Key stage 1
Pupils should develop their knowledge and understanding of religions and world views, recognising their local, national and global contexts. They should use basic subject specific vocabulary. They should raise questions and begin to express their own views in response to the material they learn about and in response to questions about their ideas.
Outline of the Core Content Key Stage 1
By the end of Key Stage 1 all pupils should know the following core content:
Easter, the cross and salvation
What happened when Jesus went to Jerusalem?
Knowledge and understanding
- recall stories associated with the last eight days of Jesus’ life, including:
- his entry into Jerusalem
- the Last Supper
- his arrest
- the crucifixion
- the resurrection
- identify these stories with the religion of Christianity
- identify the order in which the events are believed by many Christians to have taken place
Skills and attitudes
- express their ideas and insights, raise questions and suggest answers in response to their enquiry into the Easter story
- attempt to support and explain their ideas in simple terms using religious language
Christian love (“Agape”) An enquiry into the idea of “Christian love”
What did Jesus teach about being kind?
Knowledge and understanding
- recall the of story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19 v 1-10), including:
- Zacchaeus was the tax collector in Jericho
- people did not like Zacchaeus because he stole money from them
- Zacchaeus climbed a tree to see Jesus
- Jesus spoke to Zacchaeus and asked to stay at his house
- After meeting Jesus, Zacchaeus returned all the money he had stolen and gave half of what he had to the poor
- identify Jesus with the religion of Christianity
- identify the story of Zacchaeus with the religion of Christianity
- know that the story of Zacchaeus is in the Bible
- understand the story of Jesus showing kindness towards a selfish and unpopular man like Zacchaeus provides an example of “Christian love” and that “Christian love” may require showing love towards a person who is not very lovable
Skills and attitudes
- express their ideas and insights, raise questions and suggest answers in response to their enquiry into the story of Zacchaeus
- attempt to support and explain their ideas in simple terms using reasons with religious language
Expectations at the end of key stage one
Knowledge and Understanding
Pupils should be able to talk about God and about specific ways in which people show their belief in God. They should explore the difference between right and wrong and understand the importance of forgiveness. Pupils should identify some religious festivals practices and symbols and re-tell some religious and moral stories, and name or talk about some religious people and the communities they belong to.
Skills and Attitudes
Pupils should raise questions which show they are developing an enquiring approach to life, and use a number of religious words and value themselves, others and the world in which they live, recognising that they have responsibilities, to themselves and others.
Pupils should recognise a range of emotions in themselves and others and express their own thoughts. recognise that people have a variety of life experiences.