RE
Religious Education helps children flourish by deepening their understanding of different faiths, promoting tolerance, respect, and empathy towards others' beliefs and cultures. It enables them to reflect on their own spirituality, develop a sense of morality, and foster a strong connection to their own values and beliefs.
At St Thomas’s we follow the Bury Agreed Syllabus which incorporates Understanding Christianity. The children explore 4 major world religions as well as looking at World views and how the children play a vital role in the community. RE at St Thomas’s gives the children a chance to ask questions, reflect, develop their own understanding, and build on their own spiritual journey by following the cycle of making sense of the belief, understanding the impart and making connections.
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Reception | F4: Being special: Where do we belong? | F2: Why does Christmas matter to Christians? (Incarnation) | F1: Why is the word God so important to Christians? | F3: Why is Easter special for Christians? (Salvation) | F5: Which places are special and why? | F6: Which stories are special and why? |
| Year 1 | Unit 1.10 What does it mean to belong to a faith community? | Unit 1.3 Why does Christmas matter to Christainas? (Incarnation) | Unit 1.2 Who do Christians say made the world? (Creation) | Unit 1.6 Who is Muslim and how do they live? (Part 1) | Unit 1.6 Who is Muslim and how do they live? | Unit 1.8 What makes some places sacred to believers? |
| Year 2 | Unit 1.7 Who is Jewish and how do they live? (God, Torah, People) (Part 1) | Unit 1.7 Who is Jewish and how do they live? (God, Torah, People) (Part 2) | Unit 1.1 What do Christians believe God is like? (God) | Unit 1.5 Why does Easter matter to Christians? (Salvation) | Unit 1.4 What is the Good news Christians believe Jesus brings? | Unit 1.9 How should we care for others and the world and why does it matter? |
| Year 3 | Unit L2.10 How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people? (God, Torah/People/the Land) | Unit L2.1 What do Christians learn from the creation story? (Creation/Fall) | Unit L2.9 How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim? (Ibadah) | Unit L2.5 Why do Christians call the day Jesus died 'Good Friday'? (Salvation) | Unit L2.6 For Christians, what was the impact of Pentecost? (Kingdom of God) | Unit L2.11 How and why do people try to make the world a better place? |
| Year 4 | Unit L2.7 What do Hindus belive God is like? (Brahman/Atman) | Unit L2.8 What does it mean ito be Hindu in Britain today? (Dharma) | Unit L2.2 What is it like for someone to follow God? (People of God) | Unit L2.3 What is the 'Trinity' and why is it important for Christians? (God/Incarnation) | Unit L2.4 What kind of world did Jesus want? (Gospel) | Unity L2.12 How and why do peole try to make the world a better place? |
| Year 5 | Unit2.8 What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britian today? (Tawhid) | U2.1 What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving? (God) | U2.4 How do Christians decide how to live? What would Jesus do? (Gospel) | U2.6 For Christians, what kind of King was Jesus? (Kingdom of God) | U29 Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people? (God/Torah) | U2.11 Why do some people believe in God and some people not? |
| Year 6 | U2.7 Why do Hindus want to be good? (Karma/Dharma/Samsara/Moksha) | U2.10 What matters most to humanistis and Christians? | U2.3 Why do Christians believe Jesus was the messiah? (Incarnation) | U2.5 What do Christians believe Jesus sis to save people? (Salvation) | U2.2 Creation and Science: conflicting or complementary | U2.12 How does faith help when life gets hard? |