Islamic Studies and Religious Education bi-annual Curriculum

Subject Leader: Mr Abdullah AS Patel, Deputy Head Teacher

Intent

We are committed to providing a curriculum with breadth that allows all our pupils to be able to achieve the following:

● Build Islamic character, through the termly topics, and a special focus on character building in the final term.

● To learn relevant knowledge to their religious preferences and the values they come with from home.

● To challenges, motivate, inspire and lead them to a lifelong interest in learning, using their Islamic values as a base for further religious exploration, in further education.

● To facilitate pupils to achieve their personal best and grow up to be Muslims with a strong sense of identity.

● To create a link between different subjects to give the pupils and appreciation of the breadth and connected nature of learning.

● To promote active community involvement, we will ensure pupils are prepared for life in modern Britain, by teaching universal human values, and dedicating time in the year to learning specifically about British Values.

Implementation

To help us achieve our Islamic Studies curriculum intent, we will:

● Offer a quality-assured curriculum using multiple syllabi, and ensuring all lessons are well-planned and effectively delivered.

● Provide pupils and parents with ‘Tarbiyah’ checklists to monitor their character-building progress.

● Where appropriate, we will provide pupils with the tools to learn more effectively by means of practical demonstrations.

● To build a sense of tolerance and respect, we will arrange trips to visit different places of worship to learn about others and appreciate their teachings.

● Demonstrate the cross-curricular links between Islamic Studies and other subjects, e.g. focusing on reading and writing.

● Ensure that topics taught are coherent throughout the school, from lesson to lesson, term to term and year to year, to ensure learning is embedded well.

● Retention of subject knowledge and skills is done through verbal tests/ quizzes and recaps at the end/start of most lessons and topics.

Cycle A

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 General Aqida Fiqh Tarikh Sirah Hadith Adab Topic Termly Appreciation Kindness Honesty Love Ambition Quality Islamic Value Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to Sirah Introduction to Hadith Introduction to Adab Willow Aqida Fiqh Tarikh Prophet Muhammad Using the miswaak Smiling and making Tawhid Taharah/ Islamic calendar Love for the Prophet No bullying salaam Allah cleanliness/ /Muharram- the Sending salutations Making good friends Positive body Who are hygiene/ Wudu First Islamic Month. language and positive Muslims? Muslim festivals Prophet Adam (A.S)- language What is Islam? and rituals The first man Social inclusion Salaah Hazrat Bilal (R.D) Using the toilet Sawm/ Fasting /his suffering/ Developing good 5 pillars sacrifice . character Ka’bah Muslim beliefs Consideration for about the Prophet others / Helping Eesa (A.S) others

Prophet Ibrahim Eating and drinking (A.S) and his test. adaab Prophet Moosa- his Punctuality and early life importance of time. Prophet Nuh and his success New Belief Fiqh Tarikh Sirah Quran Akhlaq vocabulary Allah 5 pillars History Durood Hadith Adab Iman Salah Creation Sunnah Salawaat Qur’aan Sawm Prophet Ka’bah Alayhis salam Taharah Nuh/ ark/ boat Wudu Sunnah Knowledge Articles of faith The limbs to be Summarise the events Simply describe the List the adab of greeting progression washed in wudu which led to the persecution to the early Differentiate the State the benefits of using the miswaak. Prophet Adam being Muslims. (Hazrat Bilal). actions that will Implement sunan sent to Earth. State the adab of using the washroom lead towards in their daily life. Be able to understand the Allahs pleasure. Summarise the story contributions of the List the adab of eating and drinking of Nuh (A.S) Prophet towards Islam. State simple beliefs Identify what actions are done with the right hand and about Allah Explain how Allah implement connected Musa (A.S) Recognise the Identify what actions are done with the left hand and back to his mother. qualities of Allah implement. Describe why Musa Recall the Islamic State and apply the benefits of smiling and its impact on (A.S) had to seek book read by others. safety outside of Muslims. Egypt. Develop the methods of speaking politely. Outline the best way to speak

Summarise and state Identify what constitutes to cleanliness and list ways of our belief about Esa keepings ourselves, our minds and our surroundings (A.S) clean. The events in the early Meaning of respect in general- relating to all aspects. life of Ibrahim (A.S)

The incident with the idols which led the people to throw Ibrahim into the fire. The events that brought about the water of Zamzam. Skill Understand the Practise the How to derive morals Adopting love of the final Memorising du’as progression will and power of method of wudu/ from Islamic History Messenger. Sharing with others Allah. becoming pure stories to bring into Summarizing. our lives Implement speaking good Apply taharah and Memorizing facts. understand its Summarizing. Demonstrate the Adab when in a masjid importance in Send salutations on the Learning Islamic etiquettes and implement. everyday life. Prophet. Carry out appropriate interactions with people.

Using a miswak.

Year 1/2 Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to Tarikh Introduction to Sirah Introduction to Hadith Introduction to Adab Aqida Fiqh Adam AS Childhood of our beloved Ahadith on: Adab of: Feeding the Hungry -Eating- .ﷺ Articles of faith The pillars of Islam Nuh AS Messenger Al-Razzaq Shahadah His youth -Helping others -Drinking Al-Rahman Salah Marriage to Khadijah RD -Doing things slowly -Sleeping Zakah Important names to -Clealiness -Waking up Sawm remember -Truth -Using the washroom Hajj

Taharah Wudu New Belief Fiqh Tarikh Sirah Hadith Adab Vocabulary Aqa’id Shahadah Prophet Youth Ahadith Etiquettes Allah Salah Alayhis Salam Nikah Sunnah Iman Zakah Nuh As-Sadiq Digestion Asma al-Husna Sawm Ark Al-Amin Qiblah Hajj Taharah Wudu Knowledge Define aqa’id. Define fiqh. Define tarikh. Define Sirah. Define hadith. Define adab. Progression Outline the articles Understand the Recall the creation of Outline key points from Recall hadith on regarding; List the Adab of eating. of faith every importance of Adam AS and Hawwa the childhood of our -feeding the hungry Muslim should taharah in AS. Beloved Messenger -helping others List the adab of .doing things slowly drinking- .ﷺ believe in. everyday life. Muhammad Describe the harms of -regarding cleanliness Develop an Identify the jealousy through the Describe the youth of our -speaking the truth Identify and order the understanding of method of wudu’. story of Shaytan. Beloved Messenger Adab of sleeping. Recall three lessons learnt .ﷺ the qualities of Muhammad Allah. from each Hadith. Identify and order the Recall the names of our Adab of waking up. Recall two names Beloved Messenger s children. State the Adab of using‘ﷺ of Allah and Muhammad explain them. the washroom. Skills Be brave enough to Summarise the five Summarise the story Summarise the marriage of Memorization of Ahadith. Memorization of Du’as. Progression explain to the pillars of Islam and of Nuh AS and recall our Beloved Messenger to Khadijah Compare scenarios relating Learning Islamic ﷺ class. develop an the lessons Muhammad understanding of progression. Rd. to it. etiquettes. Develop an each pillar. understanding of Adopting love of the final Learning Islamic practices. Applying etiquettes the qualities of Apply taharah in Messenger and learning into everyday life. Allah. everyday life. about his life.

Practise the method of wudu. Year 3/4 Articles of faith Keeping Clean Hud AS In the cave of Hira Ahadith on: Adab of: Al-Hafiz Wudu Salih AS The first revelation -Truth -Greeting As-Sami' Key Words The first believers -Salam -Entering a house and Al-Basir Fara’id of Wudu The Invitation -Using the right hand seeking permission Al-Ahad Sunan of Wudu The sermon on mount Safa -Drinking whilst sitting -Speaking Angels Nawaqid of Wudu Trouble and pain on the -Kindness to neighbours -Sneezing Makruhat of Wudu early Muslims. Books -Yawning The Quran Mustahabbat of Wudu Tayammum Salah New Supplication Fard Descend Revelation Bismillah Vocabulary Slumber Sunnat Forefathers Martyr Angels Nawaqid Arrogant Da’wah Appointed Markuh Drought Sahifah (Pl. Suhuf) Mustahab Tribe Wahy Tayammum Knowledge Recognise the Distinguish Identify where the Relate the events leading to Recall the hadith about: List the Adab of Progression different Qualities between the three people of ‘Ad came Prophethood. -Speaking the truth, with its greeting. of Allah. different times from. translation. when to use water Explain the first revelation. -Spreading salam with its Explain the method of Identify the to attain Taharah. Describe the condition translation. entering the house. different angels of ‘Ad. List the first believers. -Saying “Bismillah” and eating and their Name the various with the right hand, with its Outline the best way to respective duties. key words along Explain why Hud was Describe the persecution to translation. speak. with their sent. the early Muslims. -The prohibition of drinking List the revealed respective whilst standing, with its Highlight the sunnah books. meaning. List the lessons translation. method of sneezing progression from the -Being kind to neighbours, and replying to the Highlight the List the number of people of ‘Ad. with its translation. person who sneezed. importance of the fara’id, sunan, Qur’an. makruhat,

mustahabbat and Give examples of the Understand the message of nawaqid in wudu’. blessings the people of the ahadith and briefly Thamud enjoyed. explain the ahadith in their Recall the fara’id, own words. sunan, makruhat, mustahabbat and List the lessons Recall lessons they have nawaqid in wudu’. progression from the learnt from the ahadith. people of Thamud.

Skills Demonstrate the Retell the events that Compare the first calls to Memorization of Ahadith. Memorization of Du’as. Progression full method of lead to the Islam with the open call to performing Salah. punishment. Islam on mount Safa. Compare scenarios relating Learning Islamic to it. etiquettes. Summarise what Relate Thamud’s tayammum is and asking for the miracle Learning Islamic practices. Applying etiquettes when it is used. and the events that into everyday life. followed. Outline the best way to speak. Display the Adab of Compare Thamud and yawning. ‘Ad and list their Demonstrate the meaning of similarities. spreading salam.

Year 5/6 Major signs Masah ‘alal Yusuf AS The first pledge of ‘Aqabah Ahadith on: Adab of: The Mahdi Khuffayn The second pledge of - Feeding others -Dua The Dajjal Conditions for the ‘Aqabah - No to racism -Dressing Protection against Khuff The plot - Good character -Guests/ Hosts Dajjal Different types of Hijrah - Thanking others -Gathering Isa (AS) Khuff Arrival in Madinh - Friends -Istinja Ya’juj and Ma’juj Important points to The masjid of Madinah - Kindness Emergence of the remember about Islamic Brotherhood - Trust Beast from the masah Treaties with Jews - Keys to Paradise earth Nawaqid of masah The Hypocrites - Dhikr Rising of the sun Masah on wounds The battles - Du'a’ from the West Wajib acts of salah The battle of Badr

The Smoke Sajdah as-sahw The battle of Uhud Landslides and Fire Sawm The Jewish tribes Destruction of Breaking of the fast Battle of Ahzab Ka’bah Sawm The Trumpet Fidya Qiyamah Tarawih salah The Bridge New Mahdi Masah Yathrib Calamities Vocabulary Monastery Khuffayn Pledge Rasicm Coarse Mujalladayn Hillock surpass Taybah Muna’alayn Hijrah taqwa Tribulation Muqim Brotherhood Breach Yajuj Musafir Muhajirun Betray Majuj Sajdah as-sahw Ansar Rebuke Qada’ Mu’akhat Kaffarah Treaty Fidyah Besiege Ahzab Knowledge List the major State the Outline the story of Describe how the Pledge of Define the term ‘hadith. Remember the adab of Progression signs pointing to conditions and Yusuf paying attention ‘Aqabah began and the making du’a. the Day of method of using to: promises that were made Understand the importance Judgement. the khufff. in the pledge. of “feeding others”. Recognise the adab of - The dream that Yusuf dressing on a daily Recall the story of Identify the wajib had and the events Recognise how Allah ’s Understand the meaning of basis. Tamim ad-Dari. acts of Salah. that followed. plan always succeeds, racism. using the event of Hijrah as Distinguish between Describe the role Distinguish - The incident that led an example. List the qualities associated the adab of guests and of ‘Isa when he between the two Yusuf to prison. with good character. hosts. descends before types of actions Outline the construction of The Day of that break the fast Describe how Yusuf the first masjid in Recognise the importance of Practice the adab of a Judgement. and explain became the guardian Madinah. having good character. gathering when kaffarah and qada’. of the storehouses. coming to class. Explain the destruction of

Ya’juj and Ma’juj Recognise actions Highlight the way in Distinguish the key events Recall the ahadith about Highlight the after their that don't break which Yusuf was that led to the battles of kindness, trust and the keys importance of breakthrough and the fast. reunited with his Badr, Uhud and Ahzab, of Paradise. cleanliness and outline the prosperity that youngest brother and paying close attention to - Identify two things they the adab of Istinja. shall follow after Explain what his father. the historic details. have learnt from each of the they will be Tarawih Salah is. ahadith. destroyed. Recall the ahadith regarding dhikr and du’a. -Recall three lessons they have learnt from each hadith. Skills Recognise who the Indicate the Summarise the importance Discuss what it means to Practice the adab of a Progression Mahdi will be. method of doing of brotherhood in Islam have good character. gathering when masah on wounds. using examples from the coming to class. Identify the Ansar. Discuss the negative effects characteristics of Demonstrate the racism can have on people. Memorization of Du’as. the Dajjal and method of Sajdah Show tolerance to other memorise the as-Sahw. faiths using examples of Memorization of ahadith. Learning Islamic supplication to our Beloved Messenger ‘s etiquettes. seek refuge Discuss the people treaties with the various Compare scenarios relating against the Dajjal. excused from Jewish tribes of Madinah. to it. Applying etiquettes fasting. into everyday life. Discuss the events Learning Islamic practices. that lead to the Day of Judgement such as the Beast, The Rising of the sun from the West, The Smoke, landslides, The Fire and the destruction of the Ka'bah.

Communicate the importance of the Prophet’s intercession on the Day of Judgement.

Illustrate the bridge and its significance.

Cycle B

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 General Aqida Fiqh Tarikh Sirah Hadith Adab Topic Termly Appreciation Kindness Honesty Love Ambition Quality Islamic Value Year 1/2 Introduction to Introduction to Fiqh Introduction to Introduction to Sirah Introduction to Hadith Introduction to Adab Aqida The pillars of Islam Tarikh Prophethood Ahadith on: Adab of: Articles of faith Shahadah Adam AS Youth -Feeding the Hungry -Eating Al-Razzaq Salah Nuh AS Marriage -Helping others -Drinking Al-Rahman Zakah Important Names -Doing things slowly -Sleeping Sawm Relatives -Clealiness -Waking up Hajj -Truth -Using the washroom Taharah Wudu New Belief Fiqh Tarikh Sirah Hadith Adab Vocabulary Aqa’id Shahadah Prophet Youth Ahadith Etiquettes Allah Salah Alayhis Salam Nikah Sunnah Iman Zakah Nuh As-Sadiq Digestion Asma al-Husna Sawm Ark Al-Amin Qiblah

Hajj Taharah Wudu Knowledge Define aqa’id. Define fiqh. Define tarikh. Define sirah. Define hadith. Define adab. Progression Articles of faith. Understand the Recall the creation Outline key points from the Recall hadith on regarding; List the Adab of importance of of Adam and childhood of our Beloved -feeding the hungry eating. helping others- .ﷺ Recall two names of taharah in everyday Hawwa. Messenger Muhammad Allah and explain life. -doing things slowly List the adab of them. Describe the Describe the youth of our -regarding cleanliness drinking. Identify the method of harms of jealousy Beloved Messenger -speaking the truth Identify and order the .ﷺ wudu’. through the story Muhammad of Shaytan. Recall three lessons learnt Adab of sleeping. Recall the names of our from each Hadith. Beloved Messenger Identify and order the .s children. Adab of waking up‘ﷺ Muhammad

State the Adab of using the washroom. Skills Be brave enough to Summarise the five Summarise the Summarise the marriage of Memorization of ahadith. Memorization of Progression explain to the class. pillars of Islam and story of Nuh and our Beloved Messenger Du’as. to Khadijah Compare scenarios relating to ﷺ develop an recall the lessons Muhammad Develop an understanding of progression. Rd. it. Learning Islamic understanding of each pillar. etiquettes. the qualities of Adopting love of the final Learning Islamic practices. Allah. Apply taharah in Messenger and learning Applying etiquettes everyday life. about his life. into everyday life.

Practise the method of wudu. Year 3/4 Messengers Key Words Ibrahim AS Migration to Abyssinia Ahadith on: Adab of: Qiyamah Najasah Two great warriors accept - Salah -Travelling Minor Signs Ghusl Islam - Love for Others -Studying Major Signs Salah A different way - Steadfastness -Quran

The boycott - Life -Walking The year of sadness - This World -Masjid The journey to Ta'if - Dua Inviting the Arab tribes - Guests Al-Isra and Al-Miraj - Mercy The actual event - Modesty The events on the night of - Shukr Mi’raj From the second heaven to the seventh heaven The gift of Salah New Rasul Taharah Barren Migration Steadfastness Vocabulary Nabi Wajib Spurt Boycott Istiqamat Qiyamah Sunnah Mu’akkadah Sacrifice Isra’ Haya Jahannam Sunnah Ghayr Mi’raj Shukr Minor signs Mu’akkadah Sidrah al-Muntaha Dua Major signs Mubah Dajjal Makruh Tahrimi Miracle Haram Qasr Marid Knowledge Classify the two Define the key words Outline the events Explain the reasons for the Recall the ahadith about: List the etiquettes of Progression types of of fiqh. in the early life of hijrah to Abyssinia. - Salah with its translation. travelling. messengers and Ibrahim AS. - ‘Love for others’, with its their attributes. Understand the types Describe the events that translation. Recall the etiquettes pf najasah (Impurity). Recall the incident lead to the two great - Steadfastness, with its of studying. List the prophets with the idols warriors accepting Islam. translation. mentioned in the Know the difference which led the - Life as a traveller, with its Mention the virtues of Qur’an. between the fara’id people to throw Differentiate between al- translation. reciting the Qur’an. and sunan of ghusl. Ibrahim AS into Isra’ and al-Mi’raj. - The concept of this world for Explain the Last the fire. a believer, with its translation. Describe the sunnah Day. - Du’a, with its translation. method of walking. Describe the - Hospitality towards one’s events that guest, with its translation.

Distinguish brought about the - Mercy towards others, with between minor and water of Zamzam. its translation. major signs of the - Modesty, with its Last Day. Explain the dream translation. of Ibrahim AS - Being thankful, with its regarding the translation. sacrifice of Isma'il AS. Understand the explanation of the ahadith and briefly Explain how the explain the ahadith in their Ka’bah was built. own words.

Recall lesson they have learnt from the ahadith. Skills Apply attributes of Summarise salah, the Discuss the boycott and Memorization of ahadith. Demonstrate the Progression the messengers conditions before and explain how it ended. Adab of going to into their daily during salah, nawaqid Compare scenarios relating to masjid and when lives. and method. Indicate the reasons why it. inside the masjid. the year was known as the Look out for the Show when and how Year of Sadness and what Learning Islamic practices. Memorization of Salatul Witr, Salatul led to the journey of Ta’if. Du’as. signs leading up to Qasr and Salatul the Day of Marid are performed. Illustrate the key events of Learning Islamic Judgement. al-Mi’raj. etiquettes.

Practice actions Applying etiquettes which protect us into everyday life. from the trials of the last day. Year 5/6 Death Wudu Musa AS Hudaibiyah – Journey Ahadith on: Adab of: Journey after Death Tayammum Isa AS Hudaibiyah – Bay’at - Promise -Ghusl Grave questioning Salah Umrat al-Qada - Tongue -Social interaction Barzakh Qada Salat Conquest of Makkah - Ghibah -Writing Jannah Id Salah Battle of Hunayn - Intoxicants -Miswak Umrah Tabuk - Beauty of a person’s Islam -Visiting the sick

Actions leading to Hajj Hajjat al-Wida - Carrying Tales Jannah Ziyarah Demise of Nabi S - Names of Allah Asharah - Mu’awwidhat Mubashara - Speaking Good Jahannam - Good character Actions leading to Jahannam A’raf Al-Qadr Beliefs regarding Allah Belief regarding Muhammad Beliefs regarding Prophets Beliefs regarding Sahaba New Barzakh Tayammum Banu Isra’il Bay’at Promise Vocabulary Ashara mubash- Muqtadi Qibti Umrah al-Qada' Contract shara Masbuq Hawariyyun Conquest Ghibah A’raf Saff Bankrupt Al-Qadr Ihram Intoxicant Sahaba Miqat Tale-bearer Khulafa Tawaf Mu’awwidhat Ummahatul Sayy Akhlaq Muminin Halaq Qasr Istilam Raml Knowledge Describe how one’s Highlight the Explain how Allah Create the link of the Treaty Be able to relate the two List the adab of ghusl. Progression deeds have a direct miscellaneous points returned Musa to of Hudaybiyah to the ahadith about promises and effect on the type of wudu. his mother. ambassadors of Islam safe guarding the tongue in Carry out appropriate of death. spreading the message English. interaction with people.

Specify which Distinguish between Describe how across the Arabian Know the destination of Apply the Adab when questions will be the sunan of qiyam, Musa had to take Peninsula. people who misuse their writing. asked in the grave ruku’, sajdah and shelter outside tongue (without seeing and how one’s qa’dah in Salah. Egypt. Analyse the finer points of forgiveness). State the benefits of answers will affect the Treaty of Hudaybiyah using a miswak. one’s final Describe the Describe the where Islam gained and Recognise the best response destination. conditions of how to miracles bestowed where a sacrifice was made. and attitudes to backbiting. Explain the virtues and correctly integrate upon Musa from manners of visiting the Portray some of the into Salah behind an Allah. Describe how the breaking Be aware that intoxicants are sick. description of imam (masbuq). of the Treaty of Hudaybiyah entirely harmful and Jannah and List the miracles lead to the conquest of forbidden in Islam. Jahannam Explain how to given to ‘Isa. Makkah. described by the compensate for a To know and understand that Qur'an and ahadith. missed Salah. State our beliefs in Relate how the Battle of Allah has 99 quality names regard to ‘Isa. Hunayn occurred. and the reason for this. Differentiate the Recognise how 'Id actions that will Salah is different from Recall the points brought To encounter the different lead towards other Salah. forward in the Beloved names of Allah. Jannah and Prophet ‘s last sermon. Jahannam. List the actions in each of the five days of Hajj. Explain using the Qur'an and ahadith how fate is ordained by Allah.

State what A’raf is.

Explain what taqdir (fate) is through the words of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad.

State our beliefs regarding Allah.

Outline our beliefs regarding the prophets and Sahabah. Skills Demonstrate how to Illustrate how Illustrate how the Prophet See the importance of only Carry out appropriate Progression perform tayammum, Fir'awn's always showed compassion. making promises that can be interaction with illustrating which arrogance lead to fulfilled. people. parts are fard and his destruction. when tayammum will Demonstrate factual Apply the Adab when be nullified. Summarise the knowledge about drugs. writing. events that led to Memorise the the miraculous Discuss different attitudes and Memorization of requirements for birth of ‘Isa. values relating to drugs, Du’as. ‘umrah. alcohol and tobacco. Learning Islamic Appreciate the benefit of etiquettes. taking care of their Din on a personal basis. Applying etiquettes into everyday life. See that tale telling is damaging to relations and the community.

To discuss what they might mean to a Muslim.

Daily Arabic reading lessons

Teachers will use the Arabic books “Ahsan al-Qawaid", “Para Amm”, “Panj Para” and the Noble Quran to teach the pupils from to help their linguistic skills. Without mastering Arabic reading, children cannot move on to the speaking and writing stages due to the complexity of the language. There are daily assessment sheets teachers use to inform them of pupil progress and which enable them to look ahead and plan the coming lessons. The focus on Quranic recitation is on the fluency of recital and correctness of pronunciation (tajwid). Rushing when reciting the Quran is not a priority at Al-Ashraf. The lessons are taught with pupils split into groups, some with the teachers, others independently with ‘team captains’, as a carousel.

Du'as and Surats – Fridays

Our teachers will teach from the book “A Child’s Gift”, to teach the pupils their du'as and surats, based on their year groups.

The children will learn and recite du’as and surats on alternate weeks, learning a minimum of 2 lines per session.

The du'as syllabus is self-explanatory, and alongside memorizing the Arabic wording of the text, teachers are expected to cover the English translation, although memorizing it is not a basic requirement.

The surahs syllabus can be found on the first page of every year group in the book.

Every pupil is expected to have progression all the du'as and surats for their year group by the end of the academic year. Those on MyPlans will have individual objectives which will be discussed with the teachers and parents accordingly.

At least one session per half-term will be used to consolidate what has been learnt over the course of the term.

Religious Studies - every term

Class Autumn Spring Summer Willow- Cycle A People and communities/ Understanding People and communities: Understanding of the world: of the world: -Introduction to Judaism Places of worship Who is God in Christianity? -Who is Abraham? Willow- Cycle B Recognising and understanding Christian Hebrew Bible/ What is the Torah Simple Introductionduction to Hinduism symbols Simplify important stages in Jewish life. Simple Introductionduction to Holi festival Elm – Cycle A Our wonderful world – creation Different religions of the World (symbols Different places of worship (PPlanbee) etc.) Elm – Cycle B God in Christianity – Christmas God in Judaism – Jewish celebrations Gods in Hinduism – Diwali celebrations (Planbee) (Planbee) Cedar – Cycle A Jesus and his disciples Moses and Pharaoh Raam, Sita and Hindu leaders

Cedar – Cycle B What is the bible and why is it important The Torah Hindu books for Christians (PPlanbee) Stories of Hinduism (Planbee) Oak – Cycle A What is a church? (Planbee) The Jewish Synagogue Hindu Temple Oak – Cycle B What happens when we die? Belief in our community Finding identity in faith Compare what different religions say Finding faith in hardship How do we identify ourselves? With religion, country, race, background etc

As is clear from the table above, the children are initially exposed to a simple view of each religion, focusing on its core beliefs and simple rituals, which then become more detailed as they progress through the years. We feel it is more effective to learn a blanket view of the religions in KS1 before focusing on particulars in KS2. RE (other religions) is taught during the Islamic Studies hour, over a couple of weeks at the end of the term which helps children focus on the topic and makes it easier to keep track of for the teacher.

Impact

Our Islamic Studies and Religious Education Curriculum is high quality, well thought out and is planned to demonstrate progression. If pupils are keeping up with the curriculum, they are deemed to be making good or better progress. In addition, we measure the impact of our curriculum through the following methods, made of predominantly of knowledge and skills:

 A reflection on standards achieved against the planned outcomes;  Tracking of gains in each quiz;  Pupil discussions about their learning;  Two separate yearly written assessments and consistent verbal tests.

By the end of the curriculum delivery, all pupils are expected to pick up necessary knowledge and skills. They should be able to practically perform the religious rites practically, for example, Wudu, Salah, Janaza, Masah etc. Pupils should also be able to recall and remember du'as and surahs which are to be recited daily. They should learn interpersonal skills, how to communicate with others, Muslims and non, and how to live their everyday lives as law-abiding British citizens with a strong sense of religious identity. In addition to this, their Islamic character must be exemplary, and their everyday lives should contain plentiful examples of practicing whatever they have progression. Their knowledge base should allow them to thrive as Muslims in 21st C Britain.