KEY STAGE 3 EXEMPLAR LONG-TERM PLAN

Autumn / Spring / Summer
Year 7 / Why am I here?
Arguments for the existence of God
Purpose of life
Humanity as created by God
(Engagement with questions of meaning and purpose) / What is belief? What do Christians believe?
Exploring faith and belief
Christian beliefs/Creed
Initiation into a community of believers
(Beliefs, teachings & sources)
(Celebration and ritual) / What does it mean to be a Muslim/Jew/Hindu
/Sikh
Principal life, practices, teachings and beliefs of faith communities
(Social and moral practices and way of life)
(Beliefs, teachings & sources) / Is death the end?
The death and resurrection of Jesus.
Lent/Easter
What other faiths teach about life after death.
(Beliefs, teachings & sources) / Does God answer my prayers?
Spirituality and Liturgy
(Contemplation and reflection) / Are there limits to forgiveness?
Different teachings on and responses to forgiveness, conversion, penance, punishment and conflict.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
(All concepts)
Year 8 / Why is there more than one Christian Church?
The history and development of the Church in Britain
(Engagement with own and others’ beliefs and values)
(Beliefs, teachings & sources) / Jesus- who is he?
The life and ministry of Jesus
Advent/Incarnation
(Beliefs, teachings & sources)
(Celebration and ritual) / Why should we do what the Church tells us?
Authority
(Social and moral practices and way of life)
(Beliefs, teachings & sources) / What do we mean by sin & salvation?
Is healing necessary?
Why do people suffer?
Nature and Grace
Evil and suffering
Sacraments of healing
(Celebration and ritual)
(Beliefs, teachings & sources) / Is there any value in interfaith dialogue?
Religious diversity and dialogue
(Engagement with own and others’ beliefs and values)
(Beliefs, teachings & sources) / Why should we care for the planet?
Stewardship and the common good
(Social and moral practices and way of life)
(Engagement with own and others’ beliefs and values)
Year 9 / Are science and religion compatible?
The relationship between faith and science.
(Engagement with questions of meaning and purpose) / What does justice mean?
Ethics and relationships
Church’s teaching on social justice
The role of the prophets
(Social and moral practices and way of life) / What do we mean by love?
Vocation
(All concepts) / Can war ever be right and moral?
Morality/Conscience
Ethics
(Engagement with questions of meaning and purpose)
(Engagement with own and others’ beliefs and values)
(Social and moral practices and way of life) / What does is mean to be a witness?
Holy Spirit
Confirmation
Pentecost
The Early Church
(Beliefs, teachings & sources)
(Celebration and ritual) / What does it mean to be a Pilgrim church?
Spirituality
Church’s Year
Life as pilgrimage
Pilgrimage in different traditions
(All concepts)
(Contemplation and reflection)