Religious Education Syllabus for Church Schools

Religious Education Syllabus for Church Schools

Year / Theme / Autumn / Spring / Summer
Foundation Stage (4 stories) / Community / Early Years Unit 1
R.1 I am Special
(3hrs)Parable of Good Shepherd
Early Years Unit 2
R.2 Baptism Baptism
(3hrs)
Early Years Unit 3
R.3 Harvest
(2hrs)

Early Years Unit 4
R.4 Christmas – Births and Birthdays Holy Family
(4hrs) / Early Years Unit 5
R.5 Stories Jesus Heard
(4hrs)
Early Years Unit 6
R.6 Stories Jesus Told
(4hrs)Good Samaritan
Early Years Unit 7
R.7 Easter – Love
(4hrs) / Early Years Unit 8
R.8 My World and Jesus’ World
(5hrs)
Early Years Unit 9
R.9 Prayer
(5hrs)

Year / Theme / Autumn / Spring / Summer
Year 1 (3 stories) / God / 1.1 Harvest around the world
(2hrs)
1.2 God & Creation
(7hrs) Creation
1.3 Christmas Gifts & Gift Bringers Epiphany
(5hrs) / 1.4 Jesus the Son of God
(7hrs)
1.5 Easter – New life and changes
(5hrs) / 1.6 Saints and Followers
(5hrs) Story of a saint
1.7 The Life of St Paul
(3hrs)

Year 2 (2 stories) / Worship / 2.1 The Bible
(6hrs)

2.2 Christmas – Good news and Newsbringers
(4hrs)?Advent* / 2.3 Jesus was special
(7hrs)
2.4 Easter – Celebration and symbolsGood shepherd and world communion
(5hrs) / 2.5 The Church
(4hrs)
2.6 Ascension and Pentecost Pentecost
(4hrs)

Year / Theme / Autumn / Spring / Summer
Year 3 (4 or 5 stories) / Founders and Leaders / 3.1 The Old Testament – Called by God (8hrs)Great Family, Exodus, ?Jonah
3.2 Christmas – God with us (6hrs) ?Advent* / 3.3 Jesus – The Man who changed lives (7hrs)
3.4 Easter – Joy, Sadness, Joy (5hrs)Mystery of Easter / 3.5 Rules for living (6hrs)
Ten Best Ways
Year 4 (3 stories) / Living the Faith / 4.1 God, David and The Psalms (7hrs) David and Psalms
4.2 Christmas – Light (7hrs
inc. 2hrs Judaism-Hanukkah) / 4.3 Jesus – Authority
Synagogue and upper room(7hrs inc. 2hrs Judaism- Shabbat)
4.4 Easter – Betrayal and Trust (5hrs) / 4.5 The Church inc. the Church Year (6hrs)
The Church Year

Year 5 (4 stories) / Sacred Books / 5.1 The Bible (5hrs)The Bible

5.2 Christmas – Gospels of Matthew & Luke (4hrs) / 5.3 Jesus – Teacher (7hrs)
The Pearl
The Mustard seed
5.4 Easter – Victory (5hrs) / 5.5 Women in the Bible
(7hrs inc. 2hrs Judaism-Purim)The story of Ruth
5.6 Exploring through story Loss, Death and Christian Hope (5hrs)
Year 6(5lessons)
?Advent* * could be used with Y2, Y3 or Y6. It is actually 4 lessons. You could maybe tell it 2 sections at a time / Life as a Journey / 6.1 Life as a journey (6hrs)
6.2 Christmas – Advent (4hrs)
/
6.3 Eucharist (2hrs)
6.4 Easter– Who was Jesus? (4hrs)Faces of Easter(3) (Actually 7 stories) / 6.5 Ascension and Pentecost (4hrs)Pentecost Fruit of the Spirit6.6 Ideas about God (4hrs)6.7 Prayer (4hrs)Listening for God

Blackburn Diocese and The North Lancashire Methodist DistrictStandard Overviews