Autumn Term Sep – Dec
Topic – Peace and Conflict
- Reasons for war (including religion)
- Religious views – `Just` war
- Religious views – Justice
- Religious views – Forgiveness and Reconciliation
- Religious views – Peace and Pacifism
- Religious views – Violence and violent protest
- Religious views – Terrorism
- Religious views – WMD (nuclear weapons/ warfare)
- Religious groups / individuals – Peacemaking
- Religious responses to victims of war
Spring Term Jan – Apr
Topic – Crime and Punishment
- Religious views – Good, evil and attitude to laws
- Reasons for crime
- Religious views – Prevention of crime
- Religious views – Aims of Punishment
- Religious views – Suffering
- Religious views – Treatment of criminals
- Religious views – Forgiveness
- Religious views – Corporal punishment
- Religious views – Capital punishment (death penalty)
Summer Term 1 Apr – July
Topic – Christianity
- Nature of God
- Creation
- Life after Death / resurrection and ascension
- Son of God
- Sin and Salvation
- Christ and Salvation
- The role of the Church in the community
- Mission, evangelism and Church growth
- Importance of worldwide Church
- Types of worship
- Prayer
- Meaning of sacraments and Baptism
- Eucharist
- Pilgrimage
- Celebrations – Christmas, Easter