Edwinstree Middle School

Religious Education

The R.E. department aims to;

• Stimulate pupils interest and enjoyment in Religious Education.
• Promote the spiritual, moral, cultural and mental development of all pupils.
• Prepare the pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Help the pupils to understand the teachings and practices of Christianity and other major world religions.
• Encourage all pupils to develop their own beliefs and values.
• Raise their self-esteem and give them the confidence and ability to reflect on and to express their own feelings, reactions and responses to the world around them.
• Help the pupils to understand the effect of religion on the individual and on society.
  

Year 5

christianity and judaism

• Rules for living.
• Light, as a symbol.
• Celebrations-related to key figures.
• Easter.
• Leaders in Religious communities
• Creation stories and ultimate issues they raise.

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Year 6

christianity and buddhism

• Founders of faith.
• Sacred and secular Christmas.
• Expressive and visual arts in Religion.
• Ideas about God.
• Human responsibility for the environment.
• Suffering and happiness.

Year 7

Christianity

Islam

Sikhism

• Who am i? Positive thinking, how we interact with others.
• God for all faiths or none?
• What is the nature of God in Islam
• Jesus - Man or God?
• Christian justice.
• How do we know what is right or wrong?

Year 8

Christianity

Judaism

hinduism

• Ultimate issues
• Moving on, up or round in circles?
• Jesus - Was He a trouble maker?
• Is there power in peace?
• How do ordinary people live in extraordinary times?
• What makes a journey special?

Websites

www.gargaro.com/mother_teresa/

www.geometry.net/basic_c/capital_punishment_religious_views.php

www.christiananswers.net/jesus/home.html

www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/prophet/

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