Religious Studies (Year 7)

Topic	Sub-topic
Comparative Religion	Intro to the big 6
Comparative Religion	Seven dimensions of religion
Comparative Religion	Religious Symbols
Comparative Religion	Festivals and celebrations
Comparative Religion	Sacred texts
Comparative Religion	Does religion matter?
Comparative Religion	What does it mean to live in a multi-cultural society?
Intro to Philosophy and Ethics	Intro to Philosophy
Intro to Philosophy and Ethics	Plato’s Cave
Intro to Philosophy and Ethics	Island Task
Intro to Philosophy and Ethics	Where do right + wrong come from?
Intro to Philosophy and Ethics	Does God exist? + Miracles
Intro to Philosophy and Ethics	Life after death
Judaism	Introdcution
Judaism	What does the Torah say?
Judaism	Abraham
Judaism	Jerusalem
Judaism	Synagogue
Judaism	Growing up Jewish – documentary
Christianity	Introduction
Christianity	The Bible
Christianity	The Nature of God
Christianity	Who was Jesus?
Christianity	What did Jesus teach?
Christianity	Christian worship
Christianity	Assessment
Y7 exams (Wed, Thurs, Fri – English, Maths, Science)
Christianity	Pilgrimage
Year 7 RS Project	RS summer project
Year 7 RS Project	RS summer project
Year 7 RS Project	RS summer project + assessment
Year 7 RS Project

Comparative Religion: Development of religion, Connections between major religions, Religion in the UK today

Introduction to Philosophy: What is philosophy? Introduction to the BIG QUESTIONS

Judaism: key beliefs and practices

Introduction to Christianity: key beliefs and practices

Useful tips and resources

BBC bitesize – Good overview of basics of the 6 main world religions
TrueTube – Interesting videos on a huge variety of religious topics

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?

Philosophy, religion and ethics club- spring term
Read/watch the news!
TED-Ed youtube channel