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KS3 Religious Studies – Long Term Plan
Year Group: 7
Topic /
Assessment
Subject: Religious Studies
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Term 6
Introducing Religion
Introducing World
Religions
World Religions 1 (a):
Christianity
World Religions 1 (b):
Christianity (study trip
to a local church)
World Religions 1 (c):
Christianity
World Religions 2:
Buddhism (study trip to
a local Mandir)
1) World Religions:
Symbols and
images.
2) World Religions:
Holy Books.
3) World Religions:
Places of Worship.
4) World Religions:
Holy Sites &
Pilgrimages.
5) World Religious
Festivals: Rosh
Hashanah.
6) World Religious
Festivals:
Christmas.
1) Ongoing teacher
and peer
assessment.
2) End of unit
assessment.
1) Who was Jesus?
2) Who are the
Christians? One
Church, many
branches
(Christian
denominations)
3) The Christian Holy
Book: The Holy
Bible.
4) Christian beliefs
about God.
1) The Holy Trinity
2) The Christian
creed
3) The Church
ministry and
ministers
4) Christian place of
worship.
5) Christian symbols
and images.
1) Christian worship.
2) Christian
initiations:
Baptism.
3) Christian
initiations:
Confirmation.
4) Christian
calendar year:
feasts and
festivals.
1) Who was the
Buddha?
2) Different Buddhist
groups.
3) Buddhist beliefs
about life.
4) Buddhist teaching
about suffering –
the Four Noble
Truths.
5) The Noble
Eightfold Path.
6) The Wheel of Life.
1) Ongoing teacher
and peer
assessment.
2)
1) Ongoing teacher
and peer
assessment.
2) Trials
1) Ongoing teacher
and peer
assessment.
2) End of unit
assessment.
1) Ongoing teacher
and peer
assessment.
2) End of unit
assessment.
Theme
Summary of
contents
2016/2017
1) Introduction to
Religious
Studies.
2) What is
Religion? Prof.
Ninian Smart’s 7
Dimensions.
3) Why Study
Religion?
4) Facts, Opinions
and Beliefs.
5) The Origins of
World Religions.
1) Ongoing teacher
and peer
assessment.
2) End of unit
assessment.
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