Introduction
Students will study the RS curriculum in Year 7, 8 and 9. They will receive one lesson per week. We are really proud of the curriculum as we have aimed to make it exciting, ambitious, and inclusive of all views, religious and non-religious worldviews.
Our curriculum aim is for young people to be able to make sense of and navigate the world around them so that they can become free thinking and critical thinkers around issues about religion and worldviews. This is to help students navigate the complex and diverse world that we live in.
Students examine the impact and influence of religion on worldviews on the way people lived in the past and how it influences and impacts society and thinking today. They explore current issues and debates surrounding religion and worldviews. Students also explore their own values and assumptions and how we as a society construct our knowledge. Students also benefit from developing critical thinking skills, writing skills, and research skills.
Please look at our programme of study for next year.
Please contact the subject lead v.nottingham [at] kscs.org.uk if you have any questions, concerns or require further information. You can also read the policies section about this subject on the school website as you have further rights as a parent/guardian regarding this subject.
KS3: Year 7 |
Programme of Study |
Assessments Assessments are mid-pint assessment and a summative written assessment. One assessment test is focused on: Assessment for Learning it also used regularly throughout lessons with activities such as Do Now and Low Stakes Quizzes. A new focus for this year is to develop more opportunities to be evaluative to think of arguments for and against a statement. Knowledge Organiser All units have a knowledge organiser to support lessons and homework. Homework Homework opportunities are provided in the form of knowledge organisers for the unit. Units of Learning Units are designed so that students can develop a secure understanding of key worldviews and recognise how these traditions have developed overtime. To explore with students how religion changes by different factors such as time, place, culture and how it interacts in the modern world with a wide range of worldviews. |
Unit 1 |
Early Beliefs and the development of religion |
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End of Term 1 |
Assessment |
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Unit 2 |
Judaism: Beliefs and Practices
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End of Term 2 |
Assessment |
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Unit 3 |
Christianity: Beliefs and Practices
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End of Term 3 |
Assessment |
KS3: Year 8 |
Programme of Study |
Assessments are mid-pint assessment and a summative written assessment. One assessment test is focused on:
Knowledge Organiser All units have a knowledge organiser to support lessons and homework. Homework Homework opportunities are provided in the form of knowledge organisers for the unit. Units of Learning Units are designed so that students can develop a secure understanding of key worldviews and recognise how these traditions have developed overtime. To explore with students how religion changes by different factors such as time, place, culture and how it interacts in the modern world with a wide range of worldviews.
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Unit 1 |
Hindu Dharma: Buddhism: Sikhism |
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End of Term 1 |
Assessment |
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Unit 2 |
Islam: Beliefs and Practices
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End of Term 2 |
Assessment |
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Unit 3 |
The Tapestry of Worldviews |
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End of Term 3 |
Assessment |
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Programme of Study |
Assessments are mid-pint assessment and a summative written assessment. One assessment test is focused on:
Knowledge Organiser All units have a knowledge organiser to support lessons and homework. Homework Homework opportunities are provided in the form of knowledge organisers for the unit. Units are designed so that students can develop a secure understanding of key worldviews and recognise how these traditions have developed overtime. To explore with students how religion changes by different factors such as time, place, culture and how it interacts in the modern world with a wide range of worldviews.
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Unit 1 |
Philosophy |
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End of term 1 |
Assessment |
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Unit 2 |
Students in Year 9 for September 2022 will complete Islam: Beliefs and Practices as they did not study this unit in Year 8 when Religious Studies was implemented in its own curriculum time.
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End of term 2 |
Assessment |
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Unit 3 |
Ethics |
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End of term 3 |
Assessment |