Learning About Religion

• Recall features of religious, spiritual and moral stories and other forms of religious expression 

• Recognise and name features of religions and beliefs 

Learning From Religion

• Identify what they find interesting and puzzling in life 

• Recognise symbols and other forms of religious expression

• Recount outlines of some religious stories 

• Recognise features of religious life and practice 

• Identify what is of value and concern to themselves, in religious material studied 

• Identify aspects of own experience and feelings, in religious material studied 

• Identify things they find interesting or puzzling, in religious materials studied 

• Identify what is of value and concern to themselves, in religious material studied 

Learning About Religion

• Retell religious, spiritual and moral stories

• Identify how religion and belief is expressed in different ways 

• Identify similarities and differences in features of religions and beliefs 

Learning From Religion

• Recognise that some questions about life are difficult to answer

• Ask questions about their own and others’ feelings and experiences

• Identify possible meanings for symbols and other forms of religious expression

• Retell religious stories and identify some religious beliefs and teachings 

• Identify some religious practices, and know that some are characteristic of more than one religion 

• Suggest meanings in religious symbols, language and stories 

• Respond sensitively to the experiences and feelings of others, including those with a faith

• Realise that some questions that cause people to wonder are difficult to answer

• Respond sensitively to the values and concerns of others, including those with a faith, in relation to matters of right and wrong 

Learning About Religion

• Make links between beliefs, stories and practices

• Identify the impacts of beliefs and practices on people’s lives

• Identify similarities and differences between religions and beliefs 

Learning From Religion

• Investigate and connect features of religions and beliefs

• Ask significant questions about religions and beliefs

• Describe and suggest meanings for symbols and other forms of religious expression

• Describe some religious beliefs and teachings of religions studied, and their importance 

• Describe how some features of religions studied are used or exemplified in festivals and practices 

• Make links between religious symbols, language and stories and the beliefs or ideas that underlie them

• Compare aspects of their own experiences and those of others, identifying what influences their lives 

• Compare their own and other people's ideas about questions that are difficult to answer

• Make links between values and commitments, including religious ones, and their own attitudes or behaviour 

Learning About Religion

• Comment on connections between questions, beliefs, values and practices

• Describe the impact of beliefs and practices on individuals, groups and communities

• Describe similarities and differences within and between religions and beliefs 

Learning From Religion

• Gather, select, and organise ideas about religion and belief

• Suggest answers to some questions raised by the study of religions and beliefs

• Suggest meanings for a range of forms of religious expression, using appropriate vocabulary

• Describe the key beliefs and teachings of the religions studied, connecting them accurately with other features of the religions making some comparisons between religions 

• Show understanding of the ways of belonging to religions and what these involve 

• Show, using technical terminology, how religious beliefs, ideas and feelings can be expressed in a variety of forms, giving meanings for some symbols, stories and language 

• Ask questions about the significant experiences of key figures from religions studied and suggest answers from own and others' experiences, including believers 

• Ask questions about puzzling aspects of life and experiences and suggest answers, making reference to the teaching of religions studied

• Ask questions about matters of right and wrong and suggest answers that show understanding of moral and religious issues 

Learning About Religion

• Explain connections between questions, beliefs, values and practices in different belief systems 

• Recognise and explain the impact of beliefs and ultimate questions on individuals and communities 

• Explain how and why differences in belief are expressed

Learning From Religion

• Suggest lines of enquiry to address questions raised by the study of religions and beliefs

• Suggest answers to questions raised by the study of religions and beliefs, using relevant sources and evidence 

• Recognise and explain diversity within religious expression, using appropriate concepts

• Explain how some beliefs and teachings are shared by different religions and how they make a difference to the lives of individuals and communities 

• Explain how selected features of religious life and practice make a difference to the lives of individuals and communities 

• Explain how some forms of religious expression are used differently by individuals and communities 

• Make informed responses to questions of identity and experience in the light of their learning 

• Make informed responses to questions of meaning and purpose in the light of their learning 

• Make informed responses to people's values and commitments (including religious ones) in the light of their learning 

Learning About Religion

• Use religious and philosophical terminology and concepts to explain religions, beliefs and value systems 

• Explain some of the challenges offered by the variety of religions and beliefs in the contemporary world

• Explain the reasons for, and effects of, diversity within and between religions, beliefs and cultures 

Learning From Religion

• Identify the influences on, and distinguish between, different viewpoints within religions and beliefs 

• Interpret religions and beliefs from different perspectives

• Interpret the significance and impact of different forms of religious and spiritual expression

• Make comparisons between the key beliefs, teachings and practices of the Christian faith and other faiths studied, using a wide range of appropriate language and vocabulary

• Explain in detail the significance of Christian practices, and those of other faiths studied, to the lives of individuals and communities 

• Compare the different ways in which people of faith communities express their faith

• Discuss and express their views on some fundamental questions of identity, meaning, purpose and morality related to Christianity and other faiths

• Express their views on some fundamental questions of identity, meaning, purpose and morality related to Christianity and other faiths

• Make informed responses to people's values and commitments (including religious ones) in the light of their learning They will use different techniques to reflect deeply