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Year 5 · Key Stage 2

Religious Education

Beliefs, festivals, stories, and big questions across faiths.

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  1. Sacred Texts: Words That Guide a LifeChildren explore how the Qur'an, Guru Granth Sahib, Torah, and Bible serve as living guides for believers today, examining how their teachings shape daily decisions and moral choices. Through comparison and activities, pupils develop respect for diverse traditions while building precise religious vocabulary.
  2. Big Questions: What Does It Mean to Be Human?Children explore how Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Humanism answer the big question: what does it mean to be human? They learn key concepts including imago Dei, the soul, atman, and human reason, and reflect on their own responses.
  3. Pilgrimage: Journeys With MeaningThis lesson explores pilgrimage as a meaningful physical and spiritual journey across Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Pupils learn the key features of Hajj, tirtha yatra, and Christian pilgrimages such as Lourdes and Jerusalem, comparing motivations and practices while reflecting on what it means when an outer journey mirrors an inner one.
  4. Ethics in Action: How Do Beliefs Shape Choices?Children explore how four worldviews — Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, and Humanism — translate core beliefs into real ethical action. They learn key vocabulary (ahimsa, seva, tikkun olam), examine real-world examples of communities living out their values, and compare how religious and non-religious people arrive at similar commitments to justice, compassion, and care for the world.