Exploring the World of Faith and Belief in Lambeth Key Stages 1 & 2 The Lambeth Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education Exploring the World of Faith and Belief in Lambeth Key Stages 1 & 2 Introduction and Programmes of Study ........................................... 3 Statutory Faith Content .....................................................................10 Buddhism .....................................................................................11 Christianity .....................................................................................12 Hinduism .......................................................................................15 Islam .............................................................................................16 Judaism ........................................................................................17 Sikhism .........................................................................................18 Statutory Thematic Units ..................................................................19 Key Stage 1 Celebrations ..................................................................................... 20 Who am I? / Belonging ..................................................................... 30 Key Stage 2 Where did the World begin? ............................................................. 42 Weddings ......................................................................................... 49 Peace ............................................................................................... 61 End of Life’s Journey ........................................................................ 80 Understanding Faith and Belief in Lambeth ................................... 105 The Lambeth Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2020 Key Stages 1 & 2 2 Exploring the World of Faith and Belief in Lambeth Key Stage 1 Range and Content materials produced for the Primary phase, teachers Attainment Target 2: Learning from religion should therefore select in Key Stage 1 the Part 1 Throughout Key Stage 1, pupils will explore Pupils should be taught to: elements of those 3 faiths that most represent the Christianity and three other principal pupils in the school community to incorporate into their • Reflect on and consider religious and spiritual religions. Through these they learn about scheme of work alongside Christianity. feelings, experiences and concepts such as different beliefs about God / Ultimate Reality worship, wonder, praise, thanks, concern, joy and the world around them. They should The content is organised into unit blocks, with key and sadness; questions indicated that need to be addressed during encounter and respond to a range of stories, • Ask and respond imaginatively to puzzling questions, the teaching of the content. There are also some communicating their ideas; artefacts and other religious materials. worked up thematic units to be taught in these Key They learn to recognise that beliefs are Stages which include content from Christianity and • Identify what matters to them and others, including expressed in a variety of ways, and begin the option to find out more about the other faiths those with religious commitments, and communicate to use specialist vocabulary. They begin and Humanism. their responses; to understand the importance and value • Reflect on how spiritual and moral values relate to of religion and belief, especially for other Knowledge, skills and understanding their own behaviour; children and their families. Pupils should be Attainment Target 1: Learning about religion • Recognise that religious teachings and ideas encouraged to ask relevant questions and Pupils should be taught to: make a difference to individuals, families and develop a sense of wonder about the world, the local community. using their imaginations. They should talk • Explore a range of religious stories and sacred about what is important to them and others, writings and talk about their meanings; valuing themselves, reflecting on their own • Name and explore a range of celebrations, feelings and experiences and developing worship and rituals in religion, noting similarities a sense of belonging. where appropriate; • Identify the importance, for some people, of The Agreed Syllabus places importance on the belief that belonging to a religion and recognise the difference in the Primary phase, pupils are able to find out more this makes to their lives; about their own faith and that of others around them. • Explore how religious beliefs and ideas can be This syllabus is constructed so that in Key Stage expressed through the arts and communicate 1 pupils will find out about Christianity and three their responses; other major faiths and in Key Stage 2 they will study • Identify and suggest meanings for religious symbols Christianity and all five other main faiths. From the and begin to use a range of religious words. The Lambeth Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2020 3 Exploring the World of Faith and Belief in Lambeth Key Stage 1 Breadth of study Themes Curriculum opportunities During this key stage, pupils in Lambeth schools • Believing: what people believe about God, During the key stage, pupils should be offered should be taught the knowledge, skills and humanity and the natural world; opportunities that are integral to their learning and enhance their engagement with the concepts, understanding through the following areas of study: • Story: how and why some stories are sacred and processes and content of the subject. Religions and beliefs (see diagram on page 7) important in religion; The curriculum should provide opportunities for pupils to: • Christianity; • Celebrations: how and why celebrations are important in religion; • Visit places of worship and focus on symbols • Three other principal religions, one of which and feelings; is a religious community with a significant • Symbols: how and why symbols express local presence. religious meaning; • Listen and respond to visitors from local faith communities; and compulsory units • Leaders and teachers: figures who have an influence on others locally, nationally and globally • Use their senses and have times of quiet reflection; • Belonging / Who am I?; in religion; • Use art and design, music, dance and drama to • Celebrations. • Belonging: where and how people belong and why develop their creative talents and imagination; belonging is important; myself: who I am and my Pupils will also bring other faiths and a secular • Share their own beliefs, ideas and values and talk uniqueness as a person in a family and community. worldview into the discussions in RE where they about their feelings and experiences; introduce this from their own experience. • Begin to use ICT to explore religions and beliefs as practised in the local and wider community. The Lambeth Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education 2020 4 Exploring the World of Faith and Belief in Lambeth Key Stage 2 Throughout Key Stage 2, pupils will • Sescribe the variety of practices and ways of life in • Reflect on sources of inspiration in their own and learn about Christianity and all five of religions and understand how these stem from, and others’ lives. the other principal religions, recognising are closely connected with, beliefs and teachings; the impact of religion and belief locally, • Identify and begin to describe the similarities and Breadth of study nationally and globally. They should make differences within and between religions; During this key stage, pupils in Lambeth schools connections between differing aspects • Investigate the significance of religion in the local, should be taught the knowledge, skills and of religion and consider the different national and global communities; understanding through the following areas of study: forms of religious expression. • Consider the meaning of a range of forms of Religions and beliefs (see diagram) religious expression, understand why they are Pupils will consider the beliefs, teachings, practices • Christianity; important in religion and note links between them; and ways of life central to religion and learn about • Five other principal religions including religious sacred texts and other sources and consider their • Describe and begin to understand religious and communities with a significant local presence. meanings. They should begin to recognise diversity other responses to ultimate and ethical questions; in religion, learning about similarities and differences and compulsory units • Use specialist vocabulary in communicating their both within and between religions and beliefs and the knowledge and understanding; • How did the World begin?; importance of dialogue between them. • Use and interpret information about religions from • Weddings; Pupils will also extend the range and use of specialist a range of sources. • Peace; vocabulary. They will recognise the challenges involved in distinguishing between ideas of right and wrong, Attainment Target 2: Learning from religion • The End of Life’s Journey; and valuing what is good and true. Pupils should be taught to: • Understanding Faith and Belief in Lambeth. Pupils should be given opportunity to communicate • Reflect on what it means to belong to a faith Pupils will also bring other faiths and a secular their ideas, recognising other people’s viewpoints. community, communicating their own and worldview into the discussions in RE where they They consider their own beliefs and values and those of others’ responses; introduce this from their own experience