CURRICULUM
Religious Education
RE Curriculum Intent
Religious Education develops students’ religious literacy, in preparation for taking their place in a diverse and ever-changing world. Students are equipped with a secure foundation in theology – the systematic study of religious beliefs – and how to apply this to explore philosophy, examining moral issues and considering what is reasonable to believe.
Theology and Philosophy provide our students with multiple critical lenses through which to investigate religion, world events, and the impact on both their local community and wider world.
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Key STRANDS
Abrahamic Faiths
Students will study all three dharmic faiths throughout RE at Horizon Community College, within KS3 they will study the origins of Abrahamic faiths moving onto looking at religious practices within Christianity and Islam. Students will also work on the ability to apply these faiths to ethical issues and consider the differences within religious attitudes.
At GCSE students will focus on Christianity and Islam, student will delve deeper into religious beliefs and practices and look at how these beliefs and practices can differ between different religious denominations.
Students will focus on Hinduism (Hindi) within Y8, during this they will look at Hinduism (Hindi) through holy texts and stories. Focusing on the religious practices and beliefs that shape the religion. Students will then apply these religious beliefs to ethical issues, considering the difference of opinion that appears with a religion.
Dharmic faiths
Ethical issues
Within RE at Horizon Community College, students will look at ethical issues. These are the ethical issues that are apparent to modern Britain today and effect the wider religious and non-religious communities. Students will apply both religious and non-religious attitudes to these topics, with the opportunity to express their own beliefs and opinions.
Evaluation
Students can analyse and come to a critical judgement on a source, opinion statement or view. This allows students to consider the validity or strength of an argument, and reach their own conclusions using evidence to support their critical analysis.
Students can explain how religious beliefs and teachings influence the life of a religious believer, clearly linking these influences too the impact this has for the believer. Students can reference religious scripture within their response and articulate how the scripture is linked to the influence.
INFLUENCE
Explanation
Students can explain religious beliefs and practices, with reference to their foundations within faith