What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today ?

Make sense of belief:

• Identify and explain Muslim beliefs about God, the Prophet* and the Holy Qur’an (e.g. Tawhid; Muhammad as the Messenger, Qur’an as the message)
• Describe ways in which Muslim sources of authority guide Muslim living (e.g. Qur’an guidance on Five Pillars; Hajj practices follow example of the Prophet)

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between Muslim beliefs and ibadah (e.g. Five Pillars, festivals, mosques, art)
• Give evidence and examples to show how Muslims put their beliefs into practice in different ways

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Make connections between Muslim beliefs studied and Muslim ways of living in Britain/ Bury today
• Consider and weigh up the value of e.g. submission, obedience, generosity, self-control and worship in the lives of Muslims today and articulate responses on how far they are valuable to people who are not Muslims
• Reflect on and articulate what it is like to be a Muslim in Britain today, giving good reasons for their views.

Why do Christians believe Jesus was Messiah ?

Make sense of belief:

• Explain the place of Incarnation and Messiah within the ‘big story’ of the Bible
• Identify Gospel and prophecy texts, using technical terms
• Explain connections between biblical texts, Incarnation and Messiah, using theological terms

​​​​​​​Understand the impact:

• Show how Christians put their beliefs about Jesus’ Incarnation into practice in different ways in celebrating Christmas
• Comment on how the idea that Jesus is the Messiah makes sense in the wider story of the Bible

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Weigh up how far the idea of Jesus as the ‘Messiah’ – a Saviour from God – is important in the world today and, if it is true, what difference that might make in people’s lives, giving good reasons for their answers.

What does it mean if Christians believe God is Holy and loving ?

Make sense of belief:

• Identify some different types of biblical texts, using technical terms accurately
• Explain connections between biblical texts and Christian ideas of God, using theological terms

​​​​​​​Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between Bible texts studied and what Christians believe about God; for example, through how cathedrals are designed
• Show how Christians put their beliefs into practice in worship

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Weigh up how biblical ideas and teachings about God as holy and loving might make a difference in the world today, developing insights of their own.

Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people ?

Make sense of belief:

• Identify and explain Jewish beliefs about God
• Give examples of some texts that say what God is like and explain how Jewish people interpret them

​​​​​​​Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between Jewish beliefs about the Torah and how they use and treat it
• Make clear connections between Jewish commandments and how Jews live (e.g. in relation to kosher laws)
• Give evidence and examples to show how Jewish people put their beliefs into practice in different ways (e.g. some differences between Orthodox and Progressive Jewish practice)

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Make connections between Jewish beliefs studied and explain how and why they are important to Jewish people today
• Consider and weigh up the value of e.g. tradition, ritual, community, study and worship in the lives of Jews today, and articulate responses on how far they are valuable to people who are not Jewish.

How do Christians decide how to live ?  What would Jesus do ?

Make sense of belief:

• Identify features of Gospel texts (for example, teachings, parable, narrative)
• Taking account of the context, suggest meanings of Gospel texts studied, and compare their own ideas with ways in which Christians interpret biblical texts

​​​​​​​Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between Gospel texts, Jesus’ ‘good news’, and how Christians live in the Christian community and in their individual lives

Make connections:

• Make connections between Christian teachings (e.g. about peace, forgiveness, healing) and the issues, problems and opportunities in the world today, including their own lives
• Articulate their own responses to the issues studied, recognising different points of view.

Why do some people believe in God and some people not ?

Make sense of belief:

• Define the terms ‘theist’, ‘atheist’ and ‘agnostic’ and give examples of statements that reflect these beliefs
• Identify and explain what religious and non-religious people believe about God, saying where they get their ideas from
• Give examples of reasons why people do or do not believe in God

Understand the impact:

• Make clear connections between what people believe about God and the impact of this belief on how they live
• Give evidence and examples to show how Christians sometimes disagree about what God is like (e.g. some differences in interpreting Genesis)

​​​​​​​Make connections:

• Reflect on and articulate some ways in which believing in God is valuable in the lives of believers, and ways it can be challenging
• Consider and weigh up different views on theism, agnosticism and atheism, expressing insights of their own about why people believe in God or not
• Make connections between belief and behaviour in their own lives, in the light of their learning.