about Jesus’ life and teaching? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| In what ways can the art and design express different beliefs? |
What place do festivals, worship and celebrations have within Hinduism? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| How is human identity and belonging shaped by faith and belief? |
What does it mean to be a Muslim? |
Year 6
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| What can we learn from Humanism? |
Why is the Torah so important within Judaism? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| In what ways do Christians in different denominations worship? |
How can religion promote peace and justice in our society? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What happens in the mosque? |
What happens in the Gurdwara? |