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EYFS Long-term Progression Planning
Shows mapping and progression of core concepts from Reception to Year 6. Identifies how each unit of learning builds on from prior learning and leads into future learning. Supports teachers and RE subject leads to understand the progress within their school RE curriculum.
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KS2 Long-term Progression Planning
Shows mapping and progression of core concepts from Reception to Year 6. Identifies how each unit of learning builds on from prior learning and leads into future learning. Supports teachers and RE subject leads to understand the progress within their school RE curriculum.
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KS1 Long-term Progression Planning
Shows mapping and progression of core concepts from Reception to Year 6. Identifies how each unit of learning builds on from prior learning and leads into future learning. Supports teachers and RE subject leads to understand the progress within their school RE curriculum.
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Year 4 - What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? – LP
This Lesson Plan is from Year 4, Unit 29. This unit develops and extends the learning from Unit L2.7 (Unit 27) entitled How do Hindus describe the divine? In this unit, pupils build on their understanding of Brahman and look at lived reality through examining Puja at home, worship in the mandir, and the festival of Diwali. Pupils will reflect on the idea of dharma through two stories which will sow seeds for examining this concept in more depth in Upper Key Stage 2. This Lesson Plan is part of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible only to NATRE Primary School Enhanced members.
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EYFS Lesson Plan - Why do Christians perform Nativity plays at Christmas?
This is the Lesson Plan from EYFS Unit 2 where the children will learn the key events from the Christian Christmas story. This PowerPoint is part of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum accessible to NATRE Primary School Enhanced members only.
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Amazing Grace: Annotating exercise template (RET 42.3)
Template for annotating exercise, as suggested in the REtoday article '"I once was lost, but now I’m found." Use the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" to teach the concept of worship' by Lat Blaylock (Summer 2025 issue). NOTE: this resource will not be available until the Summer 2025 issue of REtoday is published (May 2025).
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Amazing Grace: Christian musical worship PPT (RET 42.3)
PPT which supports the REtoday article '"I once was lost, but now I’m found." Use the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" to teach the concept of worship' article by Lat Blaylock (Summer 2025 issue). NOTE: this resource will not be available until the Summer 2025 issue of REtoday is published (May 2025).
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Year 4 - How and why do people mark the significant events in life? – LP
This is the Learning Pathway from Year 4, Unit 30. In this unit, pupils will learn about the beliefs of people from different worldviews surrounding commitment and promises. They will discuss the meaning and importance of ceremonies of commitment for religious and non-religious people. They will take time to consider the links between ideas of love, commitment and promises within the ceremonies that they study. Pupils will learn about several rites of passage and use their knowledge to reflect upon whether it is good for everyone to see life as a journey, and to mark the milestones. This Learning Pathway is part of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible only to NATRE Primary and Cross phase School Enhanced members.
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Year 4 - Why do Christians call the day that Jesus died ‘Good Friday’? – LP
This is the Learning Pathway from Year 4, Unit 28. Within this unit, pupils will learn about how the Christian Salvation story fits into the big story of the Bible. They will find out about the main events of holy week and offer suggestions about how people at the time might have felt and responded to these key events. Pupils will study texts from the Bible that retell the key events of holy week and suggest what these mean for Christians today. Later in the unit, pupils will find out about how Christians today remember, celebrate and respond to the events of holy week and Easter. They will begin to make links between some of these events and life in the world today, suggesting why some Christians live their lives in the way that they do. This Learning Pathway is part of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible only to NATRE Primary and Cross phase School Enhanced members.
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Year 4 - What do Hindus believe God is like? - LP
This is the Learning Pathways from Year 4, Unit 27. This unit begins to introduce Hindu Dharma to pupils, building on some encounters they may have had in EYFS and Key Stage One. In this unit pupils act as philosophers considering how Hindus might see the world. They look at the concepts of Brahman to build up understanding. They use some stories, examine some Hindu texts and consider how deities exemplify qualities of Brahman. This Assessment Sheet is part of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible only to NATRE Primary School Enhanced members.
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Year 5 - What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving? – LP
This is the Learning Pathways from Year 5, Unit 31. In this unit, pupils will learn about what Christians believe God is like, exploring key texts from the Bible, using ways of knowing that theologians use. They will study passages from the book of Isaiah and Psalm 103 (Old Testament) and the book of 1 John (New Testament) to work out some ways the Bible says that God is both holy and loving. Pupils will learn how to use key vocabulary such as ‘omnipotent, omniscient and eternal’ to describe the Christian view of God. Pupils will link their learning in this topic to other concepts studied to suggest why Christians believe that God is forgiving and loving, showing the impact that sin can have on the lives of believers. Pupils will be able to explain that for most Christians, getting to know God is like getting to know a person. This Learning Pathways is part of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible only to NATRE Primary and Cross Phase School Enhanced members.
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Why do some people believe in God and some people not? - LP
This is the Learning Pathways from Year 6, Unit 42. In this unit, pupils will build on their understanding of the idea of God from some of the systematic units. They will put this in the context of both global and local beliefs. They will examine the rising number of people who identify as ‘no religion’ and learn to use the terms atheist, agnostic and theist with confidence. They will examine the idea of God using a psychological and theological lens before offering reasons for why people may choose not to believe or to believe in God. This resource is a component of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible exclusively to NATRE Primary and Cross Phase School Enhanced members.
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Year 6 - For Christians what Kind of King is Jesus? LP
This Learning Pathway from Year 6, Unit 41. In this unit, pupils will find out about parables from the Bible and learn that most Christians believe that Jesus told some parables to share what the Kingdom of God is like and to invite people to join God’s kingdom by letting God rule in their hearts. Pupils will learn about different ways that Christians may interpret these texts, exploring how believers put their beliefs into practice in a variety of ways, including through worship and service to the community. Pupils will spend time discussing what the parables that Jesus told might mean for Christians today and how they may have an impact on how Christians live. Pupils will focus on the parable of the great banquet and the parable of the unforgiving servant. Pupils will also find out about ways in which many Christians try to make the world more like God’s Kingdom by challenging unjust social structures in their local area and around the world. This is a component of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible exclusively to NATRE Primary and Cross Phase School Enhanced members.
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Year 6 - What difference does the resurrection make to Christians? – LP
This is the Learning Pathway from Year 6, Unit 40. In this unit, pupils will study the ‘big story’ of the Bible, explaining the place of incarnation and salvation. They will study accounts of Jesus’ death and resurrection comparing their thoughts with the different ways that Christians may interpret these texts. Pupils will spend time researching the connections between Luke 24 and the Christian concepts of sacrifice, resurrection, salvation, incarnation and hope. They will carefully consider how worship on Good Friday and Easter Sunday may vary, thinking about how Christians put their beliefs into practice in different ways. Pupils will also make links between the resurrection and forgiveness. Pupils will also learn about Christian funerals and how these link to the promise of eternal life because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. This resource is a component of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible exclusively to NATRE Primary and Cross Phase School Enhanced members.
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Year 6 - Why do Hindus want to be good? – LP
This is learning pathways from Year 6, Unit 39. In this unit, pupils will build on their learning about the Hindu worldview and way of life with particular progression from the units on ‘what do Hindus believe God is like?’ and ‘what does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?’ They will build on their understanding of dharma. Pupils will hear and interpret the story of the man in the well form the Mahabharata. They will investigate the key concepts of Karma, Dharma and samsara and how this might affect how a Hindu chooses to live their life using the example of two charities. This resources is a component of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible exclusively to NATRE Primary and Cross Phase School Enhanced members.
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Year 6 - Why do Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah? LP
This is the Learning Pathway from Year 6, Unit 38. In this unit, pupils will learn about the concept of ‘incarnation’ and how it fits within the big story of the Bible. They will study key texts that recount the story of Jesus’ birth and the links Christians make to Old Testament prophecies. Pupils will study and discuss selected texts alongside key Christian beliefs, using theological terms. They will consider the idea of Jesus fulfilling the expectations of the Messiah, within Christian tradition, and consider the importance of this for Christians today. This is a component of the RE Today Primary RE Curriculum, accessible exclusively to NATRE Primary and Cross Phase School Enhanced members.
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